Official UK procurement notice
Underwater Inspections of Highways Structures 2026-2027
Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWorcestershire County Council maintains more than 1400 bridges and retaining walls within the county.
Many of these structures cross watercourses of various sizes. As the Highway Authority, the Council has a duty under the Highways Act 1982 to ensure all its structures are safe for public use.
Underwater inspections are required to be carried out to structures over watercourses which are too deep or too long to be inspected by general or principal inspections
The contracting authority sought quotations for the Underwater Inspections of Highways Structures. The request for quotations was issued to 3 suppliers in line with the internal procurement procedures.
One response was received which was assessed as meeting the specification and providing value for money
The contract for the service will be for a 1-year period.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 5 Jun 2026, 11:28 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 11:43 BST
- Authority reference
PL0355 Underwater Inspections of Highway Structures 2026-27- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053257- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ae80Find a Tender
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2026- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2026, 11:28 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published5 Jun 2026, 11:43 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed5 Jun 2026, 11:43 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| G W Marine Systems LimitedSMEPL0355 Underwater Inspections of Highways Structures 2026-20275 Jun 2026 – 4 May 2027 | £49,950 | 24 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Underwater Inspections of Highway Structures 2026-27 · G W Marine Systems LimitedSME
- Signed
- 5 Jun 2026
- Value
- £49,950
- Period
- 5 Jun 2026 – 4 May 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- G W Marine Systems LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender