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# WLC Material Coring and Testing Framework Agreement

[West Lothian Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/west-lothian-council)

Estimated value

£400,000

Published

20 Oct 2025

Deadline

Closed

17 Nov 2025

## Who can bid

- Split into 4 lots

    You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver.
- 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.

## About this tender

Roads and Transportation delivers an extensive programme of works, including carriageway surfacing and structural maintenance. As part of this maintenance programme, following guidance from the Scottish Road Research Board (January 2018), the council is required to test for coal tar in its roads prior to the commencement of any related works.

There is also a need to carry out testing on other materials to pre-inform design work, and to check the specification of materials being supplied during works. Material testing prior to and during the works will identify issues during the design stage and ensure the quality of the finished product. The current Framework Agreement provides this range of services across four lots, as detailed below.

- Coring on the existing carriageway network within West Lothian and the identification of the presence of coal tar within these cores.
- Sampling and testing of aggregates.
- Sampling and testing of soil materials and ground conditions including minor site investigation work and detection of voids.
- Testing of bituminous materials used during various carriageway resurfacing schemes throughout West Lothian (including surface dressing).
- Measurement and testing of thermoplastic road marking materials.
- Road pavement testing to determine residual characteristics.
- Sampling, testing and analysis of structural concrete and cementitious materials (includes both fresh and hardened materials).
- Sampling and testing of paint and coating materials used on structures.
- Provide reports and all test certificates.

Whilst the current framework does have extensions, there are changes in requirements which means the service prefer to retender the framework to increase the specification and allow new market entrants to be considered.

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## CPV classification

Test drilling and boring work Research and testing facilities construction work Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services Composition and purity testing and analysis services Coal tar Ground investigation services Ground investigation work Site-investigation services

Source

Public Contracts Scotland · Notice rls-47-OCT541728

[View official notice](https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT541728)

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