Building Surveying Services for Damp, Condensation & Mould cases & disrepair claims + minor structural alterations

Cambridge City Council
East of England
Open procedure
15 October 2025 to 14 October 2026

The contract covers building surveying services for residential estate improvement, specifically focusing on damp, condensation, and mould (DCM) diagnostics and reporting. It includes end-to-end management of disrepair claims, providing expert witness advice and representation. Additionally, the scope encompasses structural surveys, failure diagnosis, design, tendering support, and contractor supervision for structural remedial works.

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Awarded value: £259k; As published
Published: 3 April 2025
Awarded: 24 September 2025; Potter Raper
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 14 October 2026

What the contract covers

Services

Provision of professional building surveying services, including damp, condensation and mould diagnostics, disrepair claim management, and structural engineering consultancy.

Damp, Condensation and Mould (DCM) surveys and reports.
Services in connection with Disrepair Claims covering services from inception to completion and Expert Witness advice and representation.
Structural surveys, from inception to completion including failure diagnosis, reports, design, tendering where required, contractor supervision and ad hoc advice to the council on structural problems.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 15 October 2025 to 14 October 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Works
CPV codes: 50000000, 45223200, 71315000

Services in this contract

Damp, mould and housing disrepair surveysMain service£100k typicalDamp, condensation and mould surveys and disrepair claim reports
Building surveying£38k typicalStructural surveys with failure diagnosis, design and contractor supervision

Lifecycle

Published
3 April 2025
Contract awardedto Potter Raper
24 September 2025
Contract starts
15 October 2025
Contract ends
14 October 2026

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Cambridge City Council

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/320246/building-surveying-services-for-damp-condensation-and-mould-cases-and-disrepair
Buyer reference: DN776189
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fce1
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Cambridge City Council. Building Surveying Services for Damp, Condensation & Mould cases & disrepair claims + minor structural alterations. Contract award, 3 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/320246/building-surveying-services-for-damp-condensation-and-mould-cases-and-disrepair (accessed 5 November 2026).