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Published 28 Jul 2025, 10:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Balcony Walkway Replacement at Sandgate High Street Flats, Folkestone

Official notice

Authority: The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ44)
Published estimate£100,000≈ £100k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT11.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2025awarded 11 Sept 2025
Awarded to Ensigna Construction ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Oct 2026 · up to 30 Apr 2027 with extensions · starts 27 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Replacement of the rear access balcony to second-floor maisonettes, with the following key components:

  • Removal and replacement of existing balcony deck.
  • Remedial works to cantilevered support beams as per structural engineer recommendations.
  • Replacement of existing handrails and guarding to meet current Building Regulations.
  • Redirection of existing rainwater pipe from penetrating the deck to discharge at the side of the stairwell projection.

The form of contract shall be a JCT MWD 2016 agreement.

CPV: Flats construction work · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 27 Oct 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 (1 yr) · up to 30 Apr 2027 with extensionsValue: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for a further period (or periods) of up to 6 months or as needed to complete the works. Any extensions to be an extension of time only without additional costs (notwithstanding any separate modifications to the contract).
45211340 Multi-dwelling buildings construction work45211341 Flats construction work

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Technical Expertise and Experience: 25%
  • Programme and Risk Management: 25%
  • Quality Assurance and Defect Management: 10%
  • Resident Safety and Disruption Management: 10%
  • Total tender sum: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Total tender sum
  • Technical Expertise and Experience: Please provide an example of a similar past project delivered in the past three years and explain how you fulfilled the client's requirements. Summarise the challenges faced, and solutions implemented during this project. Explain how your experience would add value to this project. Provide a list of personnel with their job title, qualifications and experience, and how they will be involved in this project. (This can be supplied as a separate appendix and excluded from the word count).
  • Programme and Risk Management: Provide an outline programme for the project. (Gantt charts can be supplied as a separate appendix and excluded from the word count). Explain how you would plan and manage the works to minimize the on-site construction phase and reduce the impact on residents. Identify the key risks and how these would be controlled and/or mitigated to avoid programme delay.
  • Quality Assurance and Defect Management: What processes will you implement to ensure high-quality workmanship and prevent defects? Describe your approach to inspections, testing, and addressing any post-construction issues.
  • Resident Safety and Disruption Management: How will you ensure minimal disruption to residents during construction works? Outline your approach to safety, noise control, and access management while working in a partially occupied building.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
28 Jul 2025, 10:17 BST
Last source update
6 Nov 2025, 10:22 GMT
Authority reference
DN783586
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043334
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Flats construction workMulti-dwelling buildings construction work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0566be Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
26 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View ↗

OR

Interested suppliers can visit the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗) and search current opportunities for DN783586.

To quote you must complete and return the "Invitation to Tender Response Document" via the portal.

Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 6 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 10:17 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    26 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts361 days ago
    27 Oct 2025
  5. Latest notice published350 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 10:22 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 10:17 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 11:17 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Sept 2025, 11:17 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    6 Nov 2025, 10:22 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £88,6421 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ensigna Construction ltdSME3 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 30 Apr 2027Extensions: Option to extend for a further period (or periods) of up to 6 months or as needed to complete the works. Any extensions to be an extension of time only without additional costs (notwithstanding any separate modifications to the contract).£88,64211 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Ensigna Construction ltdSME

    Signed
    28 Oct 2025
    Value
    £88,642
    Period
    3 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 · up to 30 Apr 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Option to extend for a further period (or periods) of up to 6 months or as needed to complete the works. Any extensions to be an extension of time only without additional costs (notwithstanding any separate modifications to the contract).

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHJN-7589-LMHY Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, South East, CT20 2QYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ENSIGNA CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05771179GB-PPON: PMYP-6611-JPRP Unit 2 Churchill Court Hortons Way, Westerham, South East, TN16 1BTContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsFull document pack is available via proContract v3 after signing in and clicking "Express Interest" at the link above.
  • Technical specifications tenderTechnical specificationsFull document pack is available via proContract v3 after signing in and clicking "Express Interest" at the link above.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender