Ground Investigation Tenders and Contracts

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

Ground investigation procurement covers site investigations, geotechnical and geo-environmental surveys, borehole drilling, groundwater monitoring and ground condition reporting ahead of construction, highways and infrastructure schemes.

Highways bodies, local councils and public agencies tender for this work. Buyers often call off ground investigation frameworks that are divided into lots, or let a standalone contract for a single bridge, road or site.

2,491 results

  • Expired contractPublished 27 August 2019

    604077 - Topographical survey TST Area 7

    National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) Route OneWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering workAwarded 22 August 2019

    £50,000

  • Expired contractPublished 27 August 2019

    Provision of Ground Investigations Works for Meridian Two

    London Borough of EnfieldSupplier(s) Harrison Group Environmental LimitedGround investigation workAwarded 27 August 2019

    £9,520

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 August 2019

    Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

    Swan Housing Association LtdArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

    £175,000,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 August 2019

    Construction consultancy services

    Swan Housing Association LtdQuantity surveying services

    £175,000,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 19 August 2019

    Hodson Embankment Ground Investigation 2019

    Swindon Borough CouncilGround investigation services

    Value not stated

  • Awarded contractPublished 19 August 2019

    Site Investigation Works

    Kildare County CouncilSite-investigation services

    Value not stated

  • Awarded contractPublished 16 August 2019

    Kerdiffstown Landfill Remediation Project - Supplementary Ground Investigation and Gas Extraction Wells

    Kildare County CouncilSite-investigation services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 16 August 2019

    Woolley South Bridge Refurbishment

    Wakefield CouncilConstruction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 9 August 2019

    Tender for PEACE IV CRSS Ground Investigations

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 6 August 2019

    Yeo Bank Farm Bridge, Ground Investigation Works

    North Somerset CouncilEngineering-related scientific and technical services

    Value not stated

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  • Closed tenderPublished 6 August 2019

    Yeo Bank Farm Bridge, Ground Investigation Works

    North Somerset CouncilEngineering-related scientific and technical services

    £65,000

  • Expired contractPublished 5 August 2019

    GI Works Delivery Package B

    National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) Perfect Circle (JV) LtdHighways engineering servicesAwarded 30 July 2019

    £11,411,494

  • Closed tenderPublished 5 August 2019

    Ground Investigatiosn Framework

    National Highways LimitedGround investigation work

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 5 August 2019

    GI Works Delivery Package C

    National Highways LimitedSupplier(s) Perfect Circle (JV) LtdHighways engineering servicesAwarded 30 July 2019

    £6,339,182

  • Closed tenderPublished 5 August 2019

    Ground investigation work

    National Highways LimitedGround investigation work

    £146,000,000

  • Awarded contractPublished 2 August 2019

    Site Investigation Works to Assist in the Detailed Design of the River Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme

    South Dublin County CouncilSupplier(s) Priority Geotechnical LtdGround investigation services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 2 August 2019

    Test drilling and boring work

    Cork County CouncilTest drilling and boring work

    €239,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 July 2019

    Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services

    GridLink Interconnector LtdGeological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 July 2019

    Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services

    GridLink Interconnector LtdGeological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 25 July 2019

    Engineering services

    Leitrim County CouncilCivil engineering consultancy services

    €3,000,000

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about ground investigation, borehole drilling, geoenvironmental, site investigation services, site investigation works, trial pits, geotechnical services, geotechnical survey, geotechnical works, window sampling, ground gas monitoring in the UK public sector.

  • What is a ground investigation tender?

    A ground investigation tender covers site and geotechnical investigation work commissioned before construction, road or infrastructure projects begin. Buyers use it to establish ground conditions, soil composition and contamination risk ahead of design and build.

  • Who buys ground investigation services in the public sector?

    Local councils, National Highways, water companies and other infrastructure bodies commission ground investigation work ahead of road schemes, reservoirs, housing sites and capital projects. Universities and NHS trusts also let this work for building and estate projects.

  • What kind of work is included in a ground investigation contract?

    Ground investigation contracts cover borehole drilling, trial pitting, geotechnical and geo-environmental testing, and reporting on ground conditions. Some also include groundwater and ground gas monitoring or contamination assessment.

  • How are ground investigation contracts procured?

    Ground investigation contracts are let as standalone tenders or as call-offs under civil engineering and construction frameworks. Some are procured as an early phase of a larger infrastructure project before the main works contract is tendered.

  • What CPV codes cover ground investigation tenders?

    Ground investigation notices carry 45111250 (Ground investigation work), 71351500 (Ground investigation services) and 45120000 (Test drilling and boring work).

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

    Read highway and bridge scheme programmes, reservoir and flood scheme plans, cycle route and active travel programmes and early works partner notices, which show 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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