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Column Structural Testing

Buyer: East Lindsey District Council →

BuyerEast Lindsey District Council
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published12 Feb 2026

What is being bought

East Lindsey District Council and Boston Borough Council are preparing to take this project to the open market and is keen to engage with potential suppliers to help shape the procurement approach. The services relate to the Column Testing within the Boston and East Lindsey areas. The scope of the project includes annual external lighting column structural testing, electrical inspection and testing works which will be procured in lots, split down per Council. There will be separate contracts for each Council and the contractor awarded for each lot may vary based on the evaluation results. South Holland District Council may participate in the tender stage. If included, their requirements will be clearly defined and presented as a third lot.

Delivery location

UKC, GB · UKD, GB · UKE, GB · UKF, GB · UKG, GB · UKH, GB · UKI, GB · UKJ, GB · UKK, GB

Categories

Construction work 45000000Advisory and consultative engineering services 71318000Technical inspection and testing services 71630000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Jun 2026 to 31 May 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Construction work, Advisory and consultative engineering services, Technical inspection and testing servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Construction work (45000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 458,8084 median · 24.9 average (1,914 of 8,808 with a bid count)3.8 average (2,103 of 8,808 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer4Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKC6583 median · 19.5 average (121 of 658 with a bid count)5.2 average (131 of 658 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
To view this PME opportunity, prospective suppliers must first register on the PSPS electronic tendering portal http://in-tendhost.co.uk/pspslprocurement/aspx/Home From here you will be able to find full instructions on how to view and upload all associated PME documentation as well as ask clarification questions. All PME returns must be sent via the In-Tend system.engagement12 Mar 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-064ece
Latest release ID012790-2026
Latest release timestampThu Feb 12 2026 11:37:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release3

Notice history

DateEventReference
12 Feb 2026planning012790-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
12 Feb 2026 · 012790-2026 · planning
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