Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Dorset Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- ACS Testing Limited SME, Jackson Drilling Holdings Ltd SME, Leyden Kirby Associates Limited T/A The LK Group SME, SOCOTEC UK Limited SME
- Value
- £16,000,000 across 4 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Construction work · Test drilling and boring work (CPV 45120000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 047134-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jul 2025
- Published8 Aug 2025Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Dorset Council went out to tender for site investigation and materials testing services in the delivery of construction/maintenance projects. The requirements included; • Field and laboratory testing of civil engineering materials (including but not limited to; bituminous materials, aggregates, concrete), geotechnical site investigation and soils testing which will require factual and interpretative reporting. • Geo-environmental site investigation and testing which will require factual reporting, interpretative reporting and risk assessment. • Investigation of existing highways and structures (including but not limited to core sampling of carriageways and structures). • Provision of specialist advice and representation (on materials, pavement design and geotechnical/geo-environmental matters) The requirements are primarily for Dorset Highways however other areas of the Council share the requirements. The Council sought to establish a multi-supplier Framework agreement for provision o…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services | ACS Testing Limited SME | £4m |
| Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services | Jackson Drilling Holdings Ltd SME | £4m |
| Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services | Leyden Kirby Associates Limited T/A The LK Group SME | £4m |
| Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services | SOCOTEC UK Limited SME | £4m |
About the suppliers
ACS Testing Limited: every public contract they have won.
Jackson Drilling Holdings Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06919550).
Leyden Kirby Associates Limited T/A The LK Group: every public contract they have won.
SOCOTEC UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02880501).