GR/HGW/Gully Cleansing and Drainage Investigation, Survey, Maintenance and Repair Term Contract

Bristol City Council
Open procedure
24 March 2025 to 23 March 2033

The contract covers the maintenance and repair of the drainage network, including gully cleansing and subway drainage services. It involves long-term operational support for strategic highways, requiring ongoing survey and investigation works to meet statutory maintenance duties. The contract includes an annual inflationary adjustment mechanism linked to the BCIS General Civil Engineering Cost Index.

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Awarded value: £8m; As published
Published: 23 July 2025; Contracts Finder
Awarded: 21 March 2025; Sapphire Utility Solutions
Contract length: 96 months; Ends 23 March 2033

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of gully cleansing, drainage investigation, survey, maintenance, and repair services for strategic highways and subway drainage infrastructure networks.

Category: Gully cleaning services

Lifecycle

Publishedon Contracts Finder
23 July 2025
Contract awardedto Sapphire Utility Solutions
21 March 2025
Contract starts
24 March 2025
Contract ends
23 March 2033

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The buyer

Type: Council
Gully cleaning contracts, 24 months: 6
Open gully cleaning tenders: 0
Typical gully cleaning contract: £600k

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How it compares

74× the typical gully cleaning contract (£108k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/47884/gr-hgw-gully-cleansing-and-drainage-investigation-survey-maintenance-and-repair
Buyer reference: BRISTOLCC001-DN726870-87990097
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-2668e6c4-6db3-4861-9157-96376ec5440b
Source: Contracts Finder
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Bristol City Council. GR/HGW/Gully Cleansing and Drainage Investigation, Survey, Maintenance and Repair Term Contract. Contract award, 23 July 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/47884/gr-hgw-gully-cleansing-and-drainage-investigation-survey-maintenance-and-repair (accessed 12 October 2026).