Official UK procurement notice
Geotechnical investigation works related to the A592 Kingate (Kirkstone Pass) pass landslip
Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGeotechnical investigation works, including any works that need to be undertaken to enable the investigation of the A592 Kingate (Kirkstone Pass) pass landslip and maintain the site prior
to the permanent solution delivery. The award will be directly to a supplier who are used to working on the site through a previous commission on the A592. The aim of the works is to help understand the issues on site and re-open the road for the community as quickly as possible.
The award is for between £80,000.00 to £150,000.00
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004072- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0607b4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The award will be directly to this supplier as they
are used to working on the site through a previous commission on the A592. The aim of the works is to help understand the issues on site and re-open the road for the community
as quickly as possible.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2026- Transparency notice published16 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published16 Jan 2026, 16:22 GMTUK6
- Contract details notice published16 Jan 2026, 16:30 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe Plant Hire LimitedSME16 Jan 2026 – 11 Dec 2026 | £150,000 inc. VAT | 11 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Metcalfe Plant Hire LimitedSME
- Signed
- 11 Dec 2025
- Value
- £150,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 16 Jan 2026 – 11 Dec 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- METCALFE PLANT HIRE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Metcalfe Plant Hire LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender