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Published 26 May 2021, 22:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot

Official notice

Authority: Highways England

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 26 May 2020

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The primary objectives of the ground investigation framework include but are not limited to:

  • investigation and identification of geotechnical hazards,
  • providing information for geotechnical and geo-environmental risk assessments necessary for the planning and design submissions including supporting the establishment of the geotechnical design basis for design and construction, and
  • providing information for the detailed design and construction.

It will be enabled for use by local authorities in England, that is county councils, district councils, unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs.

CPV: Site-investigation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Envisaged this National lot will be able for use by Highways England Regional…Awarded

Envisaged this National lot will be able for use by Highways England Regional Investment Programme (RIP), Smart Motorway Programme (SMP), Operations and Local Authorities in England.

This lot will involve work orders above GBP 2 m

The scope of a ground investigation comprises of but is not limited to:

  • early contractor Involvement (not every ground investigation)
  • establishment
  • fieldworks typically comprising intrusive (and sometimes non-intrusive) investigation, insitu testing, monitoring.
  • post fieldworks monitoring
  • laboratory testing (geotechnical and contaminative)
  • factual reporting. Additional information: The three regional lots for this framework were awarded 26 May 2020. Contract Award notice 2020/S 110-268491
Delivery: UK

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
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 May 2021, 22:44 BST
Last source update
26 May 2021, 22:44 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-011764
Classification (CPV)
Site-investigation services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b566 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 3latest 26 May 2020

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

Contracts

All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £31,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Contract 011764-2021-1

    Signed
    26 May 2020
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot

    Signed
    26 May 2020
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot

    Signed
    26 May 2020
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Highways England

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services Woodlands, Manton Lane,, Bedford, East of England, MK41 7LWContact name, email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.