Published date: 19 April 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads - 45233000

  • Consultative engineering and construction services - 71310000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0 to £160,000

Procurement reference

LPOOL001-DN230818-89236558

Published date

19 April 2017

Closing date

17 January 2017

Contract start date

1 February 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Liverpool City Council Liverpool City Council is to conduct a procurement exercise to appoint a competent supplier to undertake a wide range of materials testing and laboratory support services.
The service will mainly support the Council's annual highway improvement and maintenance work programmes and as such will involve the testing of bituminous mixtures, aggregates, soils and concretes and will involve laboratory and on site compliance testing.

This service will provide technical support to the Highways and Transportation Services directorate, including specification and on-site monitoring of the quality of materials, processes, and workmanship delivered to the Council.
General Requirements:-The contract is to provide a service for the testing of highway materials to Liverpool City Council.
All source approval testing must be carried out in accordance with the:-
• Specification for highway Works Volume 1,
• the relevant current BS / BS EN standards and
• the materials must comply with the requirements of the Council's specification
Testing Specifications:-
The laboratory Consultant undertaking the material testing must be UKAS accredited to:-
BS EN 933 for the testing of Geometrical Properties of Aggregates;
BS EN 1377 for the testing of Soils for Civil Engineering Purpose;
BS EN 12350 for the sampling and testing of concrete;
BS EN 12390 for the measuring on concrete strength;
BS EN 12697 for the testing of Bituminous Mixtures for Roads and other paved areas.
In addition to the above, Plate Bearing, Nuclear Density, Pavement Texture, Surface Irregularity and other on-site testing will be required.
Suppliers: where applicable, must provide evidence of the UKAS accreditation for their laboratory. All services supplied under this Contract shall conform to the requirements of BSI standards or other accredited standards, UK or EU, relating (but not limited) to; their production, preparation, handling, safety and labelling as may be in force during the period of the Contract.

Award information

Awarded date

20 January 2017

Contract start date

31 January 2017

Contract end date

30 June 2018

Total value of contract

£151,845

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Capita Property & Infrastructure Holdings Ltd

Address

Capita Engineering laboratory
Unit 6 Bowood Court
Calver Road,
Warrington, WA2 8QZ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Nigel Curry

Address

4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1512330590

Email

nigel.curry@liverpool.gov.uk

Website

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk