Published date: 26 November 2025

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Awarded contract (published 27 January 2026)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Test drilling and boring work - 45120000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£400,000

Procurement reference

CA18/18/2/1/99

Published date

26 November 2025

Closing date

7 October 2024

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

11 November 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Coal Authority (client) invites you to tender for the drilling of a mine water monitoring borehole to assess rising mine water on the surrounding environment at Westleigh, Wigan. A review of the mine water block by the Coal Authority has highlighted that mine water levels in the area could be elevated in respect to the rest of the block. There is potential for elevated mine water levels which could pose a risk to the overlying drinking water aquifers. Therefore, the Coal Authority requires construction of a borehole to intersect flooded underground workings at the former Priestner's Colliery at Westleigh, Wigan. The proposed borehole is to be used to improve understanding of mine water in the Golborne, Bickershaw and Parsonage mine water block and will be used for water level monitoring, water quality sampling and abstraction of water.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Westleigh Pumping Borehole

  • Opportunity
  • Published 29 August 2024

Links

Additional text

eTender Registration Information

Coal Authority tenders are now being undertaken by the Authority's eTender portal InBye, details of how to register are detailed below.

Should you wish to participate in any electronic tender exercise you will need to register your company details, which will require the provision of some company information and agreement to terms and conditions to access the system.

Use of the system is free of charge.

In order to register please log on to https://inbye.coal.gov.uk/s2c/

Should you have any difficulties with this procedure, please contact Adam Beckett - adambeckett@coal.gov.uk

The despatch, completion and return of tenders will be undertaken electronically, the Authority will issue a letter to award the contract.

Award information

Awarded date

4 February 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2026

Total value of contract

£438,698.57

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WB & AD Morgan t/a Igne

Address

Presteigne Industrial Estate, Presteigne, UK

Reference

Companies House number: 2970550

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Adam Beckett

Address

200 Lichfield Lane
MANSFIELD
NG184RG
England

Telephone

07776589350

Email

AdamBeckett@coal.gov.uk