PROFFESSIONAL SERVICES & GROUND INVESTIGATION CONTRACT 2023-2031

Tender description

This contract is the Professional Service Contract (PSC) and the Ground Investigation Contract (GI). The PSC and the GI Contract will be offered as two National Lots. More than one contractor may be appointed for each of the PSC and GI Lots. PSC will cover all types of Civil Engineering, Environmental, Heritage, Business Process Advice & Design, Strategy & Resilience Consultancy Services. The expected turnover will be approximately £3 - £4 million per annum for PSC and approximately £1.5 - £2 million per annum for GI. The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined. Lot 1: Professional Service Contract (PSC) The Professional Services Contract will include, but not exclusively the following scope of works; 1. Civil Engineering; includes canal channel engineering 2. Bridge and structural engineering 3. Geotechnical engineering 4. Reservoir engineering 5. Principal Designer 6. Asset Management 7. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and SCADA 8. Hydrology & hydraulic engineering 9. Environmental Services, including ecology, water quality management, land quality management, waste management 10. Heritage and archaeological support to the above 11. Project & Contract management, Cost Intelligence & Commercial Support 12. Business Process Advice and Design 13. Business Asset Studies, Strategy and Resilience 14. H&S and CDM Support Lot 2: Ground Investigation Contract (GI) The Ground Investigation Contract will include, but not exclusively, the following scope of works; 1. Non-intrusive investigation: GPR, gravity, resistivity, EM, and seismic surveys, including down hole geophysics 2. Intrusive Investigation: Hand & machine dug trial pits, dynamic probing, dynamic sampling, cable percussion, rotary and sonic drilling, CPT, brickwork and masonry coring, and downhole CCTV 3. In-situ Testing: Plate Load and CBR Tests 4. Monitoring: Reading data from piezometers, inclinometers and extensometers 5. Laboratory Testing: Management of geotechnical and geoenvironmental samples from site to delivery at the lab, liaison with lab during the testing process 6. Reporting: Production of Ground Investigation Reports (GIRs) Lot 1: Professional Service Contract (PSC) The Professional Services Contract will include, but not exclusively the following scope of works; 1. Civil Engineering; includes canal channel engineering 2. Bridge and structural engineering 3. Geotechnical engineering 4. Reservoir engineering 5. Principal Designer 6. Asset Management 7. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and SCADA 8. Hydrology & hydraulic engineering 9. Environmental Services, including ecology, water quality management, land quality management, waste management 10. Heritage and archaeological support to the above 11. Project & Contract management, Cost Intelligence & Commercial Support 12. Business Process Advice and Design 13. Business Asset Studies, Strategy and Resilience 14. H&S and CDM Support Lot 2: Ground Investigation Contract (GI) The Ground Investigation Contract will include, but not exclusively, the following scope of works; 1. Non-intrusive investigation: GPR, gravity, resistivity, EM, and seismic surveys, including down hole geophysics 2. Intrusive Investigation: Hand & machine dug trial pits, dynamic probing, dynamic sampling, cable percussion, rotary and sonic drilling, CPT, brickwork and masonry coring, and downhole CCTV 3. In-situ Testing: Plate Load and CBR Tests 4. Monitoring: Reading data from piezometers, inclinometers and extensometers 5. Laboratory Testing: Management of geotechnical and geoenvironmental samples from site to delivery at the lab, liaison with lab during the testing process 6. Reporting: Production of Ground Investigation Reports (GIRs)