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Published 30 May 2025, 08:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Contract for the Provision of Engineering Services

Official notice

Authority: Mining Remediation Authority (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 May 2030 · starts 1 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The current Engineering Services Framework consists of eleven lots and is due to expire in June 2026, we are therefore preparing to introduce a new framework to cover the current services with the potential to introduce new lots where required.

The new framework will seek to appoint suppliers for the provision of services on an as and when required basis, predominantly in relation to the effects of past mining liabilities and other areas of responsibility of the Mining Remediation Authority.

Services required will include, but not be limited to

  • Investigation into the causes of failure, condition assessment, damage quantification and solution design for damage to roads, bridges, buildings, drainage land etc. caused by past mining.
  • The areas of expertise may include civil, structural, geotechnical, mining, mechanical and electrical engineering, also environmental, health and safety, contract procurement, agricultural and specialist land drainage advice relating to past coal mining subsidence liabilities and other specialist service areas such as hydrology and hydrogeology.

Lots on the current Framework

Lot 1 - Mine Water Treatment Schemes and Mine Related Interventions: Scoping, Feasibility and Design

Lot 2 - Civil and Structural Engineering

Lot 3 - Archaeological Services

Lot 4 - Ecology & Environmental

Lot 5 - Planning Services

Lot 6 - Land Drainage: Agricultural and Specialist

Lot 7 - Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW)

Lot 8 - Sustainability Economics and reporting benefits/improvement

Lot 9 - Treatability

Lot 10 - Waste Characterisation and Management Services

Lot 11 - Project Management, Supervisory Services and Cost Consultancy

Proposed additional Lots on the new Engineering Services Framework

Gas Services

Engineering Consultancy/QS Services

CPV: Engineering services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Jun 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2030 (4 yrs)

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “Framework Contract for the Provision of Engineering Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 May 2025, 08:11 BST
Last source update
30 May 2025, 08:11 BST
Authority reference
CA18/2/1/120
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028628
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Engineering services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+3 moreSouth West (UKK)Wales (UKL)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052943 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

30 May 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    30 May 2025, 08:11 BST
  2. Market engagement
    31 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    We will be looking to hold some market engagement sessions to allow us to provide some information on the current framework and plans for the upcoming framework. The engagement events will be held over teams and dates are to be confirmed in due course.

    To express your interest in the market engagement sessions please contact Natalie Earnshaw, Assistant Procurement Business Partner at natalie.earnshaw@miningremediation.gov.uk

    Any costs incurred by participating in this exercise must be borne by the participating organisations. Please note that any future procurement will be subject to a separate advertisement and it is intended that the contract notice will be published in June 2026.

  3. Contract starts149 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 May 2025, 08:11 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mining Remediation Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRPD-5825-QDVY 200 Lichfield Lane, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, NG18 4RGContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure