Official UK procurement notice
Canvey Lake Dredging · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Castle Point Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCastle Point Borough Council are seeking to appoint a suitably experienced contractor to undertake dredging works at Canvey Lake, Canvey Island, Essex.
Castle Point Borough Council has prioritised improvements to Canvey Lake following it taking back the management of the lake in July 2026. A total budget of £1 million has been assigned to the completion of dredging works.
CPV: Dredging and pumping works · Environmental improvement works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: The Technical Quality Questions have a weighting of 95% and social value has a weighting of 5%. The technical questions will be evaluated individually by 3 separate people and then there will be a consensus meeting to agree on a score. The highest scoring bidder will be awarded the contract as the value is set at £1,000,000
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £2,664,639 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Castle Point Borough Council buys Construction works for plants, mining and manufacturing and for buildings relating to the oil and gas industry (CPV 4525), and who usually turns up
Castle Point Borough Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Construction works for plants, mining and manufacturing and for buildings relating to the oil and gas industry (CPV 4525) →
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.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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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.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East of England.
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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 60 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.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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 bid11% / 17%
2–333% / 33%
4–622% / 17%
7+33% / 33%
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 estimate88% / 55%
Within ±2%13% / 27%
Above estimate0% / 18%
Assess each lot i
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.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
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 #1CPV 4525Published estimate£1.0m
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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 bid19%
2–318%
4–610%
7+53%
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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 2 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%£885k–£975k
Estimate£1.0m
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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETEC CONTRACT SERVICES LTDWorked for this buyer | Refurbishment of Knightswick Shopping Centre Mall and External Worksended Aug 2026 | — | £1.5m | Similar wording and category |
| Indecon Building LimitedWorked for this buyer | EPP0087 - Carlton Driveended May 2026 | — | £524k | Similar wording and category |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £11m17 awards in 36m · last this month | 3 live · £5.3m 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. | 3% below n=2 | |
| £31m6 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £28m 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. | 10% below n=1 | |
| £19m3 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 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. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £4.1m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £1.2m 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=1 | |
BAM Nuttall LimitedLarge | £44m10 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £9.5m 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. | 53% below n=3 |
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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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 Apr 2026, 12:29 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2026, 17:31 BST
- Authority reference
EPP0391- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091418- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ca1Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via OPEN-UK- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
28 Apr 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published177 days ago28 Apr 2026, 12:29 BST
- Market engagement148 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Expressions of interest should be completed via the Open system, using reference OPEN2026902 www.open-uk.org ↗
- Tender notice published24 days ago28 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Latest notice published21 days ago1 Oct 2026, 17:31 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 11 days2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 74 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Apr 2026, 12:29 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published28 Sept 2026, 13:00 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,000,00028 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Status changed to active28 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Procurement method changed28 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT28 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
- Tender notice published1 Oct 2026, 17:31 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Removal of specification, updated specification can be found within the tender
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
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender 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