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Inspection Tenders and Contracts

See open inspection tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Inspection procurement covers the statutory and compliance checks retendered separately: asbestos surveys and air testing, legionella risk assessments and water hygiene, and electrical inspection and PAT testing. Lift and plant examinations and fire safety and fire door inspection also come up. Playground, streetlight, pressure vessel and vehicle inspection come up as well.

Inspection is recurring work, bought through multi-year contracts and framework mini-competitions such as Scotland Excel (asbestos) and NEUPC (fire safety), often inside maintenance, mechanical and electrical or facilities management packages. Councils, housing associations, NHS trusts, colleges and fire and rescue services are regular buyers.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about statutory inspection, equipment inspection, electrical inspection, vehicle inspection, building inspection, fire safety inspection, playground inspection, compliance inspection, lift inspection, PAT testing, asset inspection, thermographic inspection, drainage inspection, roof inspection, gas safety inspection, legionella risk assessment, asbestos survey, water hygiene testing in the UK public sector.

  • What counts as an inspection contract?

    Inspection tenders cover statutory and compliance inspections plus the specific trades buyers retender on their own line: electrical inspection and PAT testing, building inspection, lift inspection (LOLER), vehicle inspection, playground inspection, asbestos surveys, legionella risk assessments and water hygiene testing. General maintenance or facilities contracts that mention an inspection duty in passing are not the focus here.

  • Which CPV codes cover UK inspection tenders?

    The most common codes are 71630000 (Technical inspection and testing services), 71315400 (Building-inspection services) and 50870000 (Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment). Buyers often combine several of these under one compliance or servicing contract.

  • Who buys inspection services in the public sector?

    Councils, housing associations, NHS trusts, academy trusts and transport operators run the bulk of inspection tenders, typically for statutory compliance inspections, electrical testing, lift or vehicle inspections, or playground safety checks across a property or asset portfolio.

  • How long do inspection contracts run?

    Most statutory compliance and servicing frameworks run two to four years, with a one-year extension common on playground and lift inspection contracts. Single-visit inspection, testing or survey work can run a few weeks or months.

  • How do I find inspection contracts before they are formally tendered?

    Read building safety and security programmes, risk assessments, servicing cycles and expiry dates for existing contracts, which show inspection work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.

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