Official UK procurement notice
Ground Investigation at Smethwick Enterprise Centre, Rolfe Street, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 2AL
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSandwell Council wish to undertake ground investigation works at the above site. Works will comprise cable percussive boreholes, machine/hand dug trial pits to expose existing foundations and soakaway tests in machine dug trial pits along with associated sampling, laboratory analyses and physical testing. A period of landfill gas monitoring and groundwater level recording will also be undertaken. A factual and interpretative report is required.
The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc ↗ to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
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For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.
Closing date: Friday 06 March 2026 at 15:00hrs
CPV: Siteworks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£30,000
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the criteria in the Quotation document
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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 Feb 2026, 08:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2026, 08:37 GMT
- Authority reference
CLR 221- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013672- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065478Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
16 Feb 2026 → 6 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published256 days ago16 Feb 2026, 08:37 GMT
- Clarification questions by245 days ago27 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline238 days ago6 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Contract starts208 days ago6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Feb 2026, 08:37 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender