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Published 20 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Management & Inspection of Thames Structures (CBF)

Official notice

Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,100,000≈ £367k / year · £1,320,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Feb 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 13 Apr 2029 · up to 13 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 13 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The service to be provided relates primarily to the Client’s local authority function in relation to its stock of approximately 78 highway structures but excluding the five river bridges referred to above. The stock consists of road-over-road bridges, road-over-rail bridges, pedestrian walkway-over-road bridges, pedestrian subways and a network of service subways.

The Consultant should note that the network of service subways are defined as confined spaces and a permit to work procedure is operated. This is also the case for the disused pedestrian subways and public convenience in the Aldgate area, which are now sealed and accessed by manholes in most cases.

The Client undertakes a 6-year rolling programme of structural inspection which consists of a General Inspection (GI) of each bridge every two years and a more detailed Principal Inspection (PI) every 6 years. A draft inspection programme for the contract period is included in Annex 4.

Further information can be found inside of the tender documents -

CPV: Structural engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsVCSEPublished value£1,100,000
Contract period: 13 Apr 2026 – 13 Apr 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 13 Apr 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,100,000 exc. VAT · £1,320,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: VCSE eligible
Extensions: Extention are avaliable subject to performance and need to the City discretion
71312000 Structural engineering consultancy services

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: 35%
  • Responsible Procurement Questions: 15%
  • Price: 50%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: Questions avaliable inside of the tender documents
  • Responsible Procurement Questions: Questions avaliable inside of the tender documents
  • Price: Scored using a pricing schedule submission
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT
Last source update
20 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Mar 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004673
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Structural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06099c Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Please refer to procurement documents

Review and risk notes
Risks

The requirements are to provide the contracted services to the end of the works project. The contract may require modification in the event of project overrun to ensure continuation of service and technical expertise is retained from the appointed contractor.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/esop/ogc-host/public… ↗ - submissions to be submitted via the Capital Esourcing Portal

Timeline

20 Jan 2026 → 13 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published281 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by250 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline245 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by211 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts198 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 10:34 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYQD-1693-MYXR PO Box 270, City of London, London, EC2P 2EJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender