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Published 23 Sept 2026, 14:37 BST

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CA18/5956 Construction, Environmental & Technical Professional Services Framework (CETPS)

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: Mining Remediation Authority (Central government)

Open framework scheme4 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+8 more
Framework ceiling (notional)£9,400,000envelope for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Open framework scheme until 6 Nov 202616:00 GMT · period end, not a bid countdown
Clarification cut-off 26 Oct 202615:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Framework period 4 yrsstarts 21 Jun 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 3all categories · n=6 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

For consultants to be appointed onto the framework for the provision of professional services relating to addressing the impacts of past mining activities.

These services include civil, structural and geotechnical engineering; mining and environmental assessment and management; specialist technical consultancy; professional secondment support; investigations into infrastructure and land damage; and environmental remediation, including mine water management and treatment solutions.

Objectives and Requirement

The Authority requires the Framework to deliver the following outcomes:

•Support the Authority's statutory responsibilities and strategic objectives by providing timely access to high-quality specialist construction, environmental and technical professional services.

•Protect and enhance the environment through the provision of expert advice, design, assessment, investigation, monitoring and remediation services that address the impacts of historic mining activities and associated environmental risks.

•Provide access to specialist expertise and capacity where internal resources, skills or capability are limited, ensuring the Authority can effectively deliver its programmes and projects.

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•Deliver value for money through innovative, proportionate and commercially sustainable solutions that achieve the required outcomes while making effective use of public funds.

•Promote collaboration and continuous improvement, working with the Authority to share knowledge, identify efficiencies, introduce innovation and support framework development throughout its duration.

Support sustainable and responsible delivery, including environmental stewardship, social value commitments, ethical business practices and SME participation where appropriate.

Provide reliable and high-quality service delivery, ensuring outputs are delivered to agreed timescales, quality standards and project requirements.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Project management consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
4 yrs from 21 Jun 2027
Scheme runs until
20 Jun 2031
Published description of the framework

The Client may award a Call-off Contract under the Framework using one of the following routes: •Award without further competition using the Selection Procedure, where the requirement satisfies the applicable Award without further competition conditions; •Request for Quotation, where the Client seeks a proportionate written quotation from the Consultant s appointed to the relevant Lot or Sub-lot; or •Competitive Selection Process, where Consultant s appointed to the relevant Lot or Sub-lot are invited to submit tenders that are evaluated against the award criteria and weightings stated in the invitation.

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Mine Water Treatment Schemes and Civil & Structural Engineering 4 yrsSMEPublished value£6,000,000
Scoping, feasibility, design, supervision and project management services for mine water treatment schemes, civil and structural engineering interventions, existing assets and associated investigations.
Contract period: 21 Jun 2027 — 20 Jun 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland
Value
£6,000,000 exc. VAT · £7,200,000 inc. VAT
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services72224000 Project management consultancy services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Ecology and Wider Environmental Services 4 yrsSMEPublished value£1,400,000
Multidisciplinary ecological and environmental consultancy services, including surveys, assessment, environmental impact work, monitoring, management and regulatory compliance. Sub-Lot 2a: Specialist Ecology Surveys, Assessments and Reporting Targeted ecological consultancy, surveys, assessments, technical reporting, mitigation strategies, licensing support and ecological supervision. Sub-Lot 2b: Specialist Environmental Monitoring, Compliance and Advisory Specialist environmental monitoring, audits, compliance assessments, environmental management, mine gas and water investigations and associ…
Contract period: 21 Jun 2027 — 20 Jun 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland
Value
£1,400,000 exc. VAT · £1,680,000 inc. VAT
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services72224000 Project management consultancy services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #3Lot 3: Treatability Services 4 yrsSMEPublished value£900,000
Multidisciplinary assessment, testing, optioneering and development of passive, semi-passive and active mine water treatment solutions, including laboratory, field and pilot-scale trials. Sub-Lot 3a: Passive and Semi-Passive Treatment for Mine Waters Specialist advice, assessment, testing and design relating to nature-based, biological, geochemical or gravity-driven mine water treatment processes. Sub-Lot 3b: Active Treatment for Mine Waters Specialist advice, assessment, testing and design relating to operated chemical, mechanical, electrical and process-based mine water treatment systems.
Contract period: 21 Jun 2027 — 20 Jun 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland
Value
£900,000 exc. VAT · £1,080,000 inc. VAT
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services72224000 Project management consultancy services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #4Consultancy: Planning and Delivery Oversight 4 yrsSMEPublished value£1,100,000
Lot 4a: Planning and Consents Planning strategy and advice, feasibility studies, preparation and submission of planning applications, stakeholder engagement and management of planning and regulatory approvals. Lot 4b: Economic Assessment, including Cost-Benefit Analysis Cost-benefit assessment and economic analysis, including environmental and social valuation, to support decision-making and business cases Lot 4c: Project and Programme Management and Commercial Advisory Project and programme management, NEC contract management, construction oversight, delivery assurance, cost management, progr…
Contract period: 21 Jun 2027 — 20 Jun 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Scotland
Value
£1,100,000 exc. VAT · £1,320,000 inc. VAT
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services72224000 Project management consultancy services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids are scored · same split on all 4 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria — 50%
  • Commercial — 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Criteria — The evaluation model calculates the Price per Quality offered by an individual tender by dividing the submitted price by the quality score. The tender with the lowest PPQP score will be judged to be the most advantageous tender.
  • Commercial — The evaluation model calculates the Price per Quality offered by an individual tender by dividing the submitted price by the quality score. The tender with the lowest PPQP score will be judged to be the most advantageous tender.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Mining Remediation Authority buys Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222) — and who usually turns up

Mining Remediation Authority’s own published record, next to the North East England market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested frameworks and DPS only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Mining Remediation Authority

framework/DPS notices in 36 months: 2 in CPV 7222 · 2 in division 72 · 11 in all categories (2 without competition · 5 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 6 lots.

