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Highways Structures Principal Inspections

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees · Local authority

In brief

The Council of the Borough of Kirklees has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 16 months, starting 30 November 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by
1pm, Friday 30 October 2026

How bids are scored

Price 70% · Quality 30%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 7 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Council is looking to award to a suitably qualified, competent and experienced Engineering Consultancy that can undertake regular planned inspections and prepare reports for Kirklees Council owned structures. Highway Structures include: bridges (including footbridges, cycle route bridges, bridleway bridges, accommodation bridges, occupation bridges, swing bridges, subways, underpasses, buried culverts); retaining walls; sign/signal gantries; cantilever road signs; tunnels and which satisfy the dimensional criteria defined in the Well-Managed Highway Infrastructure: Code of Practice – Part C and CG 300 Technical Approval of Highway Structures. The services that the Contractor will provide are technical, engineering, and supervisory services associated with the execution of inspection works and the preparation of inspection reports for each structure.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Make sure your bid arrives before 1pm, Friday 30 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 090576-2026

About the buyer

The Council of the Borough of KirkleesLast 12 months

Procurements

114

Awards

78

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From notice 090576-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.