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# Principal Rail Bridge Inspections

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/principal-rail-bridge-inspections-ocds-h6vhtk-0606ea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gateshead Council: "Principal Rail Bridge Inspections". Published status: complete. Published Value: 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:** [Gateshead Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gateshead-council-ons-e08000037)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bridge-inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £53,350 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0606ea`

## 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/principal-rail-bridge-inspections-ocds-h6vhtk-0606ea#tl-md)

## Description
The Local Highway Authority requires that highway structures are safe for use and fit for purpose. In accordance with good practice, principal inspections of 12 rail bridges managed by Gateshead Council are to be undertaken.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Procedure was further competition through NEPO212 Framework - Lot 2

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Principal Rail Bridge Inspections (active)
  - Award id: `003589-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-03269195`
  - Value: £53,350 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Principal Rail Bridge Inspections (active)
  - Signed Value: £53,350
  - Signed Date: 07/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003589-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-15T15:26:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:37:07.874Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0606ea