GMCA Framework Agreement for Street Lighting Visual and Structural Inspection and Testing Services

The purpose of this tender is to establish a framework agreement for visual and structural inspection and testing services of street lighting columns and traffic sign poles (or other similar structures) to determine their condition which can be accessed by organisational bodies participatory to the framework. The framework agreement will consist of 9 lots based on indicative, strength and other test methods that are specified in the Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) Guidance Note 22 ‘Asset Management Toolkit: Minor Structures’. The framework agreement consists of the following Lots: Lot 1: Indicative Test Method - Visual Inspection; Lot 2: Indicative Test Method - Loss of Section monitoring; Lot 3: Indicative Test Method - Ultrasonic Testing (Guided Waves); Lot 4 : Other Indicative Test Methods, Lot 5: Strength Test Method - Static Loading; Lot 6: Strength Test Method – Ultrasonic Testing; Lot 7: Strength Test Method – Loss of Section Monitoring; Lot 8: Strength Test Method – Magnetic Particle Inspection; Lot 9 : Other Strength Test Methods.