Pre-tender

Provision of Road Materials Testing Services

Details

Value
£140,000
Topic
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
Published
14 August 2026

Tender description

South Lanarkshire Council have an ongoing requirement for Road Materials Testing for use by Roads, Transportation and Fleet Services. The purpose of this contract is to support the construction, maintenance and management of the Council's road network. The contract will ensure that materials used in highways works meet the required standards and specifications, supporting compliance, quality assurance, public safety and effective asset management. The testing required is inclusive of, but not limited to items such as bituminous materials, concrete, coring, geotechnical, surface dressing and other roads related sampling. The contract is for the period 13 May 2027 – 12 May2030 with the option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months. Lot 1: The purpose of this contract is to provide a compliant and efficient solution for roads material testing. This contract will be awarded via the Open Tender procedure based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria under regulation 28 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 which enables the Council to take account of criteria that reflect qualitative technical aspects of the tender submission as well as price when reaching an awarding decision.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published14 August 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

South Lanarkshire Council runs local government services from Hamilton as a local authority with its own procurement team. Every contract opportunity is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scottish public bodies. Lower-value work runs through PCS Quick Quote, while larger contracts move to PCS-Tender. Dynamic purchasing systems and procured services arrangements keep routes open for ongoing sourcing, particularly in social care. A two-year procurement plan sets out upcoming opportunities each year. The published contract register lists awarded contracts and framework agreements. No approved supplier list exists, so any business can bid.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of South Lanarkshire Council's contract awards have been in IT services, health and social work and education and training.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 50230000 · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
  • 71630000 · Technical inspection and testing services

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