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title: "Ground Investigation at Smethwick Enterprise Centre, Rolfe Street, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 2AL"
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# Ground Investigation at Smethwick Enterprise Centre, Rolfe Street, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 2AL

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-investigation-at-smethwick-enterprise-centre-rolfe-street-smethwick-west-midlands-b-ocds-h6vhtk-065478). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: "Ground Investigation at Smethwick Enterprise Centre, Rolfe Street, Smethwick, West Midlands, B66 2AL". Published status: active. Published Value: £30,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Mar 2026, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000028)
- **Published Value:** £30,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 March 2026 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Siteworks
- **Delivery Location:** UKG37
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-investigation-at-smethwick-enterprise-centre-rolfe-street-smethwick-west-midlands-b-ocds-h6vhtk-065478#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065478`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-investigation-at-smethwick-enterprise-centre-rolfe-street-smethwick-west-midlands-b-ocds-h6vhtk-065478#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fsandwellmbc)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-investigation-at-smethwick-enterprise-centre-rolfe-street-smethwick-west-midlands-b-ocds-h6vhtk-065478#participate

## Description
Sandwell 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 https://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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 45113000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £30,000

- **Contract Period:** 05/04/2026 to 17/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013672-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-16T08:37:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-31T01:06:04.669Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065478