Official UK procurement notice
CONTRACT FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING - CORING AND TESTING AND/OR LABORATORY SERVICES
Authority: NY HIGHWAYS LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE22)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£840,000total for 2 lots · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 28 Jul 2026awarded 14 Oct 2026
Awarded to M & G INVESTMENTS LTD, Igne Testing Limited2 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2026
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorth Yorkshire Highways (NYH) is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced suppliers for the provision of coring and testing services and/or laboratory services.
CPV: Construction work · Core preparation and analysis services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Test drilling and boring work
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£840,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£480,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2AwardedRenewalPublished value£360,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Questionnaire: 50%
- Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Questionnaire
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jun 2026, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Oct 2026, 16:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
637-NYH-EN- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056583- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b5c8Find a Tender
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
- 28 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
16 Jun 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published126 days ago16 Jun 2026, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by95 days ago17 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline84 days ago28 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 days ago6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent6 days ago14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago14 Oct 2026, 16:01 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 12 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2026- Tender notice published16 Jun 2026, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Oct 2026, 16:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Oct 2026, 16:01 BST
- Buyer details updated14 Oct 2026, 16:01 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £569,3462 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 1313 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 11 award | |||
| M & G INVESTMENTS LTDSMENorth Yorkshire Highways (NYH) (the "Client") is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced suppliers for the provision of coring and testing services and/or laboratory services.1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: An initial contract for 2 years with the option of 2 X 12-month extensions | £311,819 | 14 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 21 award | |||
| Igne Testing LimitedSME1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: An initial contract for 2 years with the option of 2 X 12-month extensions | £257,527 | 14 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
| Lot 2 | 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The North Yorkshire CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Igne Testing LimitedAwarded supplier
- M & G INVESTMENTS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender