Scope
Description
The Council is procuring a contract to undertake minor structural repairs at 5 No. bridges and culverts within the Cumberland area. This will include underwater repairs and works within structures that have restricted working room and may be considered a confined space.
Bassenbeck Bridge - Install rock rolls on the Southwest corner of the bridge to repair scour.
Ivy House Bridge - Repoint open joints in the abutments.
Burbank Culvert - Replace missing stone and repoint open joints in the Northern abutment.
Powburgh Beck Bridge - Replace missing brickwork in the pier. Repoint and stitch barrel cracking in the arch barrel at the upstream end of the Southern span. Repoint open joints in the abutments, arch barrel and parapet walls. Replace spalling brickwork in the parapet walls. Remove all vegetation growth from the downstream parapet. Remove tree and ivy growing adjacent to the Northeast wing wall. Repair scour on the Southwest corner of the bridge.
Church Close Culvert - Repoint open joints on both the upstream and downstream elevations. Replace spalling stone on the Northwest abutment return. Repoint open joints and voids in the abutments, including where several units have dropped.
The works must be undertaken during the in-river working window which runs from 15th June 2025 - 30th September 2025.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £36,630.60 excluding VAT
- £43,956.72 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Award decision date
6 June 2025
Earliest date the contract will be signed
18 July 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 18 July 2025 to 8 October 2025
- 2 months, 22 days
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45000000 - Construction work
Contract locations
- UKD1 - Cumbria
Information about tenders
- 1 tender received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Supplier
Wetworx Marine Services Ltd
Park Road Industrial Estate
Barrow
LA14 4EQ
United Kingdom
Email: sam.small@cumberland.gov.uk
Region: UKD11 - West Cumbria
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Cumberland Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJGX-9191-DYLV
Cumbria House, 107-117 Botchergate
Carlisle
CA1 1RD
United Kingdom
Region: UKD12 - East Cumbria
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government