AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded and signed a contract with WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LIMITED for bridge assessments and principal bridge inspections covering 21 highway structures.
Published outcomeA single active award and active contract are recorded for supplier WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LIMITED. The contract was signed on 17 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition structural engineering consultancy requirement valued at £93,857.50 excluding VAT (£112,629 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £93,857.50 excluding VAT; £112,629 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The award names the supplier under GB-COH-03269195. Supplier verification matched company number 03269195; contract 1 linked to award 1 states net and gross values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 9 October 2026
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Contract document 095602-2026 is dated 2026-10-09 and described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed
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Contract 1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-09-17.
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-01 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£93,857.50
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Contract 1 value.amount is 93857.5 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£112,629
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 112629 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-17.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidence11 bridge assessments and 20 principal bridge inspections across 21 highway structures, including bridges, footbridges and culverts.
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Published tender description.
Inspection approach
98% confidenceClose examination, within touching distance of accessible parts of each structure.
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Published tender description.
Standards
97% confidenceDepartment for Transport Standards and Associated Documents CS450, plus the contract conditions.
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Published tender description.
Service classification
99% confidenceStructural engineering consultancy services (CPV 71312000).
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKD3 region, United Kingdom.
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKD3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited competition
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Tender procurementMethod is limited and procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (Lot 1).
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Tender and award data each reference Lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive contract
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Contract 1 status is active.
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Contract 1 period fields.
Extension or renewal provisions
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single supplier is appointed to the single recorded lot; the published contract value is therefore contract-level and not split across multiple suppliers or lots.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to Lot 1; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
Evaluation and competitive detail
99% confidenceAward rationale, bidder numbers, scores and pricing breakdown are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed using company number 03269195 with a matching verified legal name.
Value presentation
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are published; VAT treatment is identifiable from the separate amount and amountGross fields.
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Contract 1 reports amount £93,857.50 and amountGross £112,629.
Unpublished procurement detail
98% confidenceLot title, lot-specific value, bid count, evaluation results, award decision date and extension terms are not supplied in the published notice.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, option and renewal terms.
- No award decision date is provided; the signature date is reported separately and should not be treated as the award decision date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Tameside bridge inspectionsWaterman Infrastructure and Environmentbridge assessmentsprincipal bridge inspectionsstructural engineering consultancyUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Tameside bridge inspections contract?
WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LIMITED, verified against company number 03269195.
What is the contract value?
£93,857.50 excluding VAT, or £112,629 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.