Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cornwall Council
County Hall, Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
Contact
Mr James Howarth
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK41 - Plymouth
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Tamar Crossings - Painting, Paint Inspection & Maintenance Support Services
Reference number
DN737028
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45442120 - Painting and protective-coating work of structures
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Contract award for Painting, Paint Inspection & Maintenance Support Services at Tamar Crossings
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £7,378,750
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 63712310 - Bridge operating services
- 45442121 - Painting work of structures
- 71631450 - Bridge-inspection services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK3 - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- UKK4 - Devon
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tamar Crossings and Cornwall Council, on behalf of the parent authorities of Cornwall Council and Plymouth City Council, invites tender submissions, from experienced contractors to provide a wide range of maintenance and support services to the engineering function at Tamar Crossings. The maximum opportunity of this contract is for a period of 10 years, comprising of an initial 4 year contract term, which may be followed by up to two optional extension clauses, the first of which is 4 years and then a further for 2 years providing the maximum opportunity of 10 years.
Prospective Contractors will be required to confirm they currently hold the following key Quality based, Industry recognised Accreditation requirements (or equivalents), and maintain these throughout the life of the contract:
- ISO9001 (Quality Management Systems)
- ISO14001 (Environmental Management Systems)
- ISO45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems)
- NHSS19A (National Highways Sector Scheme for Highways Painting)
- ICATS registered (Industrial Coatings Applicator Training Scheme)
The Form of Contract will be an NEC4 Term Service Short Contract. It should be noted that there will be no minimum guaranteed volume of work and future works will be dependent on maintenance inspections, budget restraints etc. Work is instructed by the client, based on a schedule contractual rate which vary depending on skill levels utilised. For example the general litter picking rate might be the lowest hourly rate and specialist paint inspections services might be the highest hourly rate.
The incumbent contractor currently has between 4-12 personnel working on site daily throughout the year. This will vary depending on client requirements, budget provisions, availability of work, and weather.
It is anticipated that TUPE staff transfers will apply.
Below is a list of the typical services that are required under the contract –
- Inspection support for Tamar Bridge inspectors
- Contract support services –paint inspection, rope access inspection, ferry operations
- Maintenance painting to buildings, structures or ferries
- Minor structural repairs – replacing damaged drainage, parapet mesh panels and more
- Clearance of Debris and detritus across the Tamar Crossings Estate
- Rope access services – painting, difficult access inspections, inspection support
- Provision of other special access requirements – access towers, mobile platforms
- Confined space work
- Vegetation clearance
- General labour support – ferry chain replacement, ferry gantry maintenance
- Occasional overnight or weekend working requirements, where necessary.
The approximate breakdown of works by location are typically 85% at the Bridge, 15% at the Ferry.
The typical breakdown by activity is as follows. However, it should be noted that this may change to suit client requirements and it is only intended to give a general indication of the requirements -
- 30% Maintenance Painting
- 20% Miscellaneous maintenance
- 10% Work at height/rope access works –inspections, painting, other maintenance
- 15% Inspection support/other Contractor support
- 10% General labour support
- 5% Paint inspection
- 5% Vegetation clearance
- 5% Debris/Detritus clearance
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 35
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-000436
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN737028
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 August 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Paintel Limited
Plymouth
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKK41 - Plymouth
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £7,378,750
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Cornwall Council
Truro
Country
United Kingdom