Official UK procurement notice
Framework Contract for the Provision of Engineering Services
Authority: Mining Remediation Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #1Planned
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).
- “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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052943Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
30 May 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published30 May 2025, 08:11 BST
- Market engagement31 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.
- Contract starts149 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 May 2025, 08:11 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender