Technical Survey and Testing Contracts - Structures Inspections

Concepts

• engineering structures
• national technical survey
• birmingham
• structures inspections
• technical inspection
• technical survey
• testing contracts
• structural inspections
• structures
• general inspections

Location

Description

Highways England is looking to appoint suitable contractors that can assist with the national Technical Survey and Testing contracts in relation to structures inspections surveying. This will involve Structural inspections, general inspections, principal inspections and the overall monitoring/reporting of structures. Further details can be found in the tender documents, accessed through the Bravo portal. There are six regional contracts, all with a value of £7m. Please see the Instructions for Tenderers for details of award limits.

CPV Codes

• 71631400 - Technical inspection services of engineering structures

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

The tender has been launched on the Bravo e-sourcing system. Instructions for registering and using the Bravo system are provided below. 1) Register your company on the eSourcing portal - browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk and click link to register; - accept T&C's and click 'continue'; - enter your correct business and user details; - note username you chose and click 'Save' when complete; - you will receive an email with unique password (please keep this secure). 2) Express Interest in tender - login to portal with the username/password; - click 'PQQs/ITTs Open to All Suppliers' link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier); - click on relevant PQQ/ITT to access content; - click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of this page; - this will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITT's' page. (This is secure area reserved for your projects only); - you can access attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in 'PQQ/ITT Details' box. 3) Responding to tender - click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining); - the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek clarification; - note deadline for completion, then follow the instructions to complete the PQQ/ITT; - there may be a mixture of online/offline actions to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top Link to Bravo portal https://highways.bravosolution.co.uk/