Official UK procurement notice
Bridge Scour Level 2 Inspections 2026 (56 Structures)
Authority: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTameside Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor for the Bridge Scour Level 2 Inspections 2026 (56 Structures).
For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest.
Submissions shall be received by the Council by the closing date and time stated within the Instruction for Tendering document. No submission received after the closing date and time will be accepted other than where there are exceptional circumstances which may be considered by the Director of STAR Procurement in their sole discretion. Please note that tender submissions which are only partly uploaded at the closing date and time will be considered to have not been received and will be rejected by the Council.
CPV: Bridge-inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£70,000
- Condition of participation
The bidding organisation must be based within the Greater Manchester area.
(The definition of 'based within' is defined in article 3(4) of The Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2026)
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 Questions: 20%
- Pricing: 60%
- Social Value (Qualitative): 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality Questions: Please refer to the tender pack for further details
- Social Value (Qualitative): Please refer to the tender pack for further details
- Pricing: Please refer to the tender pack for further details
- Condition of participation
The bidding organisation must be based within the Greater Manchester area.
(The definition of 'based within' is defined in article 3(4) of The Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2026)
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:52 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 08:51 BST
- Authority reference
UID: 021053- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078103- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e597Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- E11000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗
No tender documents will be sent to you - you need to navigate to the "my opportunities" section and download the documents from the Chest website.
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity - please post them on the messaging facility on the Chest. Messages sent outside of the Chest will not be responded to.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT THROUGH THE CHEST. Submissions sent via any other method will not be accepted.
Please ensure that you leave enough time to upload your documents before the closing date/time, as late submissions may not be accepted.
In submitting your quotation you agree to contract on the terms and conditions as detailed on The Chest. Due to the Council's obligations of fairness and equal treatment to all bidders it cannot accept amendments to these terms and conditions or alternative terms and conditions. If you seek to amend the terms and conditions or submit alternative terms and conditions the Council may reject your quotation.
Timeline
17 Aug 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published71 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:52 BST
- Clarification questions by64 days ago24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published50 days ago7 Sept 2026, 08:51 BST
- Submission deadline39 days ago18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts8 days ago19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Aug 2026- Tender notice published17 Aug 2026, 12:52 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Sept 2026, 08:51 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST7 Sept 2026, 08:51 BST+7 days · was 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1)
The submission deadline has been amended to reflect the new date of 18 September 2026 at 12:00pm
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender