Published date: 10 September 2020

Last edited date: 10 September 2020

This notice was replaced on 2 December 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 2 December 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Geotechnical engineering services - 71332000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£30,000 to £40,000

Procurement reference

GP/SSGI

Published date

10 September 2020

Closing date

25 September 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 October 2020

Contract end date

4 May 2021

Contract type

Service contract

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

Swanage Town Council

Swanage Seafront Ground Investigation

Tender proposals are sought from suitably qualified and experienced companies to undertake further ground investigation works to the spaces identified with blue and red outlines on the plan attached following on from the geo-environmental and geotechnical assessment undertaken by South West Geotechnical in 2014, see separate document.

The locations are subject to considerable ground movement which is readily apparent on the sites. The council are seeking to stabilise the ground in the open spaces and undertake a new beach hut development to replace the existing beach huts at the Spa.

This report identified that further work would be required which should include a thorough literature review, further detailed intrusive investigation, inclinometer monitoring, groundwater monitoring, and laboratory testing.
Please submit fully costed proposals to undertake the following and provide a detailed report in a digital format accordingly.
• Literature review of existing reports and publications
• Geomorphological mapping
• Installation of inclinometers and piezometers, allow 5 of each with 10 no boreholes in total.
• Window sample boreholes in the Spa beach hut complex
• Appropriate Laboratory testing including peak and residual strength parameters
• Stabilisation and foundation options appraisal.

Provide for all instrumentation and monitoring. Monitoring readings to be taken on a monthly basis for a six month period with an initial reference set of inclinometer readings after 1 week.

Proposals should be sent electronically to the following email address within the deadline:

c.johnston@swanage.gov.uk

More information

Attachments

  • Plan.pdf
  • Technical specifications
  • Plan

About the buyer

Contact name

Gail Percival

Address

Town Hall
Swanage
BH192NZ
England

Telephone

01929423636

Email

admin@swanage.gov.uk

Website

www.swanage.gov.uk