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

3all categories · 24m · n=6 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 6 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

17%all categories · 24m · n=6 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 4 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

5% aboveall categories · 24m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 8 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

86dall categories · 24m · n=8 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 89 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=89 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 6 notices.

Last 36 months.

33%all categories · 36m · n=6 notices
How procedures are run robust · n=6
i

Which procedures buyers here use.

Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.

Based on 11 notices · all categories, last 36 months.

  • Open 67%
  • Selective 0%
  • Limited 33%
  • Direct 0%

11 notices · all categories. Open and selective are competed (they feed the bid and price figures above); limited and direct are not; notices publishing no route are outside all four.

The market · delivery region

North East England · Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222)

framework/DPS notices delivered in North East England in 36 months: 45 in CPV 7222 (32 competed, 8 route not published) · 102 in division 72 (62 competed, 13 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7222), last 36 months: 26 lots. 15 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 2) and 11 from older notices (bids received, middle 2).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

2CPV 7222 · 36m · n=26 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7222), last 36 months: 26 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

4%CPV 7222 · 36m · n=26 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Nothing published for this region in this sector: not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

—not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7222), last 36 months: 4 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

146dCPV 7222 · 36m · n=4 notices
SME bidders
i

How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7222), last 36 months: 22 lots.

Last 36 months.

52%CPV 7222 · 36m · n=22 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 7222), last 36 months: 73 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

86%CPV 7222 · 36m · n=73 awards
Bids per lot · history, not this notice’s lots robust · n=26
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 26 lots on 12 contested notices · CPV 7222, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 4%
  • 2–3 73%
  • 4–6 4%
  • 7+ 19%

Median 2 · 26 lots on 12 contested notices · CPV 7222.

How procedures are run robust · n=37
i

Which procedures buyers here use.

Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.

Based on 45 notices · CPV 7222, last 36 months.

  • Open 51%
  • Selective 35%
  • Limited 14%
  • Direct 0%

45 notices · CPV 7222. Open and selective are competed (they feed the bid and price figures above); limited and direct are not; notices publishing no route are outside all four.

moderate · n=4
i

Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

This notice gives one total for several lots, so we show the percentage but do not turn it into pounds.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

Awards in Mining Remediation Authority (all categories, n=4 pairs) land a median 5% above. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Open framework scheme
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 14:37 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 14:37 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 18 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
CA18/5956
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesProject management consultancy services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+3 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068c66 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via portal
Submission portal named on this notice: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Expression of interest (EOI)
—
Appointment period ends
6 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
26 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
In order to register for this opportunity please log onto - inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/ ↗. Once a bidder is registered and you have been notified of your log in details, you will be able to log into the system and review the documentation for this project.

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published149 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 11:06 BST
  2. Market engagement124 days ago
    22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    PLEASE USE THE LINK BELOW TO EXPRESS FORMAL INTEREST https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewOpportunityEvent.aspx?EventID=890&Culture=en-GB This Expression of Interest is intended to assess supplier interest ahead of the potential competitive more…Procurement under the Procurement Act 2023. It is anticipated that this would be launched during August 2026 with a potential Award in March/April 2027. Please note this is only a call for interest and there are no documents to be downloaded at this time. Once you have expressed your interest on the InBye portal we will email you a small questionnaire for completion in due course. All details presented are approximate and may be subject to change prior to launch. This expression of interest will close to new applications on Friday 22nd of April. Use of the Inbye Portal is free but will require you to register for the competition.
  3. Next notice expected30 days ago
    24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published1 day ago
    23 Sept 2026, 14:37 BST
  5. Clarification questions byin 33 days
    26 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT
  6. Admission / appointment period endsin 44 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    6 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected byin 176 days
    18 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract startsin 270 days
    21 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 14:37 BSTUK4
  2. Status changed to active
    23 Sept 2026, 14:37 BST
  3. Deadline moved to 6 Nov 2026, 16:00 GMT
    23 Sept 2026, 14:37 BST+21 days · was 16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Planned procurement notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 15:12 BSTUK3
  5. Published value published: £9,400,000
    30 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
  6. Status changed to planned
    30 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
  7. Procurement method changed
    30 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
  8. Deadline published: 16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    30 Jul 2026, 15:12 BST
  9. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 11:06 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mining Remediation Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRPD-5825-QDVY 200 Lichfield Lane, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG18 4RG [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsIn order to register for this opportunity please log onto - http://Inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/. Once a bidder is registered and you have been notified of your log in details, you will be able to log into the system and review the documentation for this project.

Notices published for this procedure