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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Bridge Scour Level 2 Inspections 2026 (56 Structures)

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71631450
Value£70k
Deadline11 Sept 2026
Published17 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 17 Aug 202623 days leftCloses 11 Sept 2026
Who to contact
procurement@star-procurement.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£70ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council has published 19 Engineering & Architecture notices, about every 3 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

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The brief

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified contractor for the Bridge Scour Level 2 Inspections 2026 (56 Structures).

For a full specification for this opportunity, please register you interest.

Submissions shall be received by the Council by the closing date and time stated within the Instruction for Tendering document.

No submission received after the closing date and time will be accepted other than where there are exceptional circumstances which may be considered by the Director of STAR Procurement in their sole discretion.

Please note that tender submissions which are only partly uploaded at the closing date and time will be considered to have not been received and will be rejected by the Council.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Submissions shall be received by the Council

Submissions shall be received by the Council by the closing date and time stated within the Instruction for Tendering document.

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What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance (often £5–10m)
  • Show at bidChartered leads (CEng / RIBA / RICS) named with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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Buyer ref
078103-2026
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