Official UK procurement notice
AT1452 Civil and Structural Inspections for Luton Airport
Authority: LONDON LUTON AIRPORT LIMITED (Public body)·On behalf of: Luton Borough Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo conduct principal inspection of Luton DART civil engineering assets, followed by ongoing general inspections. Also to review structural engineering reports and inspections for a landslip, drains, manholes etc. to be inspected and reviews of all civil structures and assets at the airport.
- Two-stage procedure: 3 to 5 candidates will be invited to tender.
- How the procedure runs: Opportunity available Participation Stage open Evaluation and Moderation of compliance questions, quality questions and financial due diligence Shortlist Bidders who pass participation stage down to maximum of 5 Invite shortlist Bidders to complete Non-Disclosure Agreement to be signed and returned Upon receipt of signed NDA invite shortlisted Bidders to complete Tendering Stage quality questions and Pricing Schedule Evaluation and Moderation Internal approval Assessment summaries sent Contract Award Notice Standstill Formal Contract Award Contract Details Notice
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£800,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Condition of participationshortlisting
See Participation Stage Quality Questions and supporting tender documents.
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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- Condition of participationshortlisting
See Participation Stage Quality Questions and supporting tender documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £177,616 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
Architectural, construction, engineering (CPV 71) in East of England, and who usually turns up
London Luton Airport Limited has too little published record in this market to describe on its own. Published market evidence for the same work stands beside whatever it has. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Architectural, construction, engineering (CPV 71) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 61% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in East of England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 35% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 45 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 33% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid10%
2–319%
4–621%
7+50%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate42%
Within ±2%44%
Above estimate15%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Published estimate£800k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid8%
2–332%
4–647%
7+12%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 63 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£610k–£800k
Estimate£800k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
WSP UK LimitedLarge | £487m117 awards in 36m · last this month | 43 live · £410m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=18 |
Amey OW LimitedLarge | £66m12 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £410k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 38% below n=1 |
| £2.3m15 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 6 live · £34m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 18% below n=4 | |
AtkinsRéalis UK LtdLarge | £139m94 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 31 live · £189m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=15 |
| £48m31 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 10 live · £12m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% below n=14 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 May 2026, 08:26 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
DN797617- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097903- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069852Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days in arrears of undisputed invoice
- How it runs
Opportunity available
Participation Stage open
Evaluation and Moderation of compliance questions, quality questions and financial due diligence
Shortlist Bidders who pass participation stage down to maximum of 5
Invite shortlist Bidders to complete Non-Disclosure Agreement to be signed and returned
Upon receipt of signed NDA invite shortlisted Bidders to complete Tendering Stage quality questions and Pricing Schedule
Evaluation and Moderation
Internal approval
Assessment summaries sent
Contract Award Notice
Standstill
Formal Contract Award
Contract Details Notice
- Risks
Unknown risks which may be identified following annual or principal inspections which may require additional inspections or more frequent inspections to be undertaken or if the legislation/Health & Safety Act requirements change and a new/amended standard is to be achieved which may incur additional costs and/or inspections.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Shortlist
- 3–5 candidates invited to tender
Participation Stage tender documentation will be available on the Proactis (ProContract) e-tendering website.
Timeline
14 May 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published160 days ago14 May 2026, 08:26 BST
- Market engagement140 days ago3 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
A Market Engagement event will take place in Luton on 04 June 2026 at 09:30am which will include a presentation, question and answer session and the opportunity to go on the DART. This event is being led by Luton Rising with Luton Council assisting with the procurement.
If you would like to attend the event in Luton on the 04 June please email [email protected] and you will be sent an invite.
The tender opportunity will be conducted through the ProContract (Proactis) e-tendering portal.
- Next notice expected112 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published5 days ago16 Oct 2026, 12:23 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 14 days4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 20 days10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 131 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 May 2026, 08:26 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 12:23 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £800,00016 Oct 2026, 12:23 BSTwas £3,000,000
- Status changed to active16 Oct 2026, 12:23 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Oct 2026, 12:23 BST
- Buyer details updated16 Oct 2026, 12:23 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- LUTON BOROUGH COUNCILProcuring entityPublic authority - sub-central governmentManaging Organisation
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Participation Stage documents will be available on the Proactis (ProContract) e-tendering portal to any interested bidders. https://procontract.due-north.com Once shortlisting has been undertaken further documents will be available to the shortlisted Providers.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender