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Published 11 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PGS – Pulteney Gate Scheme: Buildability, Logistics & Surveys Commission

Authority: Bath & North East Somerset Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South West (UKK1)
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected 2 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 9 mostarts 1 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Bath & North East Somerset Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced contractor led team to test, investigate, appraise and develop a range of deliverable options for the replacement of the Pulteney Radial Gate on the river Avon in the centre of Bath.

A range of options are being considered, including 1) a Hydro-Station 2a) Extend the existing Horseshoe Weir 2b) Create a Stepped Weir within the existing channel 3) Infill the existing channel to create new public realm 4a) Own & Operate the Gate, 4b) Do Minimum to the Asset.

Each option will need to be assessed against relevant access, logistics and construction constraints.

The appointment will include the review and validation of existing project information; coordination and execution of intrusive and investigative survey workstreams; assessment of site access, interfaces, constraints and stakeholder considerations; and comparative appraisal of the options and associated logistics scenarios. The appointed contractor will be expected to provide advice on buildability, temporary works, programme, cost, risk, Principal Designer/CDM matters and whole-life implications.

The commission is intended to establish a well evidenced technical, commercial and construction basis for the project, in order to support the Outline Business Case at P3M Stage 2.

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This commission is separate to any future decision to progress to detailed design, statutory approvals or main works procurement.

The output will be a series of in-depth evidenced based appraisal reports with a final composite report and recommendation to support Outline Business Case decision-making and any future route-to-market strategy for the Main Works.

CPV: Civil engineering support services · Construction-related services · Environmental impact assessment for construction · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Structural engineering consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 9 mo
Contract period: 1 Jan 2027 — 1 Oct 2027 (9 mo)Delivery: South West
71311100 Civil engineering support services71311300 Infrastructure works consultancy services71312000 Structural engineering consultancy services71313400 Environmental impact assessment for construction71500000 Construction-related services71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open 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
11 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
DN828868
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Civil engineering support servicesConstruction-related servicesEnvironmental impact assessment for constructionInfrastructure works consultancy servicesStructural engineering consultancy servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
South West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f86d

How it was run

Run throughProContract (Due North) ↗Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Portal record ↗
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tender will be available via Supplying the Southwest Portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published9 days ago
    11 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 11 days
    2 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 47 days
    6 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected byin 75 days
    4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 102 days
    1 Jan 2027, 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
    11 Sept 2026, 15:44 BSTUK3

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLVH-3287-JWJV The Guildhall, Bath, South West, BA1 5AW [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (1)

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