Official UK procurement notice
Cherry Tree Allotments Expansion
Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWatford Borough Council is seeking expression of interest from suppliers for the expansion of Cherry Tree Allotments, Berry Avenue, Watford, WD24 6ST.
In summary the expansion will entail the development of plot of land of approximately 3500m2 to the east of and adjoining the established and operating allotment site. Historically the land to be developed formed part of the allotment gardens but was converted to car park usage for the neighbouring commercial plot. Following change of use of the commercial building to residential use, the car park plot was returned to Watford Borough Council and will reinstated to its former use as allotments.
The project is currently progressing through RIBA Stage 3 and 4 of design development. An early conceptual master plan scheme for the proposed allotments is attached to give a reasonable initial understanding of the project.
Our intention is publish an invitation to tender in August and award contract w/c 26 October 2026 with target start on site date of 2 November 2026. We anticipate the construction duration to be approximately 10-12 weeks.
Should your organisation be interested in the requirements outlined above and have capacity to perform the works in accordance with the project timescale, then please respond to this invitation, completing the standard questionnaire and providing the required supporting information by 1pm Tuesday 28th July 2026.
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CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£400,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Cost: 90%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Social Value
- Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 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
- 21 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
- Authority reference
1052430507- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-068894- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d047Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
21 Jul 2026 → 16 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published97 days ago21 Jul 2026, 17:04 BST
- Clarification questions by90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline90 days ago28 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts11 days ago16 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published21 Jul 2026, 17:04 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender