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Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

SCC - Sediment and Water Sampling in the Water Area of Leigh Port, Leigh on Sea

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71000000 71300000 71330000
Value£38k
Awarded1 Feb 2023
Published19 Apr 2023
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£38ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

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The brief

Southend-on-Sea City Council seek a suitably qualified Company to carry out geotechnical and geo-environmental Sediment and Water Sampling in the Water area of Leigh Port.

The Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Sediment and Water Sampling is to be carried out prior to dredging works to maintain and widen the existing shipping channel.

The successful company will be responsible for defining the sampling methodology to successfully deliver the contract requirements including a number of 3m depth samples.

The Sediment and Water sampling will involve chemical analysis of sediment and water samples for potential contaminants and the sediment samples will also undergo Particle Size Analysis (PSA).

Testing is to be undertaken at an MMO validated UKAS accredited laboratory.

To view this opportunity please register free of charge on the Council's e-tendering portal on the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com.

All clarifications and responses must be submitted via the e-tendering portal.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Sediment and Water

The Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Sediment and Water Sampling is to be carried out prior to dredging works to maintain and widen the existing shipping channel.

02

The successful company will be responsible

The successful company will be responsible for defining the sampling methodology to successfully deliver the contract requirements including a number of 3m depth samples.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

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

UKAS accreditationCertification & assessment schemes
Testing is to be undertaken at an MMO validated UKAS accredited laboratory.

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