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Published 28 Jul 2025, 11:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CBC-1820-T-TS Contract Administrator, Clerk of Works & Quantity Surveyor

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£103,999≈ £104k / year · £330,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2026 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Administrator, Clerk of Works & Quantity Surveyor

Please read and follow the information and guidance supplied below and within the Tender documents, this will help with your tender submission.

Word count limits apply, any information going over will not be considered.

Respond to ALL questions.

Additional documents or information not required will be disregarded.

Please note timeline with regards to questions and submission dates.

All communications, correspondences and clarifications must be sent via the In-tend portal.

Do not contact the Service area for information, please use the correspondence facility

Regularly view the Clarification tab for updates or responses to questions received by bidders.

Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all bidders (if not Private and Confidential), this to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all.

Avoid uploading your return just prior to closing deadline as you may incur IT issues and we will not accept Tender Returns via e-mail.

The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please contact the Procurement lead using the correspondence facility within the In-tend electronic tendering system.

Opting In

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Target contract commencement date: 15th September 2025

Contract term: 1 year + 6 months

CPV: Contract administration services · Other services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrPublished value£103,999
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 Oct 2026 with extensionsValue: £103,999 exc. VAT · £330,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: 1 year (+ 6 month)

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: 40 % Price - 60% 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
Services
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
28 Jul 2025, 11:05 BST
Last source update
28 Aug 2025, 13:40 BST
Authority reference
CBC-1820-T-TS
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043356
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Contract administration servicesOther services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0566cc 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
5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire/… ↗

Suppliers must register on the supplier portal to be able to access the tender details

Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 11:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Latest notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 13:40 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Contract starts389 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 11:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    12 Aug 2025, 08:36 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    12 Aug 2025, 08:36 BST
    +8 days · was 21 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 13:03 BST
    UK4
  5. Deadline moved to 5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    27 Aug 2025, 13:03 BST
    +7 days · was 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Tender notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 13:40 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (3)

Tender deadline move forward from 21st August to 12 noon on 29th August 2025. Enquiry deadline 22nd August 2025.

Tender deadline move forward from 21st August to 12 noon on 29th August 2025. Enquiry deadline 22nd August 2025.

Tender deadline move forward to 12 noon on 5th September 2025. Enquiry deadline 22nd August 2025.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 28 Jul 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVNH-1137-QJBX Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5TQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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