PS/25/28 Road Coring and Materials Testing Framework Agreement
Ayrshire Roads Alliance (East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council) is required to deliver a programme of works, including carriageway surfacing, footway surfacing and structural maintenance. Material testing prior to and during the works is required to identify issues during the design stage and ensure the quality of the finished product.
Buyer
East Ayrshire Council
Value
£1,950,000
Published
2 Dec 2025
Closes
22 Aug 2025
Procurement details
Source
Pcs
Region
UKM93
Procurement method
Open
Category
Works
Contract starts
Not provided
Contract ends
Not provided
CPV classifications
45120000
Test drilling and boring work
50230000
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment
45233120
Road construction works
45233141
Road-maintenance works
71631480
Road-inspection services
71900000
Laboratory services
44100000
Construction materials and associated items
44110000
Construction materials
Lots
Lot 1 Lot 1 - Coring and Testing to determine Coal Tar Content (Two Stage)
£1,000,000
This Lot will cover the sampling and testing of bituminous road pavement materials (generally by extracted road pavement core) to determine if coal tar is present within the layers of the road pavement. The procedure will include for an initial test (generally using the PAK marker paint method) to determine the presence of coal tar and, if coal tar is indica...
Delivery: UKM93
Lot 2 Lot 2 - Lot 2a - Sampling and Testing of Construction Materials and Lot 2b - Sampling and Testing of Bituminous Materials
£500,000
This Lot will primarily encompass the sampling, testing and analysis of a variety of road construction materials including, but not limited to, the following: Unbound stone/aggregate materials; Cementitious materials bituminous pavement materials including surface dressing; bituminous pavement characteristics (e.g. skid resistance, texture depth, surface reg...
Delivery: UKM93
Lot 4 Lot 4 – Testing of Soil & Ground Conditions
£450,000
This Lot will encompass a range of site investigation services that will include, but not be limited to: Trial pits to determine ground conditions, material layers, and for material sampling in both superficial deposits/soils and in bituminous pavements. Extraction of soil samples using hand auger techniques. Ground Penetrating Radar survey to identify chang...
Delivery: UKM93
Lot 3 Lot 3 – Testing of Thermoplastic Road Markings
Value not provided
This Lot is for the testing of thermoplastic road markings for Retroflection, Colour, Skid Resistance and Reflection.
Delivery: UKM93
Documents
Unlock document linkPS/25/28 Road Coring and Materials Testing Framework Agreement
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Ayrshire Roads Alliance (East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council) is required to deliver a programme of works, including carriageway surfacing, footway surfacing and structural maintenance. Material testing prior to and during the...
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PS/25/28 Road Coring and Materials Testing Framework Agreement
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Ayrshire Roads Alliance (East Ayrshire Council and South Ayrshire Council) is required to deliver a programme of works, including carriageway surfacing, footway surfacing and structural maintenance. Material testing prior to and during the...
Contract notice · Web page
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