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Published 24 Sept 2026, 13:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Highways Structures Principal Inspections

Authority: The Council of the Borough of Kirklees (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected 3 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yr 4 mostarts 30 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is looking to award to a suitably qualified, competent and experienced Engineering Consultancy that can undertake regular planned inspections and prepare reports for Kirklees Council owned structures.

Highway Structures include: bridges (including footbridges, cycle route bridges, bridleway bridges, accommodation bridges, occupation bridges, swing bridges, subways, underpasses, buried culverts); retaining walls; sign/signal gantries; cantilever road signs; tunnels and which satisfy the dimensional criteria defined in the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure: Code of Practice – Part C and CG 300 Technical Approval of Highway Structures.

The services that the Contractor will provide are technical, engineering, and supervisory services associated with the execution of inspection works and the preparation of inspection reports for each structure.

CPV: Structural engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 1 yr 4 mo
Contract period: 30 Nov 2026 — 1 Apr 2028 (1 yr 4 mo)Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber
71312000 Structural engineering consultancy services

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
Quality: 30%Price: 70%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Sept 2026, 13:35 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2026, 13:35 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
KMCHS-466
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Structural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077983

How it was run

Submission deadline
30 Oct 2026, 13:00 GMT
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    24 Sept 2026, 13:35 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 8 days
    3 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 36 days
    30 Oct 2026, 13:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected byin 50 days
    13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 66 days
    30 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    24 Sept 2026, 13:35 BSTUK3

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXHZ-9111-QHMJ The Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, Yorkshire & Humber, HD1 2TA

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure