Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Parade Inspections
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlackpool Council's (The Authority) Highways Department wish to appoint a Service Provider to:
- undertake visual safety inspections of the Sea wall, Parade Area, beach access points, Cliff paths and all assets within the defined area.
- identify, issue job tickets and then monitor completion of the work in accordance with the guidelines.
- As required, provide detailed reports to Blackpool Council's Engineer for Coastal Defence to defend against injury claims, which will most likely require appearing in court as an expert witness.
Blackpool Council wishes to appoint a Contractor who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most economically advantageous tender.
It is anticipated that the contract will operate between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2027 with an option to extend for 1 year plus a further 1 year.
- Recurrence: 4 years
CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 40%
- Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 40
- Social Value: 20
- Cost: 40
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 4 years
- First published
- 18 Dec 2024, 13:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2025, 16:04 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN755792- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007189- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c91cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Jan 2025 → 25 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline31 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened31 Jan 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Feb 2025, 16:04 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Feb 2025, 16:04 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Saving Techniques LtdSME | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Provision of Parade Inspections · Water Saving Techniques LtdSME
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2025
- Value
- £160,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Water Saving Techniques LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria