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# Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-investigation-framework-national-lot-ocds-h6vhtk-02b566). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Highways England: "Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Highways England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highways-england-GB-FTS-3441)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Site-investigation services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b566`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-framework-national-lot-ocds-h6vhtk-02b566#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 gr...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 011764-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **RSK Environment Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103821`
  - Value: £31,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot (active)
  - Award id: `011764-2021-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Soil Engineering Geoservicres**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-17570`
  - Value: £31,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot (active)
  - Award id: `011764-2021-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Fugro Geoservices**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-135761`
  - Value: £31,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 011764-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £31,000,000
  - Signed Date: 25/05/2020

- **Contract:** Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot (active)
  - Signed Value: £31,000,000
  - Signed Date: 25/05/2020

- **Contract:** Ground Investigation Framework - National Lot (active)
  - Signed Value: £31,000,000
  - Signed Date: 25/05/2020

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011764-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-26T21:44:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T11:39:22.178Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b566