Award of Multi-Supplier Framework for Site Investigation and Materials Testing Services to Dorset Council

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Dorset Council awarded a contract to ACS Testing Limited, Jackson Drilling Holdings Limited, Leyden Kirby Associates Limited T/A The LK Group, and SOCOTEC UK Limited for site investigation and materials testing services in the delivery of construction and maintenance projects.

The framework covers field and laboratory testing of civil engineering materials (including bituminous materials, aggregates, and concrete), geotechnical site investigation and soils testing with factual and interpretative reporting, geo-environmental site investigation and testing with factual reporting, interpretative reporting and risk assessment, investigation of existing highways and structures (including core sampling of carriageways and structures), and provision of specialist advice and representation on materials, pavement design, and geotechnical/geo-environmental matters.

The requirements are primarily for Dorset Highways, but other areas of the Council share the requirements.

The framework is also accessible to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

A maximum of four suppliers were awarded onto the framework.

Call-off orders will be placed by direct award or further competition.

The advertised value of the framework is estimated at AUD 4,000,000 based on the Councils' estimated needs over the full framework term, subject to change due to changing needs and circumstances.