# Blidworth Borehole

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by The Coal Authority.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [The Coal Authority](/buyers/the-coal-authority/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [DRILCORP LIMITED](/suppliers/drilcorp/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £664,730
- Award date: 30 June 2023
- Published: 6 December 2023
- Contract start: 30 June 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b43fd017-0e15-4c08-90eb-d985572d2f28-705040
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2bdc481e-e09b-4a37-9bca-9f88d6106a19

## Description

The Coal Authority invites you to tender for the drilling of a mine water monitoring borehole to assess rising mine water on the surrounding environment at Blidworth\. A review of the mine water block by the Coal Authority in 2020 highlighted the potential for elevated mine water levels at Blidworth\. Elevated mine water levels could pose a risk to the drinking water aquifers that overlie the mine workings\. Therefore, the Coal Authority intend to construct a borehole to intersect flooded underground workings at Blidworth Colliery\. The borehole is to allow monitoring of mine water levels that are thought to be representative of the area\. The works required is detailed within the Scope and tenderers are advised to read and consider all aspects of the tender documents before preparing your tender submission\. These documents can be found on our procurement portal InBye and all queries and submissions must be made through this portal\. Guidance on how to access the tender is given within this notice Additional information: This opportunity will be conducted wholly on our procurement portal InBye\. Please sign in to the portal to review all technical information and to provide a submission for this opportunity

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b43fd017-0e15-4c08-90eb-d985572d2f28-705040)