Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Ground Investigation Services
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLancashire County Council is seeking to procure a framework agreement (Agreement) for the provision of Ground Investigation Services and Associated Works.
The work content will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting) as outlined in the tender pack. The Agreement
will be used to carry out site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings including new school developments and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings.
The investigation works will comprise of hand excavated trial pits, cable percussion boreholes, rotary open hole and core drilling, dynamic probing, environmental probing, road pavement and structural coring. Sampling will be required, together with the
production of borehole logs and factual reports, where required. Further information can be found within the tender pack.
CPV: Ground investigation services · Ground investigation work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 10 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.4 per place) · 4 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 10 Sept 2025
Published description of the framework
The Agreement will be comprised of two Lots, with a delineation of how works and services will be awarded;
Lot 1 will be for the award of up to 5 Contractors for work packages under £50,000. The works and services for Lot 1 will be awarded to the Contractors by price and availability, conducted as required by The Authority and managed by the Service Area.
Lot 2 will be awarded to up to 5 Contractors for work packages over £50,000. The work packages under Lot 2 will be awarded via mini competition, based on the specific work package requirements.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Work Packages under £50,000AwardedPublished value£550,000
Lot 1 will be for the award of up to 5 Contractors for work packages under £50,000.
The work content of the packages will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting). This may be inclusive of site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings (including new school developments) and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings.
These services for Lot 1 packages will be awarded to the Contractors by price and availability, conducted as required by The Authority and managed by The Authority's Highways Operations and Design Service.
Lot #2Work Packages Over £50,000AwardedPublished value£310,000
Lot 2 will be for the award of up to 5 Contractors for work packages over £50,000.
The work content of the packages will relate to Ground Investigation (i.e. boreholes/soil sampling and testing/ factual and interpretative reporting), inclusive of site investigations for new highway schemes, existing highway maintenance schemes, new Council buildings (including new school developments) and the potential treatment of mineshafts and shallow mine workings.
These services for Lot 2 packages will be awarded to the Contractors via mini competition, based on the specific work package requirements and conducted as required by The Authority and managed by The Authority's Highways Operations and Design Service.
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 (7)
- Understanding of the Project Requirements: 8%
- Managing Quality: 8%
- Public Relations and Claims Minimisation: 8%
- Quality of Staff: 5%
- Safety: 11%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Understanding of the Project Requirements
- Managing Quality
- Public Relations and Claims Minimisation
- Quality of Staff
- Safety
- Social Value
- Price
- 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.
- “Supply of Ground Investigation Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 16 May 2025, 16:27 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Aug 2025, 15:03 BST
- Authority reference
JS/CORP/LCC/25/102- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022378- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051647Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
16 May 2025 → 10 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 16:27 BST
- Clarification questions by20 Jun 2025, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Latest notice published8 Aug 2025, 15:03 BST
- Contract starts10 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 May 2025- Tender notice published16 May 2025, 16:27 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published10 Jun 2025, 16:18 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST10 Jun 2025, 16:18 BST+27 days · was 18 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Contract award notice published8 Aug 2025, 15:03 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Aug 2025, 15:03 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
**Please note extended tender dates**
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Work Packages under £50,0001 award | |||
| ANTEA GROUP UK LIMITED, Brownfield Solutions Limited, CC Geotechnical LtdSME, Ian Farmer AssociatesSMELot 1 work packages under £50,00021 Aug 2025 – 20 Aug 2029 | £550,000 | 8 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Work Packages Over £50,0001 award | |||
| ANTEA GROUP UK LIMITED, Brownfield Solutions Limited, CC Geotechnical LtdSME, Ian Farmer AssociatesSME21 Aug 2025 – 20 Aug 2029 | £310,000 | 8 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Work Packages under £50,000 | 4final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Work Packages Over £50,000 | 4final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- ANTEA GROUP UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Brownfield Solutions LtdFramework contractor
- CC GEOTECHNICAL LIMITEDFramework contractor
- IAN FARMER ASSOCIATES (1998) LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender