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Published 29 Aug 2024, 10:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Generation 5 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Framework 2025-2029

Official notice

Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities

Framework agreementWorksOpen procedure
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ1)South West (UKK1)
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2025awarded 15 Apr 2025
Next notice expected 14 Oct 2024
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 May 2029 · starts 1 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Framework 5th Generation 2025-2029 (Gen5 GGF) is designed to provide Hampshire County Council (HCC) with the provision of site investigation services, technical geotechnical advice and associated specialist technical services in the fields of highways engineering, construction, property and transportation operations.

Gen5 GGF will support resources and departments of HCC for its construction related projects. These include highways infrastructure improvements, waste recycling centres, school and care centre building extensions, new schools, fire stations and other public buildings, contaminated sites, landslips and other related investigative geological and geotechnical services associated with HCC's objectives. The Framework will be used for commissions within the geographical area of Hampshire. It may be required for works to be carried out within the County of Hampshire (including the Unitary Authority areas of Southampton and Portsmouth) and also for works in Counties which border Hampshire. The Framework will only be utilised and managed by HCC and no other authority, however HCC may call-off to provide support for neighbouring authorities.

CPV: Engineering-related scientific and technical services · Geotechnical engineering services · Services relating to contaminated soil · Site-investigation services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Test drilling and boring work

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 6 suppliers · 22 bids received (3.7 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Jun 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Call off contracts using the NEC Framework Contract are called Work OrdersAwarded 4 yrsPublished value£4,000,000

Call off contracts using the NEC Framework Contract are called Work Orders. The Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Framework is a framework agreement and therefore being appointed a place on the framework does not guarantee the award of any work. A Work Order will describe the works/services to be supplied by the Supplier and will be prepared by the Client's Representative.

All Work Orders will be awarded through the following: a direct award (ranking) or a mini competition, detailed below.

Call-offs valued at £30k and below - Awarded via Direct Award (ranking), or HCC will have the option to award via a Mini-Competition.

Call-offs valued at above £30k will be awarded via Mini-Competition.

For call-offs valued at any value, HCC may direct award either on a continuity basis or on an emergency basis as defined within the contract.

Following the open tender procedure, six suppliers were appointed a place on the framework and were ranked in order according to their overall Price/Quality score. This ranking system will be used when awarding through the Framework via Direct Award.

The Framework will not be available to other Local Authorities, it is for HCC use only.

The Invitation to Tender provided detailed information relating to the requirements needed to fulfil the contract.

Contract period: 1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2029 (4 yrs)
Delivery: South East, South West · Within the County of Hampshire but works may cross over into Counties which border Hampshire.
Variant bids: not allowed
71332000 Geotechnical engineering services71350000 Engineering-related scientific and technical services71510000 Site-investigation services71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services90522000 Services relating to contaminated soil

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 were scored
Quality: 25%Price: 75%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Quality, Time and Performance Management: 15%
  • Health, Safety and Wellbeing: 5%
  • Sensitive Sites: 5%
  • Cost Management, Communication and Organisational Arrangements: 5%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Quality, Time and Performance Management: 15
  • Cost Management, Communication and Organisational Arrangements: 5
  • Health, Safety and Wellbeing: 5
  • Sensitive Sites: 5
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “Generation 5 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Framework 2025-2029” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
29 Aug 2024, 10:27 BST
Last source update
8 May 2025, 12:24 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
UN22810
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019681
Classification (CPV)
Engineering-related scientific and technical servicesGeotechnical engineering servicesServices relating to contaminated soilSite-investigation servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy servicesTest drilling and boring work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049631 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This procurement process has been withdrawn and is being re-issued for competition on Friday 10th January. If you are interested in tendering please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Tenders/Current and search for 'UN22810'

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
12 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
12 Feb 2025, 14:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire ↗

Timeline

14 Oct 2024 → 1 Jun 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    14 Oct 2024, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    12 Feb 2025, 14:01 GMT
  4. Notice published
    8 May 2025, 12:24 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

13 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Nov 2024
  1. Published value updated to £4,000,000
    8 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
    was £3,500,000
  2. Status changed to active
    8 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    8 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 9 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
    8 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    8 Nov 2024, 15:36 GMT
  6. Deadline moved to 20 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
    8 Nov 2024, 16:06 GMT
    +11 days · was 9 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
  7. Status changed to cancelled
    9 Jan 2025, 14:18 GMT
  8. Buyer details updated
    9 Jan 2025, 14:18 GMT
  9. Status changed to active
    10 Jan 2025, 15:36 GMT
  10. Deadline moved to 12 Feb 2025, 14:00 GMT
    10 Jan 2025, 15:36 GMT
    +54 days · was 20 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
  11. Buyer details updated
    10 Jan 2025, 15:36 GMT
  12. Status changed to complete
    8 May 2025, 12:24 BST
  13. Buyer details updated
    8 May 2025, 12:24 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.29 Dec 202420 Dec 2024+11 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2024-11: 2 releases · 8 Nov 2024, 8 Nov 2024
  • 2024-08: 1 release · 29 Aug 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 6admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22
Contracts signed 6latest 15 Apr 2025

6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 6 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £4,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Generation 5 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Framework 2025-2029

    Signed
    15 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 May 2029
    Status
    active

  • Generation 5 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Framework 2025-2029

    Signed
    15 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 May 2029
    Status
    active

  • Generation 5 Geotechnical and Geoenvrionmental Framework 2025 -2029

    Signed
    15 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 May 2029
    Status
    active

  • Generation 5 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Framework 2025-2029

    Signed
    15 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 May 2029
    Status
    active

  • Generation 5 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Framework 2025-2029

    Signed
    15 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 May 2029
    Status
    active

  • Generation 5 Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Framework 2025-2029

    Signed
    15 Apr 2025
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 May 2029
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
22bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services The Castle, WINCHESTER, South East, SO238UJContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

6 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria