✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 14:32.
Opportunity overview
This estimated contract start date is 7th December 2026 and will run until 6th September 2028.
The Council is looking to award to a suitably qualified, competent and experienced Engineering Consultancy that can undertake regular planned inspections and prepare reports for Kirklees Council owned structures detailed within Appendix 5: Price Lists.
Highway Structures include: bridges (including footbridges, cycle route bridges, bridleway bridges, accommodation bridges, occupation bridges, swing bridges, subways, underpasses, buried culverts); retaining walls; sign/signal gantries; cantilever road signs; tunnels and which satisfy the dimensional criteria defined in the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure: Code of Practice - Part C and CG 300 Technical Approval of Highway Structures.
The services that the Contractor will provide are technical, engineering, and supervisory services associated with the execution of inspection works and the preparation of inspection reports for each of the structures in Price Lists 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
KMCHS-466
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
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Stage 1 - Completeness and Compliance Checks
Stage 2 - Exclusion Grounds
Stage 3 - Conditions of Participation
Stage 4 - Quality and Price Assessment
Stage 5 - Due Diligence Checks
Submission terms
Electronic Submission Policy
allowed
Languages
en
Tender Period
Ends
9 Nov 2026, 13:00
Enquiry period
Ends
26 Oct 2026, 13:00
Expected award period
Ends
16 Nov 2026, 23:59
Recurrence
Dates
Entry 1
Starts
16 Nov 2026, 23:59
Amendments
Entry 1
Description
Amendment to the Atamis Reference number was C1322 is now C1363
Id
095667-2026
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Value
Including VAT
204,000
Amount
170,000
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Contract period
Starts
7 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
6 Sept 2028, 23:59
Options
Description
On occasion there maybe additional structures that become necessary for an inspection. If the need arises, these will be raised as a compensation event via the NEC form of contract with contract being modified in line with Section 74 of PA23.
3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
3 VERSIONS
1
090576-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
2
095285-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
3
095667-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Kirklees Council is seeking an engineering consultancy to carry out planned principal inspections of its highway structures and prepare inspection reports. The opportunity is open, with a stated submission deadline of 9 November 2026 at 13:00 UTC.
Who this may suit
Suitable for engineering consultancies with demonstrated competence and experience in highway-structure inspection and structural engineering consultancy. Specific mandatory certifications, financial thresholds and insurance requirements are not stated in the supplied evidence.
Key points identified
Supplier capabilitySuitably qualified, competent and experienced engineering consultancyEvidence: “The Council is looking to award to a suitably qualified, competent and experienced Engineering Consultancy.”
Service requirementUndertake regular planned inspections and prepare reportsEvidence: “undertake regular planned inspections and prepare reports for Kirklees Council owned structures”
Asset scopeHighway structures including bridges, culverts, retaining walls, gantries, signs and tunnels, subject to stated dimensional criteriaEvidence: The description lists bridges, culverts, retaining walls, sign/signal gantries, cantilever road signs and tunnels, and refers to Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure Part C and CG 300.
93% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Kirklees Council is seeking an engineering consultancy to carry out planned principal inspections of its highway structures and prepare inspection reports. The opportunity is open, with a stated submission deadline of 9 November 2026 at 13:00 UTC.
Who this may suit
Suitable for engineering consultancies with demonstrated competence and experience in highway-structure inspection and structural engineering consultancy. Specific mandatory certifications, financial thresholds and insurance requirements are not stated in the supplied evidence.
Key deliverables
Planned inspections of Council-owned highway structures
Technical, engineering and supervisory services for inspection works
Inspection reports for structures in Price Lists 1, 2, 3 and 4
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Supplier capability
98% confidence
Suitably qualified, competent and experienced engineering consultancy
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“The Council is looking to award to a suitably qualified, competent and experienced Engineering Consultancy.”
Service requirement
99% confidence
Undertake regular planned inspections and prepare reports
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“undertake regular planned inspections and prepare reports for Kirklees Council owned structures”
Asset scope
97% confidence
Highway structures including bridges, culverts, retaining walls, gantries, signs and tunnels, subject to stated dimensional criteria
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The description lists bridges, culverts, retaining walls, sign/signal gantries, cantilever road signs and tunnels, and refers to Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure Part C and CG 300.
Certification or accreditation requirement
98% confidence
Unknown
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No explicitly named supplier certification or accreditation is stated in the supplied evidence.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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The supplied opportunity record does not state whether the opportunity is suitable for SMEs.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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The supplied opportunity record does not state whether the opportunity is suitable for VCSEs.
Geographic eligibility restrictions
91% confidence
Unknown
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A delivery location is recorded as UKE44, but no supplier eligibility restriction is stated.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated contract value
98% confidence
Up to £170,000 GBP
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The process value maximum and active lot value are both recorded as £170,000.
Contract duration
96% confidence
7 December 2026 to 6 September 2028 (stated in description)
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“This estimated contract start date is 7th December 2026 and will run until 6th September 2028.”
Pricing basis and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown
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No pricing mechanism, payment terms or cost breakdown is stated in the supplied evidence.
Delivery
Delivery area
94% confidence
UKE44; Kirklees Council-owned structures
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The delivery location is recorded as UKE44 and the description refers to Kirklees Council owned structures.
Delivery scope
98% confidence
Inspection and reporting services for structures in Price Lists 1, 2, 3 and 4
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The description requires services associated with inspection works and reports “for each of the structures in Price Lists 1, 2, 3 and 4.”
Detailed asset lists
98% confidence
Not supplied
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Appendix 5: Price Lists is referenced but is not included in the supplied evidence.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open
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The display status is “open” and source status is “active”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
9 November 2026, 13:00 UTC
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The process and active lot both record a submission deadline of 2026-11-09T13:00:00Z.
Procurement method metadata
99% confidence
Open; competitive flexible procedure also recorded
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The process fields record procurement_method as “open” and procurement_method_details as “Competitive flexible procedure”.
Lot structure
98% confidence
One active lot, valued at £170,000
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One active lot (lot 1) is supplied, with value £170,000 and the stated submission deadline.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Procedure metadata inconsistency
99% confidence
The source records both an open procurement method and a competitive flexible procedure; these descriptions should be checked against the tender notice and procurement documents.
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procurement_method is “open”, while procurement_method_details is “Competitive flexible procedure”.
Detailed scope information unavailable
99% confidence
The referenced Appendix 5 Price Lists, including the asset lists and likely inspection volumes, is not supplied.
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The description refers to “Appendix 5: Price Lists” and structures in Price Lists 1, 2, 3 and 4, but the appendix is absent from the supplied documents.
Supplier selection and commercial terms unavailable
98% confidence
Evaluation criteria, insurance, financial standing, required accreditations, pricing structure and payment terms are unknown from the supplied evidence.
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No such requirements or terms are stated in the supplied opportunity record.
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