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Published 21 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Cherry Tree Allotments Expansion

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)
Published estimate £400,000≈ £400k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 16 Oct 202613:00 BST · 24d 14h left
Clarification cut-off 30 Sept 202617:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 1 yrstarts 16 Nov 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 2all categories · n=7 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Watford Borough Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the expansion of an established allotment site located at Berry Avenue, Watford through the development of an adjacent plot of land.

The land to be developed lies to the immediate east of the established Cherry Tree Allotments and extends to approximately 3500 m2. Historically the land formed part of the allotment gardens. Following change of use of the adjacent commercial building to residential use, the commercial unit car park plot was returned to Watford Borough Council and will be reinstated to its former use as allotments.

The new allotment space is to be created in a partnership between Watford Borough Council and Cherry Tree Allotment and Garden Association (CTAGA) who managed and operated the present allotment site. CTAGA will also be responsible for the proposed new development.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Watford:-Construction-work./6274SH86YK

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6274SH86YK

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 1 yrSMEPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 16 Nov 2026 — 15 Nov 2027 (1 yr)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: East of EnglandTurnover guideline: ~£800,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£400,000 exc. VAT · £480,000 inc. VAT
45000000 Construction work

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 45%Price: 55%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price — Cost

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Watford Borough Council buys Construction work (CPV 45) — and who usually turns up

Watford Borough Council’s own published record, next to the East of England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Watford Borough Council

contract notices in 36 months: 7 in division 45 · 32 in all categories (8 direct)

Bids per lot2all categories · 36m · n=7 lots
Single-bid lots29%all categories · 36m · n=7 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateall categories · 36m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award date41dall categories · 36m · n=3 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=45 notices
Awarded without competition0%division 45 · 36m · n=7 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=7
  • 1 bid 29%
  • 2–3 57%
  • 4–6 14%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 2 · 7 lots on 5 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=4
  • Below estimate 25%
  • Within ±2% 75%
  • Above estimate 0%

4 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · delivery region

East of England · Construction work (CPV 45)

contract notices delivered in East of England in 36 months: 1,398 in division 45 (1,299 contested)

Bids per lot5division 45 · 36m · n=404 lots
Single-bid lots9%division 45 · 36m · n=404 lots
Award vs estimateat estimatedivision 45 · 36m · n=254 pairs
Deadline → award date46ddivision 45 · 36m · n=263 notices
SME bidders80%division 45 · 36m · n=342 lots
Winners based in the region75%division 45 · 36m · n=597 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=404
  • 1 bid 9%
  • 2–3 27%
  • 4–6 32%
  • 7+ 32%

Median 5 · 404 lots on 358 contested notices · division 45.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=254
  • Below estimate 42%
  • Within ±2% 31%
  • Above estimate 27%

254 lot pairs · division 45.

moderate · n=4 Awards in Watford Borough Council (all categories, n=4 pairs) land a median at estimate. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per lot, contested contract notices). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
Authority reference
1068314692
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776da Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Delta eSourcing
Submission portal named on this notice: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6274SH86YK ↗
Published estimate £400,000 excludes VAT (£480,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    21 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 9 days
    30 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 25 days
    16 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 55 days
    16 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 16:50 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Watford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDGQ-4877-NMGQ Watford Borough Council, Town Hall, Watford, East of England, WD17 3EX [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender