Tamar Crossings - Painting, Paint Inspection & Maintenance Support Services

Cornwall Council
South West
Open procedure
1 October 2025 to 30 September 2035

Services include maintenance painting, rope access inspections, minor structural repairs, vegetation clearance, and debris removal across bridge and ferry assets, performed using an NEC4 Term Service Short Contract. Work requires daily on-site presence of 4-12 personnel with occasional overnight or weekend shifts, split roughly 85% at the bridge and 15% at the ferry.

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Awarded value: £7.4m; As published
Published: 18 April 2024
Awarded: 5 August 2025; Paintel Limited and Underhill Engineering (UK) Ltd
Contract length: 120 months; Ends 30 September 2035

What the contract covers

NEC4 Term Service Short Contract

Provision of painting, inspection, and maintenance support services for bridge and ferry infrastructure operations

Inspection support for Tamar Bridge inspectors
Contract support services including paint inspection, rope access inspection and ferry operations
Maintenance painting to buildings, structures or ferries
Minor structural repairs including replacing damaged drainage and parapet mesh panels
Clearance of debris and detritus across the Tamar Crossings Estate
Rope access services for painting, difficult access inspections and inspection support
Provision of special access requirements including access towers and mobile platforms
Confined space work
Vegetation clearance
General labour support including ferry chain replacement and ferry gantry maintenance

Terms and requirements

Contract type: NEC4 Term Service Short Contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 48 months
Extensions: 48 months + 24 months
Longest it can run: 120 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2035
Certifications asked for: ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, NHSS19A, ICATS
TUPE: Applies
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71333000, 44212120, 45255400, 45442120

Services in this contract

Protective and industrial coatingsMain service£96k typicalMaintenance painting and paint inspection on Tamar Bridge and ferries

Lifecycle

Published
18 April 2024
Contract awardedto Paintel Limited and Underhill Engineering (UK) Ltd
5 August 2025
Contract starts
1 October 2025
Contract ends
30 September 2035

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Cornwall Council

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Paintel Limited

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Underhill Engineering (UK) Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/6438/tamar-crossings-painting-paint-inspection-and-maintenance-support-services
Buyer reference: CORNWALL001-DN737028-91913347
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-051db6a9-1632-49b6-9942-b2ca5eb9569e
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Cornwall Council. Tamar Crossings - Painting, Paint Inspection & Maintenance Support Services. Contract award, 18 April 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/6438/tamar-crossings-painting-paint-inspection-and-maintenance-support-services (accessed 5 November 2026).