Official UK procurement notice
Accommodation Kitchen Refurbishments - Darwin College
Authority: University of Kent (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£620,000£744,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2026awarded 2 Apr 2026
Awarded to Stonepoint Limited
Contract term 3 moends 18 Sept 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 22 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Accommodation Kitchen Refurbishments - Darwin College
CPV: Installation of fitted kitchens
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£620,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:59 BST
- Authority reference
MH25_010- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010896- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0649f5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Feb 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by243 days ago26 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline239 days ago2 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts127 days ago22 Jun 2026
- Latest notice published91 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Feb 2026- Tender notice published6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Apr 2026, 12:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2026, 12:56 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Jul 2026, 12:59 BSTUK7
- Buyer details updated28 Jul 2026, 12:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £228,3911 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonepoint Limited22 Jun 2026 – 18 Sept 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2027Extensions: The University of Kent also reserves the right to utilise the successful contract for any other related works for a period of 12 months until 18th September 2027. | £228,391 | 2 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Stonepoint Limited
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2026
- Value
- £228,391
- Period
- 22 Jun 2026 – 18 Sept 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The University of Kent also reserves the right to utilise the successful contract for any other related works for a period of 12 months until 17th September 2027.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 25 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonStonepoint Limited · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- University of KentContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- STONEPOINT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Stonepoint LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender