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title: "SC23208 -  Coring and Material Testing"
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# SC23208 -  Coring and Material Testing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc23208-coring-and-material-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-0422ed). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC23208 -  Coring and Material Testing". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 January 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £286,575 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0422ed`

## 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/sc23208-coring-and-material-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-0422ed#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc23208-coring-and-material-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-0422ed#participate

## Description
Kent County Council requires a contractor to carry out a contract for Services including coring
and testing of utility reinstatements; coring of other areas for investigations prior to highway
maintenance and improvement works; collecting of samples; sampling of materials used on the
highway; carrying out specified in situ and laboratory tests and providing technical personnel and
factual reports.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Kent County Council requires a contractor to carry out a contract for Services including coring
and testing of utility reinstatements; coring of other areas for investigations prior to highway
maintenance and improvement works; collecting of samples;...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** SC23208 -  Coring and Material Testing (active)
  - Award id: `016023-2024-SC23208-1`
  - Supplier(s): **DGL Testing Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-114236`
  - Value: £286,575 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** SC23208 -  Coring and Material Testing (active)
  - Signed Value: £286,575
  - Signed Date: 05/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016023-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-21T12:53:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:59:51.587Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0422ed