Buyer Name: Lancashire County Council
Buyer Address: PO Box 100, County Hall, Preston, UKD45, PR1 0LD, United Kingdom
Contact Email: contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk
Supply of Ground Investigation Services
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
550000.0 GBP
550000.0 GBP
Published
08 Aug 2025, 14:03
08 Aug 2025, 14:03
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
20 Aug 2025, 23:00
20 Aug 2025, 23:00
Contract End
20 Aug 2029, 22:59
20 Aug 2029, 22:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
45111250 - Ground investigation work
45111250 - Ground investigation work
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
ANTEA GROUP UK LIMITED, CC GEOTECHNICAL LIMITED, Brownfield Solutions Ltd, IAN FARMER ASSOCIATES (1998) LIMITED
ANTEA GROUP UK LIMITED, CC GEOTECHNICAL LIMITED, Brownfield Solutions Ltd, IAN FARMER ASSOCIATES (1998) LIMITED
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Description
Lancashire 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.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Lot 2 Status: complete
Awards
Award Title: Lot 1 work packages under £50,000
Award Title: Lot 2. Work Packages Over £50,000
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