--- title: "Highway Condition and Digital Safety Inspections Contract" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0795d1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0795d1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0795d1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0795d1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Bristol City Council" published: "2026-11-02" --- # Highway Condition and Digital Safety Inspections Contract Buyer: Bristol City Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0795d1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0795d1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0795d1.json) ## Summary Bristol City Council intends to replace two existing highway inspection contracts with one service covering road and footway condition surveys, lifecycle modelling, scheme identification, SafetyView-driven inspections and development of streetworks inspections. The work is intended to support highway condition monitoring and safety inspections while achieving value for money and savings through combining the existing services. The buyer is Bristol City Council, and delivery is in Bristol. This is a highway engineering inspection and surveying service, including digital inspection work. The combined scope brings together routine condition assessment, modelling to inform maintenance planning, identification of schemes for action, safety-focused inspections and development of streetworks inspection arrangements. Suppliers should consider whether they can provide this range of connected services as a single contract. This process is at the planning stage: the Council is testing market interest and has not issued an invitation to tender. It says the level of interest will help determine the procurement route; no procedure has yet been set. The Council expects the contract to run from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2031. Its estimated value is approximately £1 million over four years, with an indicative annual breakdown of £107,500 for condition surveys, lifecycle modelling and scheme identification, £67,500 for SafetyView-driven inspections and £75,000 for streetworks inspection development. The Council invited suppliers to register interest through a form, with responses requested by midday on 20 November 2026. One lot is planned, and the Council has identified it as suitable for SMEs. The work is likely to suit highway engineering consultancies and inspection providers able to combine road and footway condition surveying with lifecycle modelling and maintenance-scheme identification. Suppliers with digital inspection capability, including experience of SafetyView-driven inspections, may also be well placed, as may businesses able to develop streetworks inspection services. The Council states that the annual condition survey element must meet PAS 2161, the Department for Transport’s road condition monitoring standard. Providers should therefore be prepared to demonstrate how their survey approach meets that standard, alongside the technical capacity to deliver the wider inspection and modelling scope. The planned single contract favours suppliers able to cover several linked service elements, though the Council has identified SME suitability. The market engagement offers a chance to inform the Council’s choice of procurement route before the tender stage. ## Notice Highway Condition and Digital Safety Inspections comprising of:- * Condition Survey, LifeCycle Modelling and Scheme Identification Element * SafetyView Driven Inspection Element * Streetworks Inspection Development ### Planning Information The Council is looking to replace the two existing contracts, for Road and Footway Condition Survey and Safety View Driven Inspections, both of which expire in 2027 with a single contract to maximise value for money and secure savings. As such wishing to test the level of market interest in this contract. The level of interest shown in this opportunity will enable the council to determine the most appropriate procurement route for this contract. The estimated value of the contract is approximately £1,000,000 over 4 years, approx. £250,000 per year, broken down as follows: • Condition Survey, LifeCycle Modelling and Scheme Identification Element: £107,500 per year • SafetyView Driven Inspection Element: £67,500 per year • Streetworks Inspection development: £75,000 per year The annual condition survey element needs to meet PAS2161 requirements as required by the DfT - Road condition monitoring standard – PAS 2161 - GOV.UK. Bristol City Council have issued a expression of interest form with further details of the project via ProContract. This can be accessed at - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=96daceba-cdd6-f111-8142-6045bdf14b1f&p=1a2530c9-009e-e511-8107-000c29c9ba21 Please indicate your interest in this contract by completing the form by midday 20th November 2026 and returning via ProContract. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103839-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Nov 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jul 2027 - 1 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Bristol City Council | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Postcode area | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 5TR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLK11 Bristol, City of | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures ## Release History - 2 Nov 2026 at 15:14 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103839-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103839-2026 2nd November 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=96daceba-cdd6-f111-8142-6045bdf14b1f&p=1a2530c9-009e-e511-8107-000c29c9ba21 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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