Ground Investigation Framework

Highways England (HE) is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving England's motorways and major A roads.

The primary objectives of the Ground Investigation framework include but are not limited to: - Investigation and identification of geotechnical hazards, - Providing information for geotechnical and geo-environmental risk assessments necessary for the planning and design submissions including supporting the establishment of the geotechnical design basis for design and construction, and - Providing information for the detailed design and construction.

It will be enabled for use by Local Authorities in England, that is county councils, district councils, unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs.

The framework consists of three regional Lots; Lot 2 - North, Lot 3 - Midlands and East and Lot 4 - South.

Additional information: The total value of the framework is an estimate of the total approximate value of spend for the duration of the framework.