Site investigation works at Commercial Street East

Official notice

Authority: Darlington Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC13)

Awarded value£34,000published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 27 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to SOLMEK LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Phase 2 Survey: o Hire of welfare cabin and fencing o Drilling of 7 cable percussive boreholes (2 x 20m and 5 x 16m) o Installation of 5 combined gas/water monitoring points with 6 return monitoring visits o Two days of machine-excavated trial pits (general coverage and exposure of former chimney foundations) o In-situ CBR testing using Farnell Probe o Geotechnical testing o Chemical testing of soils, groundwater, and WAC

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

45113000 Siteworks 90700000 Environmental services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Jan 2026, 14:38 GMT
Last source update: 28 Jan 2026, 14:38 GMT
Authority reference: PB2026-00282
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-007653
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-061107 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
28 Jan 2026, 14:38 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £34,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SOLMEK LIMITEDSME	£34,000 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Site investigation works at Commercial Street East · SOLMEK LIMITEDSME
Signed
27 Jan 2026
Value
£34,000 inc. VAT
Period
27 Jan 2026 – 27 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Darlington Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCRZ-3744-WXXZ Town Hall, Feethams, Darlington, North East, DL1 5QTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SOLMEK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04087900GB-PPON: PYYB-1461-PDTM 12-16 Yarm Road, Stockton-On-Tees, North East, TS18 3NAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender28 Jan 2026, 14:38 GMT