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Published 13 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Claremont Street Works · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Plymouth Community Homes (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: E10000008SME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UKSouth West (UKK4)

Published estimate£2,500,732≈ £1.3m / year · £3,000,879 inc. VAT2.1% above published estimate

Submissions closed 3 Jun 2026awarded 17 Aug 2026

Awarded to MERCURY CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED

Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Sept 2028 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To secure a principal contractor to provide a programme of works including concrete, cladding, drainage and balcony repairs for 6 blocks of flats in Claremont Street, Plymouth. The site consists of 83 residential flats, communal laundry facilities, garages and storage sheds.

CPV: Balcony work · Building construction work · Concrete repair work · Construction work · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Refurbishment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrsSMEPublished value£2,500,732

Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2028 (2 yrs)Value: £2,500,732 exc. VAT · £3,000,879 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

45000000 Construction work 45210000 Building construction work 45211000 Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses 45262330 Concrete repair work 45262900 Balcony work 45453100 Refurbishment work

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

Quality: 40%Price: 60%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Technical: 40%
Commercial: 60%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical: 40% weighting
Commercial: 60% weighting

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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: Awarded
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: 13 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
Last source update: 29 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
Authority reference: KS/ClaremontWorks/003/026
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-023129
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Balcony workBuilding construction workConcrete repair workConstruction workConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesRefurbishment work
Delivery area: UKSouth West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066a30 Find a Tender

Contract terms

Reserved participation area: E10000008

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

13 Mar 2026 → 29 Sept 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published224 days ago
13 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
Clarification questions by206 days ago
31 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline142 days ago
3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract starts53 days ago
1 Sept 2026
Latest notice published24 days ago
29 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026

Tender notice published
13 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
29 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
29 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
Contract signature expected
29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,553,7101 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MERCURY CONSTRUCTION (SOUTH WEST) LIMITEDSME26 Oct 2026 – 17 Aug 2027	£2,553,710	17 Aug 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one	1	0	—

Who bid

wonMercury Construction (South West) LtdSME · South West England

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Plymouth Community Homes

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PQHR-8758-LZBN Plumer House Tailyour Road, Plymouth, South West, PL6 5DHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Mercury Construction (South West) LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJNW-5741-LLCZ Bromhead Chartered Accountants, Harscombe House, 1 Darklake View, Plymouth, South West, PL6 7PLContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender29 Sept 2026, 12:33 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT