Official UK procurement notice
Barrier Safety Improvement Scheme
Authority: Humber Bridge Board (Public body)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£5,000,000≈ £4.3m / year · £6,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Feb 2026
Contract term 1 yr 2 moends 4 Jun 2027 · extension options published · starts 10 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHeight increase and improvement of the Humber Bridge parapet and the replacement of the footway joints.
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary market enagement was not conducted for this procurement
CPV: Bridge construction work · Construction work for bridges · Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways · Engineering design services · Erection of fencing · Erection of railings · Erection of road-barriers · Road bridge construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,000,000
45221000 Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways45221100 Construction work for bridges45221110 Bridge construction work45221111 Road bridge construction work45233280 Erection of road-barriers45341000 Erection of railings
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
turn over of £10,000,000
- Technical & professional ability
For Contractor:
- ISO 9001 certification, or equivalent;
- ISO 14001 certification, or equivalent; and
- ISO 45001 certification, or equivalent. For your and / or your sub-contractor(s) execution of structural steelwork, details of:
- Structural steelwork execution to NHSS20 and RQSC for Bridgeworks, or equivalent.
- Mechanical fasteners stocked and distributed to NHSS3, or equivalent;
- Structural steel products stocked and distributed to NHSS3B, or equivalent. For your and / or your sub-contractor(s) corrosion protection of ferrous materials by industrial coatings for protection of steelwork against corrosion, details of:
- NHSS19A, or equivalent. For any product in the works required by legislation to have UKCA marking under factory production control (FPC) (e.g. structural steelwork), details of:
- FPC certification from a UK approved body, or equivalent. CE or CE & UK(NI) marking is an acceptable alternative to UKCA marking
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- technical questions: 35%
- Price: 60%
- social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- technical questions: completion of technical questions
- Price: completion of activity shedule
- social value: social value requirements
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
turn over of £10,000,000
- Technical & professional ability
For Contractor:
- ISO 9001 certification, or equivalent;
- ISO 14001 certification, or equivalent; and
- ISO 45001 certification, or equivalent. For your and / or your sub-contractor(s) execution of structural steelwork, details of:
- Structural steelwork execution to NHSS20 and RQSC for Bridgeworks, or equivalent.
- Mechanical fasteners stocked and distributed to NHSS3, or equivalent;
- Structural steel products stocked and distributed to NHSS3B, or equivalent. For your and / or your sub-contractor(s) corrosion protection of ferrous materials by industrial coatings for protection of steelwork against corrosion, details of:
- NHSS19A, or equivalent. For any product in the works required by legislation to have UKCA marking under factory production control (FPC) (e.g. structural steelwork), details of:
- FPC certification from a UK approved body, or equivalent. CE or CE & UK(NI) marking is an acceptable alternative to UKCA marking
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jan 2026, 23:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
HBB-MJW-3028-26-01- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004570- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060959Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days from the end of the invoiced month
Review and risk notes
- Risks
Weather Time
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Jan 2026 → 23 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published275 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:30 GMT
- Clarification questions by237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline237 days ago27 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by222 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts195 days ago10 Apr 2026
- Latest notice published182 days ago23 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jan 2026- Tender notice published19 Jan 2026, 23:30 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published23 Apr 2026, 12:30 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete23 Apr 2026, 12:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 22 Apr 2026 | CancelledThe authority was unable to evaluate the bids received on a like to like basis due to ambiguities contained in the documentation and it is in the public interest and consistent with the procurement objectives under the Procurement Act 2023 for this procurement to be abandoned. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender