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Northumberland County Council

SPS1141 Pilot study handrails Union Chain Bridge

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71530000
Value£10k
Awarded19 Sept 2018
Published2 Jul 2019
RegionNorth East
Outcome — awarded

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£10ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

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The brief

Northumberland County Council is looking to appoint a Contractor for Pilot study into handrail at Union Chain Bridge to the Heritage Lottery Funded 'Union Chain Bridge: crossing borders, inspiring communities' project.

The project involves a complex range of stakeholders - it is being undertaken jointly between Northumberland and Scottish Borders Councils with Woodhorn Charitable Trust (WCT) providing operational support - and a range of consultancies.

Northumberland County Council in partnership with Scottish Borders Council are planning major structural repairs to the bridge, which includes wrought and cast-iron components as well as the masonry tower / anchorages and the environs.

The Contractor will be required to review the provided drawings, specifications and methodologies from the Contracting Authority and provide guidance on the feasibility of construction and to provide priced list for each item of work (Schedule 2) All ITT documents can be located in Procontract https://procontract.due-north.com Please raise all question electronically via Procontract portal.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

It is being undertaken jointly between Northumberland

it is being undertaken jointly between Northumberland and Scottish Borders Councils with Woodhorn Charitable Trust (WCT) providing operational support.

02

The Contractor will be required to review

The Contractor will be required to review the provided drawings, specifications and methodologies from the Contracting Authority and provide guidance on the feasibility of construction and to provide priced list for each item of work (Schedule 2).

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Source & provenance
OCID
2217afac-b7a3-4ff2-896c-4902d7e0d3ef
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
NHM002-DN362655-31770100
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