Official UK procurement notice
Road Condition Monitoring Contract
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent County Council has procured a supplier to undertake Road Condition Monitoring (RCM) surveys in accordance with PAS 2161 and SCRIM surveys in accordance with BS 7941-1, and to provide all associated survey data and outputs to the Council. The contract will support the Council's transition from SCANNER and CVI surveys to RCM surveys across the entire highway network.
The contract is to deliver these surveys as an end-to-end service, with surveys undertaken by the supplier, and/or their supply chain, using their own equipment, vehicles and staff.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement steps that shall be followed will be Participation Stage, Initial Tender Stage (ITT), Negotiation Stage, Invitation to Submit Final Tender Stage (ISFT) and Contract Award Stage.
CPV: Highways engineering services · Subsurface surveying services · Surface surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£936,000
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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).
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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).
- Price
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 11:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CN260411- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070402- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d37eFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement steps that shall be followed will be Participation Stage, Initial Tender Stage (ITT), Negotiation Stage, Invitation to Submit Final Tender Stage (ISFT) and Contract Award Stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All submissions must be submitted via the Kent Business Portal - www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗
Timeline
24 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published95 days ago24 Jul 2026, 15:23 BST
- Clarification questions by63 days ago25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline53 days ago4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent11 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published11 days ago16 Oct 2026, 11:52 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 3h27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 4 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2026- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 15:23 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 13:37 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 4 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST21 Aug 2026, 13:37 BST+3 days · was 1 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published16 Oct 2026, 11:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Oct 2026, 11:52 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metricell LimitedCN260411 - Road Condition Monitoring Contract1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2030 · up to 31 Oct 2032Extensions: The periods for extension will consist of either two single-year extensions or the full two (2) year period. | £666,906 | 16 Oct 2026standstill to 27 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- METRICELL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender