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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

GMCA Framework Agreement for Street Lighting Visual and Structural Inspection and Testing Services

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71600000
Value£180k
Awarded25 Jul 2023
Published25 Sept 2023
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£180ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Direct Award via GMCA Street Lighting Visual and Structural Inspection and Testing Services under the following Lots - Lot 4: Street Lighting Indicative Test Method (Other indicative Test Methods of columns and poles testing services Lot 5: Street Lighting Strength Test Method (Statics Loading of columns and poles testing services Award to the following suppliers via Direct Award: Lot 4 - MPH Inspection Services (2nd ranked, justification based on the type of differing tests that fall under this Lot, 3350 units will be tested under this Lot - price comparison indicates that MPH provide a cost effective solution.

Awarding to the 1st ranked supplier would pose large financial implications to the Council if the test method were to be applied to all 3350 units) Lot 5 - Inspectorate Ltd T/A Roch NDT Services (1st ranked & highest scoring provider on the framework)

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Price comparison indicates that MPH provide

price comparison indicates that MPH provide a cost effective solution.

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
GMCA Framework Agreement for Street Lighting Visual and Structural Inspection and Testing Services

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OCID
8521d2fd-0e62-4f79-a117-7825aa3fcf37
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
TAME001-DN691440-65232605
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