Opportunity to Tender - Ground Investigation - Regional Framework Lots (England) - J. Murphy & Sons
Details
- Buyer
- BiP SOlutions
- Value
- £750,000
- Topic
- Civil engineering support services
- Published
- 14 July 2026
- Submission
- 21 July 2026
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
J. Murphy & Sons invites expressions of interest from experienced civil engineering subcontractors for inclusion on a framework of regional lots across England, supporting major infrastructure programmes. The framework will provide call off opportunities aligned to regional delivery teams and project locations. Project Portfolio Includes: Network Rail CP7 TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) Peel Ports Other rail and infrastructure projects across England Scope of Services: The framework will cover the provision of ground investigation services, including: Intrusive Ground Investigation Percussion boring Rotary drilling Trial pitting Structure coring Sampling & Site Data Collection Soil, rock and groundwater sampling Disturbed and undisturbed sampling techniques Installation monitoring and inspection Automatic Ballast Sampling (ABS), where required In Situ Testing Standard Penetration Testing (SPT) Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) Plate load and permeability testing Other in situ testing methods as appropriate Geophysical & Specialist Testing Non intrusive geophysical surveys Subsurface profiling and detection techniques Instrumentation & Monitoring Supply and installation of instrumentation Monitoring and data collection (e.g. inclinometers, piezometers) Anchoring systems and associated ancillary components Laboratory Testing Geotechnical laboratory testing of soil, rock and groundwater samples How to Apply: Suppliers must express interest through CompeteFor to receive further tender information, including lot structure and next steps. About the buyer's selection process: Regional Approach: The framework will be structured into regional lots across England, allowing suppliers to bid for one or multiple regions based on: Technical capability across investigation disciplines Availability of specialist plant, rigs and equipment Regional coverage and mobilisation times Capacity to deliver multiple concurrent investigations
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published14 July 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date21 July 2026
About the buyer
BiP Solutions is a private company, founded in 1984 and based in Glasgow, that builds procurement platforms for the public sector. Delta eSourcing, one of its platforms, gives public sector buyers tools for tendering, contracts and eAuctions. Public Contracts Scotland and CompeteFor are among the portals BiP Solutions also operates for public bodies. Notices under BiP Solutions itself cover the company's own purchasing of IT, software and business services. Tracker and Contrax, its business intelligence brands, alert suppliers to new contract opportunities. Training and consultancy work, including the Procurement Advice and Support Service, rounds out its offer to public bodies.
£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.
Over the past 5 years, most of BiP Solutions's contract awards have been in IT services, software and information systems and real estate services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 71311100 · Civil engineering support services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bip-solutions.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bip-solutions.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bip-solutions.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bip-solutions.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bip-solutions.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@bip-solutions.gov |
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