Official UK procurement notice
Diving Confined Space and Remote Camera Inspections of Highway Structures
Authority: Corserv Solutions Ltd (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOn behalf of Cormac Solutions, we're looking to appoint a suitably qualified, competent and experienced contractor to provide a service for diving, confined space and remote camera inspections of highway structures. Cormac Solutions is responsible for the inspection and maintenance of highway structures which mainly take the form of bridges, culverts and retaining walls. Approximately 20% of these structures present problems of access so that a diving or remote camera inspection is required as part of the general inspection. Cormac do not have the capabilities in house to do this type of work, hence this tender opportunity
CPV: Bridge-inspection services · Diving services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 5 bids received (5.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 1 yr 11 mo · up to 3 yrs 11 mo from 20 Apr 2026
Published description of the framework
This framework will award the contract to one supplier, who will have the responsibility for the duration of the initial contract (and subsequent extension if applicable) to complete the inspections as required
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£280,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 30%
- Commerical: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: Quality - 30%
- Social Value: Social Value - 10%
- Commerical: Commercial - 60%
- 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.
- “Diving Confined Space and Remote Camera Inspections of Highway…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Feb 2026, 15:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Apr 2026, 14:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
DN807645- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015794- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06598bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 21 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published244 days ago20 Feb 2026, 15:42 GMT
- Clarification questions by223 days ago13 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends216 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent197 days ago9 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published196 days ago9 Apr 2026, 14:57 BST
- Contract starts186 days ago20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends184 days ago21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 15:42 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Apr 2026, 14:57 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Apr 2026, 14:57 BST
- Buyer details updated9 Apr 2026, 14:57 BST
- Contract signature expected1 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GR Diving Services LtdSME1 May 2026 – 30 Mar 2028 · up to 30 Mar 2030Extensions: Two year contract with one option to extend for a further two years | £280,000 | 9 Apr 2026standstill to 21 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Corserv Solutions LtdContracting authorityPublic undertaking
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- GR DIVING SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender