Official UK procurement notice
Commercial Building Retrofit · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Basildon Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Published estimate£500,000£500,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Aug 2026awarded 28 Sept 2026
Awarded to Architecture 00
Contract term 7 moends 30 Apr 2027 · up to 12 Oct 2027 with extensions · starts 12 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBasildon Borough Council (“the Council”) and is seeking to commission an architect-led consultant team to develop proposals for the retrofit and refurbishment of the former M&S building in Basildon Town Centre to provide Cat A office accommodation.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Proposed Methodology: 30%
- Programme: 5%
- Skills & Experience: 15%
- Pricing Schedule: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Pricing Schedule: Pricing and Resource
- Proposed Methodology
- Programme
- Skills & Experience
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jul 2026, 12:04 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 10:24 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-067730- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cdbfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
17 Jul 2026 → 12 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 12:04 BST
- Clarification questions by66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline66 days ago17 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent24 days ago28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published16 days ago6 Oct 2026, 10:24 BST
- Contract starts10 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by9 days ago12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026- Tender notice published17 Jul 2026, 12:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2026, 10:24 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2026, 10:24 BST
- Contract signature expected12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3210 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture 0013 Oct 2026 – 30 Apr 2027 · up to 12 Oct 2027Extensions: Timeline extensions may be approved to support any agreed changes to the project plan | £500,000 | 28 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32final-stage tenders | 10 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Architecture 00Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender