Expired contract

Kings Lynn & Ely Bridges Inspection Programme

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): Breheny Civil Engineering Ltd
Value: £128,541
Duration: 9 months
Topic: Technical inspection services
Published: 29 August 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The works consist of undertaking detailed inspections on EA assets (including river control structures, flood defence structures, culverts and bridges) and written reporting on their overall, operational and structural condition and identification of defects. This supports EA decision making for future maintenance requirements.

Timeline

Completed: Award date24 June 2024
Completed: Award published29 August 2024
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date14 March 2025

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

71631000 · Technical inspection services

Decision makers

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