Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 23 Jan 2026, 09:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Communal Door and Door Entry Replacement

Official notice

Authority: Tendring District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Essex County Council

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£160,000£192,000 inc. VAT22.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2026awarded 20 May 2026
Awarded to Access & Automation Ltd
Contract term 4 moends 1 Sept 2026 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Communal Door and Door Entry Replacement within Tendring 2025 and 2026.

CPV: Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£160,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 1 Sept 2026 (4 mo)Value: £160,000 exc. VAT · £192,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: Your responses to the technical quality questions (Sections marked 'Technical'/'Social Value') will form 5% of the overall scoring and your responses to the commercial questions (Section marked 'Commercial') will form 95% of the overall scoring. Both sets of scores will then be added together to give the overall evaluation scoring.

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
23 Jan 2026, 09:27 GMT
Last source update
26 Oct 2026, 09:53 GMT
Authority reference
EPP0328
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006026
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)Construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060ceb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Jan 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published277 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 09:27 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by252 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline248 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts179 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published25h ago
    26 Oct 2026, 09:53 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 09:27 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 09:37 GMT
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 12:29 GMT
    UK4
  4. Deadline moved to 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    23 Jan 2026, 12:29 GMT
    -3 days · was 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract details notice published
    26 Oct 2026, 09:53 GMT
    UK7
  6. Status changed to complete
    26 Oct 2026, 09:53 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 23 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £196,3631 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 20 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Access & Automation LtdSME£196,363 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Communal Doors and Door Entry Replacement · Access & Automation LtdSME

    Signed
    20 May 2026
    Value
    £196,363
    Period
    4 Jun 2026 – 24 Sept 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Tendring District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPWL-8775-PCGW Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, East of England, CO15 1SEContact email

Other public bodies

  • Essex County CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurementGB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH Chelmsford, East of EnglandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ACCESS & AUTOMATION LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06387353GB-PPON: PNLD-3145-BHCV 2 Colchester Road, Clacton-On-Sea, East of England, CO16 8HAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender