Official UK procurement notice
M284 Underwater Inspection Programme 2025-30
Authority: Monmouthshire County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Cardiff Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMonmouthshire County Council intends to appoint a contractor to manage and deliver an underwater inspection programme over a five-year period, commencing in 2025 and concluding in 2030.
The programme will involve annual inspections of 23 structures located within Monmouthshire. The contractor will be responsible for:
Arranging and carrying out inspections
Producing inspection reports in accordance with CS 450 standards
Inspection arrangements will include, but are not limited to:
Programming and access planning (e.g. dive teams, CCTV, confined space entry)
Preparation of risk assessments and method statements
Public liaison (including letter drops and residential access coordination)
Traffic and pedestrian management
Provision of welfare facilities
Inspections must be carried out in accordance with ecological requirements. Ecological surveys completed in 2018 are provided in the Site Information. The contractor will be required to update this ecological data once per structure during the contract period. Structure No. 655, which was not included in the 2018 surveys, will require a new ecological assessment.
Inspection reports must include:
Structure and inspection details
Findings and defect schedules
Photographic records
Recommendations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:28 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2025, 12:28 BST
- Authority reference
20182MCC- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045620- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056c3bFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published4 Aug 2025, 12:28 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS DIVING SERVICES LIMITEDSME | £156,540 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
M284 Underwater Inspection Programme 2025-30 · EDWARDS DIVING SERVICES LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2025
- Value
- £156,540
- Period
- 30 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 29 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 60 Months- 12+12+12+12+12
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Cardiff CouncilProcuring entityResponsible for the management and issuing of the contract.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Edwards Diving Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender