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Published 17 Dec 2025, 09:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BBC1225 - Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Statue

Official notice

Authority: Broxbourne Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£130,000≈ £111k / year · £156,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Feb 2026
Contract term 1 yr 2 moends 30 Jun 2027 · starts 20 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Broxbourne Borough Council is inviting proposals from experienced professional sculptors to design, create, and install a permanent public sculpture of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This commission is intended to honour the late Queen with a lifelike, realist figurative sculpture that reflects the Council’s values, enhances the cultural landscape, and becomes a focal point for both the local community and visitors. The sculpture should stand as a world-class work of art, recognised for its artistic merit, while contributing to civic pride, public engagement, and the local economy through tourism.

Further details can be found in the tender documents available for download from Supply Hertfordshire, in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗, the Council's electronic tendering portal. The closing date for submissions is noon on Wednesday 4 February 2024 and the deadline for queries is 5pm on Wednesday 21 January 2026, all queries should be made via the portal.

CPV: Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work · Installation services (except software) · Services provided by sculptors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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

Lot awarding rule: 50% Price / 50% Quality

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
Closed
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
17 Dec 2025, 09:18 GMT
Last source update
17 Dec 2025, 09:18 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083617
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Artistic and literary creation and interpretation servicesConstruction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)Construction workInstallation services (except software)Services provided by sculptors
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f757 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Dec 2025 → 20 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published315 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 09:18 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by279 days ago
    21 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline265 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts191 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    17 Dec 2025, 09:18 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Broxbourne Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJMC-1261-BVWX Bishops College, Churchgate, Cheshunt, East of England, EN8 9XQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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