Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdf-d549-73b2-98d5-bb304508c58e/framework-for-inspection-and-maintenance-of-underground-infrastructure pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Framework for Inspection and Maintenance of Underground Infrastructure [DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/dfi-transport-and-road-asset-management-tram) Estimated value Not stated Published 1 Jun 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## 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) - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - 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 The Framework for Inspection and Maintenance of Underground Infrastructure will encompass three Measured Term Contracts to deliver underground inspection and maintenance in the following Contract Areas: ### IMU1 – Greater Belfast Area IMU2 – Coleraine, Omagh and Fermanagh Areas ### IMU3 – Armagh & Lisburn Areas Within each Contract Area, the works to be undertaken under this Contract may include, but not be limited to, the following Principal Work Activities which are provided by way of example: - Desilting of Culverts​ - CCTV and Fly-through Surveys of Culverts​ - Trenchless / Specialist Repairs of Culverts​ - Traffic Management, Gaining Access to Culverts, Associated Civil Works - Small Scale Civil Works - Underground Man Entry Repairs Within each Contract Area, the successful Supplier will be required to carry out any such works instructed by a Works Order, issued under the provisions of the Contract. Such works will require a standard of works delivery consistent with that defined in the Procurement Documents. Reimbursement to the successful Supplier for such works will be paid generally on the basis of an applicable Schedule of Rates and Prices (SoRP), adjusted in line with permitted price-fluctuation-factor provisions. For each Contract Area, it is likely that the successful Supplier will be required to work at more than one location at any one time in order to meet the requirements of the programme of work for each Contract Area. Successful Suppliers will be expected to have sufficiently skilled and available resources necessary to meet the requirements of such a programme and will be required to include in its rates and prices for the inevitable peaks and troughs that will be inherent in any such programme. Such peaks and troughs may result from a variety of circumstances, not all within the control of the Department. The financial limits for individual Works Orders under this Contract shall generally be between £1 – £300,000 GBP. Read full description ## CPV classification Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork Storm-water piping construction work Drainage works Construction work for water projects River regulation and flood control works Flood-defences maintenance works Construction work for dams, canals, irrigation channels and aqueducts Construction work for waterways Sewer survey services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06a8e2-2026-06-01T13:00:59+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06a8e2-2026-06-01T13:00:59+01:00) 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. 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