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Solihull MBC (SOL)

SOL - Specialist Welding and Metal Work Solutions (2025)

Repair & MaintenanceCPV 50000000 44000000
Value£420k
Awarded3 Sept 2024
Published31 Jul 2024
RegionWest Midlands
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£420ktotal contract value
median £130k
this tender£0£4.8m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Repair & Maintenance band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 15,278 valued Repair & Maintenance tenders in our corpus.

The brief

SMBC requires a flexible service and responsive service for different types of welding work and metal solutions within the borough.

The scope of this requirement includes providing and installing bespoke made to order gates, height barriers and ad-hoc items as specified.

It may also require modifications to existing access ways to increase security.

This includes welding locking mechanisms, padlock housing and installing security bollards.

Some urgent emergency repairs removal or make safe of council equipment.

This would include: welding and metal works to skate park equipment, children's play equipment and fencing to ensure the safety and well-being of the general public.

An element of the work may involve creation of design and/or refurbishment of Solihull borough heritage assets and art work items.

As well as the items detailed above, the following work will also be required to be carried out: bench repairs and installations of new client supplied standard park bench, including laying of slab base, also wooden trip rail fence repair, replacement or new install.

Additionally, in the event of urgent safety related works requirement for an immediate response.

Due to the responsive nature of the works, no volume or value of works can be guaranteed and the contract value is an estimated based on historical repair and installation frequencies.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This would include: welding and metal works

This would include: welding and metal works to skate park equipment, children's play equipment and fencing to ensure the safety and well-being of the general public.

02

As well as the items detailed above

As well as the items detailed above, the following work will also be required to be carried out: bench repairs and installations of new client supplied standard park bench, including laying of slab base, also wooden trip rail fence repair, replacement or new install.

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Source & provenance
OCID
86cce417-b959-42f8-9892-d1c8a0a67c1e
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
IT-208-17593-SOL - 17593
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