Official UK procurement notice
AT1472 Drainage Repairs & Maintenance
Authority: Luton Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Published estimate £700,000envelope for 2 lots · £840,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2026awarded 10 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to DALROD (UK) LIMITED2 awards
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 5 yrs from 1 Jan 2027 · see each lot
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionReactive and planned maintenance and drain clearance services for corporate buildings
and drainage services for blockages, investigations and reports for pests and minor
plumbing repairs for residential properties owned by LBC. 2 Lots = BTS & PCS
CPV: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£700,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #11AwardedPublished value£200,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Value
- £200,000 exc. VAT · £240,000 inc. VAT
90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)4
- Economic & financial standingSee Procurement specific Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability1 main provider must be able to provide 24/7 service and be able to attend emergency time of 2 hours.
- Economic & financial standingSee Procurement specific Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability1 main provider must be able to provide 24/7 service and be able to attend emergency time of 2 hours.
Lot #22AwardedPublished value£500,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Value
- £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)4
- Economic & financial standingSee Procurement specific Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability1 main provider, must be available 24/7 and be able to attend emergencies within 2 hours.
- Economic & financial standingSee Procurement specific Questionnaire.
- Technical & professional ability1 main provider, must be available 24/7 and be able to attend emergencies within 2 hours.
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality — 40
- Quality — 40
- Price — 60
- Price — 60
Bidders can bid for Lot 1 and Lot 2, or Lot 1 or Lot 2. Each Lot will be evaluated and awarded according to the criteria contained within the tender documents. If you bid for 2 Lots there is no guarantee you will be awarded any of the Lots. The Specifications are slightly different for each Lot so please read carefully.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 15:22 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 15:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
DN812998- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0689afFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
- 30 days in arrears of undisputed invoice as contained within the contract
Review and risk notes
- Risks
- Number of properties/corporate buildings may go up as well as down.
How it was run
Official noticeAccess & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Vis the Proactis (ProContract) e-tendering portal - procontract.due-north.com ↗
Timeline
11 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published150 days ago23 Apr 2026, 14:06 BST
- Market engagement125 days ago18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] and you will be sent a Microsoft Teams invitation to the market engagement event which is to take place 19 May 2026 at 3 - 4pm (15:00 - 16:00). This tender is for 2 Lots, one Lot is working with our Corporate Team and the other Lot is working with our more…
Building & Technical Services Team. You will need to be located near enough to Luton so you can attend emergencies within a set timeframe. - Next notice expected111 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published94 days ago18 Jun 2026, 10:54 BST
- Clarification questions by67 days ago15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline61 days ago21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent10 days ago11 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago11 Sept 2026, 15:22 BST
- Award decision expected by9 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill endsin 2 days22 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract startsin 102 days1 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 2some still in standstill
Awarded value £700,0002 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 3434 from SMEs
| Lot | Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 1 | DALROD (UK) LIMITEDSME1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2031 | £200,000 | 10 Sept 2026standstill to 22 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
| 2 · 2 | DALROD (UK) LIMITEDSME1 Oct 2026 — 31 Dec 2031 | £500,000 | 10 Sept 2026standstill to 22 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · 1 | 17final-stage tenders · 27 at stage one | 17 | 0 | — |
| 2 · 2 | 17final-stage tenders · 27 at stage one | 17 | 0 | — |
Notice history
10 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2026, 15:22 BSTUK6
- Published value updated11 Sept 2026, 15:22 BSTwas £700,000
- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2026, 15:22 BST
- Deadline withdrawn11 Sept 2026, 15:22 BST
- Tender notice published18 Jun 2026, 10:54 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active18 Jun 2026, 10:54 BST
- Procurement method changed18 Jun 2026, 10:54 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST18 Jun 2026, 10:54 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Apr 2026, 14:06 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DALROD (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplierView supplier profile →
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender