Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc9-72e9-71e5-8bfc-e643984571bd/coring-works-for-gloucestershire-county-council-2026-to-20289 closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Coring Works for Gloucestershire County Council 2026 to 2028(9) [Gloucestershire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/gloucestershire-county-council) Estimated value £486,000 Published 11 Dec 2025 Deadline Closed 22 Jan 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Gloucestershire County Council undertake a coring programme on various road sites on an annual basis. The extent of the sites and the number of cores on each site cannot be pre-determined, however based on previous years' experience and budgets going forward we anticipate between 500 and 1500 cores per year will be required, however this quantity is indicative only and cannot be the guaranteed quantity of cores for either of the contract years. The majority of the works will be for highways schemes, but there will be an element of coring for the Streetworks team. The scope of works is: - The depth of existing carriageway bituminous layers. - Establish if tar is present in the carriageway construction. - If tar is suspected that it is tested to establish the PAH content. The contact form will be the NEC 4 Engineering and Construction Short contract. Iniital duration is 2 years, with the option of 1 year extension. The total estimated value of the proposed 3-year coring works contract is £468,000. Full details available on Procontract [procontract.due-north.com/Advert](https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a4da19eb-8dd6-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=696a9836-1895-e511-8105-000c29c9ba21) ## CPV classification Drilling and exploration work Core drilling Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05f3c0-2025-12-11T12:42:18Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05f3c0-2025-12-11T12:42:18Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Gloucestershire County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/gloucestershire-county-council) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [Bannister Sports Centre Athletic Track Soft Market Testing Exercise · Harrow Council · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1540d-d9e4-71cb-ad57-1603e9042fec/bannister-sports-centre-athletic-track-soft-market-testing-exercise) [Hdc-1714 wadkins pavilion refurbishment · Harborough District Council · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a155bf-f664-72f9-9823-a85d6cddbdc6/hdc-1714-wadkins-pavilion-refurbishment) [Design, supply, and Installation of Newbiggin Skatepark Extension · Newbiggin Town Council · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-19a2-7348-a5cc-3f5ae51ef934/design-supply-and-installation-of-newbiggin-skatepark-extension) [Tender for the design, supply, delivery and installation of a modular UNIT and associated works at ARC healthy living, irvinestown. peaceplus funded upgrade works · Fermanagh and Omagh District Council · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1b74-73ec-a6f6-a1af37959997/tender-for-the-design-supply-delivery-and-installation-of-a-modular-unit-and-a) [ESPH AB RDC Sidley Depot (ESPH753) · Rother District Council · 49 days left · 7 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1d19-7155-8fe0-0d917105fca8/esph-ab-rdc-sidley-depot-esph753) [Demolition, Design and Construction of Howard's Lane Public Toilets, Howard's Lane, Wareham · Wareham Town Council · 88 days left · 15 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1d8a-7277-bc5b-edc9a127ee5b/demolition-design-and-construction-of-howards-lane-public-toilets-howards-la)