GCC006539CPU - Cathcart Footbridges Post-tensioned special inspection and Principal Inspection
Glasgow City Council · All their open notices
What this is
Glasgow City Council requires professional services to carry out a Post-Tensioned Special Inspection (PTSI) and Principal Inspection (PI) of two footbridges spanning the West Coast Mainline at Cathcart Road. The scope includes a PTSI site inspection, site investigation, principal inspection, and a concrete condition survey of both the East and West Cathcart Road footbridges. This is a Prior Information Notice used primarily to gauge market interest via a survey monkey questionnaire.
Key points
- Market engagement survey to be completed by 4pm on 21 January 2026 via SmartSurvey link
- Scope: PTSI site inspection and investigation, Principal Inspection, concrete condition survey of two footbridges
- Structures are post-tensioned footbridges spanning the West Coast Mainline at Cathcart Road, Glasgow
- Formal contract notice expected around 1 May 2026
Who can bid
No formal eligibility criteria at PIN stage. Firms with specialist post-tensioned structure inspection capability should respond to the market research exercise.
How it is scored
Evaluation criteria not yet specified; will be included in the formal tender notice expected around 1 May 2026.
How to submit
Market research to be completed via SmartSurvey at https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/MarketEngagement-GCC006539CPU/ by 4pm 21 January 2026. Appendix 1 (draft scope) is attached.
Clarifications
Contact Alyshah.Ali@glasgow.gov.uk for queries. Q&A available on PCS.
Contract period
Contract duration not yet specified. Formal contract notice expected 1 May 2026.
Classification
CPV 71631450 — Bridge-inspection services 71631450 — Bridge-inspection services ScotlandGlasgow and Clyde Valley
Published on Public Contracts Scotland. The official notice is the authoritative version.