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Provision of Underwater Inspections and Services (2025)

West Sussex County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

A contract for the Provision of Underwater Inspections and Services for the Maintenance of Highway Structures Assets is being tendered by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in accordance with the The Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023). WSCC requires a single contractor to deliver the Services for the duration of the Contract. For the purposes of this procurement exercise, the term Services is used to describe the full range of Services required. A summary of the Requirement is given below. 1. The Contractor will be responsible for carrying out the Client‘ underwater inspections and, when instructed, undertake repairs of the structures as detailed within Appendix 1, in accordance with the requirements of CS450. 2. The Contractor is to provide the service for 6 years commencing 1 July 2025 and expiring 30 June 2031. 3. The Contractor may also be responsible for carrying out repairs identified from the inspections.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

RS Divers Limited

Matched by number
Published award value
£123.6k
Awarded
8 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 06548023
Location
Portsmouth, UKJ31, PO12JJ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71631400 — Technical inspection services of engineering structures
  • CPV98363000 — Diving services

Lots

  • Lot 1£350k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C19774
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
Please submit your tender here: https://atamis-7669.my.site.com/s/Welcome
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
10 Jun 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
3 Jun 2025, 17:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
30 days

Enquiry period

Ends
16 May 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
350,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
420,000

Options

Description
duration of extension

Renewal

Description
1 year maximum extension

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
lowest Price Per Quality Point Wins

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
technical method statement questions
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
price
Description
Price Per Quality Point

Contract period

Ends
30 Jun 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2032, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
as per enclosed tender pack
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
as per enclosed tender pack

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ27
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ28
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98363000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Diving services
Entry 2
Id
71631400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical inspection services of engineering structures

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
017326-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
28 Apr 2025, 14:19

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PXJW-5627-QRQR
Name
West Sussex County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ27
Country
GB
Locality
Chichester
Postal Code
PO19 1RG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PXJW-5627-QRQR
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Neil Hewitt
Telephone
03302226937
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-06548023
Name
RS Divers Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO12JJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Camber, East Street

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
06548023
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
9 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
Underwater Inspections
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
9 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71351924
Scheme
CPV
Description
Underwater exploration services

Value

Amount
123,638.76
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
148,366.51

Renewal

Description
1 year optional

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038417-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
9 Jul 2025, 06:47

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06548023
Name
RS Divers Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Aug 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2031, 23:59
Starts
2 Aug 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2032, 23:59

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
n/a

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-COH-06548023
Name
RS Divers Limited

Standstill Period

Ends
21 Jul 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Chichester · UKJ27 · PO19 1RG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ27 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ28 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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