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# Ground Investigation Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-investigation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02af17). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lancashire County Council: "Ground Investigation Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £1,600,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jun 2021, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.lancashire.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Lancashire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancashire-county-council-ons-e10000017)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £1,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 June 2021 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ground investigation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-investigation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02af17#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02af17`

## 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-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02af17#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lancashire.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lancashire.gov.uk%2Fisupplier%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ground-investigation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02af17#participate

## Description
The Authority is looking to procure a framework agreement (Agreement) for the provision of Ground Investigation Services and Associated Works. The work content will relate to Ground
Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting) as outlined in the Scope-Specification. The Agreement will be used to carry out site investigations for new highway schemes, existing
highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings including new school developments and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings.
The investigation works will comprise of hand excavated trial pits, cable percussion boreholes, rotary open hole and core drilling, dynamic probing, environmental probing, road pavement and structural coring. Sampling will be required, together with the production of borehole logs and factual reports, where required. Further information can be found within the Scope-Specification.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Work Packages Under £30,000
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 71351500
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a framework agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Work Packages over £30,000
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 71351500
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Lancashire County Council is seeking to procure a framework agreement. The details can be found within the tender documents.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (5)
- **Award:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Award id: `020585-2021-CC/CORP/LCC/21/1077-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Challen Commercial Investigations Limited T/A Ensafe Consultants**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-17229`
  - Value: £1,600,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Award id: `020585-2021-CC/CORP/LCC/21/1077-2`
  - Supplier(s): **CC Geotechnical Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26279`
  - Value: £1,600,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Award id: `020585-2021-CC/CORP/LCC/21/1077-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Central Alliance Pre Construction Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-116600`
  - Value: £1,600,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Award id: `020585-2021-CC/CORP/LCC/21/1077-4`
  - Supplier(s): **BEK Enviro Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26281`
  - Value: £800,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Award id: `020585-2021-CC/CORP/LCC/21/1077-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Ian Farmer Associates (1998) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03661447`
  - Value: £800,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (5)
- **Contract:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,600,000
  - Signed Date: 06/07/2021

- **Contract:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,600,000
  - Signed Date: 06/07/2021

- **Contract:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,600,000
  - Signed Date: 06/07/2021

- **Contract:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Signed Value: £800,000
  - Signed Date: 06/07/2021

- **Contract:** Supply of Ground Investigation Services. (active)
  - Signed Value: £800,000
  - Signed Date: 06/07/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020585-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-23T09:29:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:55:18.666Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02af17