How to win: Structural Inspection – CCTV Survey Contract 2026

About this contract

To carry out specialist CCTV Surveys to 23 structures (Bridges & Culverts) around the Wigan Borough in accordance with the performance specification and works information pack. The Authority considers all the sites to be confined spaces. The inspections will require either Pan & Tilt CCTV crawler unit or Man Entry methods or a combination of both (some sites are walk-through, some of which have restricted freeboard and others are CCTV crawler unit only). In all cases a remote-control unit with viewing station is required to enable Council officers to supervise the operations. Some sites are ladder access over parapet walls, some via standard manhole covers and others access is obtained via a sloped embankment to a watercourse.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Wigan Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £40,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar works contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 4 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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