Official UK procurement notice
PCSA Contract - Milton Road and Victoria Street Redevelopment Projects
Authority: Tendring District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Essex County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEssex Procurement Partnership is procuring, on behalf of Tendring District Council, with the resulting contract between the Council and the successful Bidder, to deliver two construction redevelopment projects in Dovercourt (Harwich), Essex.
The sites are located at (i) Milton Road and (ii) Victoria Street, Dovercourt, Essex and a single main contractor will be expected to deliver both requirements.
Upgraded Parking and Landscaping: construction of a new at-grade car park, cycle parking, and landscaping improvements at Milton Road Car Park, Milton Road - Dovercourt, Essex
Victoria Street project: construction project to convert two derelict sites to (i) social housing and (ii) dedicated parking spaces for residents.
Both projects already have planning permission and are at RIBA stage 3. The contract is being run as a two stage procurement.
Baily Garner LLP are the Council's nominated Employer's Agent. They will contract manage the project with Tendring District Council and administer the project and JCT Design and Build Works Contract. The successful bidder will be expected to work
alongside Tendring District Council and Baily Garner, in the successful delivery of this project.
This updated contract details notice is for the award of the PCSA contract only. This notice updates the contract date signed field only. A separate contract details notice will be issued for the main works contract, subject to Council approval to proceed.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£2,785,000
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 (3)
- ITT Technical: 45%
- ITT Commercial: 45%
- ITT Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- ITT Technical
- ITT Social Value
- ITT Commercial
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than 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
- 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
- 22 Jan 2026, 15:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Aug 2026, 10:47 BST
- Authority reference
EPP0181A- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027689- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060c8bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The Tender Pack is available on the Proactis ProContract web portal. Interested parties are invited to download and engage with this contract opportunity by:
- Go to: procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities ↗
- Search for Essex County Council from the organisation list
- Search for Project ref: DN803885 or title EPP0181A Milton Road and Victoria Street Construction Regeneration Projects
- Select "express interest" in this opportunity
- Download the Tender Pack and complete your bid submission by the deadline date (12pm 8th May 2026).
Timeline
22 Jan 2026 → 27 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published266 days ago22 Jan 2026, 15:35 GMT
- Market engagement243 days ago13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Market Engagement Information Pack is available on the Proactis ProContract web portal.
Interested parties are invited to download and engage with this Preliminary Market Engagement by:
- Go to: procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities ↗
- Search for Essex County Council from the organisation list
- Search for Project ref: DN803885 or title "EPP0181A - Milton Road and Victoria Street Construction Regeneration Projects"
- Select "express interest" in this opportunity
- Download the Market Engagement Information Pack and complete the attached questionnaire by the deadline date.
The deadline for responses is Friday 13th February 2026.
Important information:
This notice is not a call for competition to procure any works or services and is not published to reduce time limited for the receipt of tenders.
Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response or (lack) to this notice. Nor shall a response to this notice guarantee an invitation to participate a future procurement process that Essex County Council may conduct. The Council may at its sole discretion hold further conversations with individual organisations.
Essex County Council is not liable for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any party responding to this notice or any party who may participate in the market consultation exercise.
Please direct all queries through the ProContract messaging function. Anyone contacting the Council directly via email will be directed to the portal for communications.
A registered supplier account is needed to access information, but registration is free of charge. The Proactis supplier helpdesk (www.proactis.com/uk/support-login/sup… ↗) can help with registration queries. Please direct any technical queries to the helpdesk in the first instance, selecting the Supplier Support option on the home page.
- Tender notice published203 days ago26 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Clarification questions by173 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline160 days ago8 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts106 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published49 days ago27 Aug 2026, 10:47 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Jan 2026, 15:35 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Jan 2026, 16:02 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,785,00026 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMTwas £3,000,000
- Status changed to active26 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Procurement method changed26 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Deadline published: 8 May 2026, 12:00 BST26 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Contract details notice published11 Aug 2026, 16:26 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2026, 16:26 BST
- Contract details notice published27 Aug 2026, 10:47 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Further information added into the Engagement section
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-01: 2 releases · 22 Jan 2026, 22 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ermine Construction Services Ltd.SME | — | — | Awarded |
| Ermine Construction Services Ltd.SME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1. PCSA Contract - Milton Road and Victoria Street Redevelopment Projects · Ermine Construction Services Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2026
- Value
- £69,292
- Period
- 17 Aug 2026 – 6 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
PCSA Contract - Milton Road and Victoria Street Redevelopment Projects · Ermine Construction Services Ltd.SME
- Signed
- 3 Aug 2026
- Value
- £69,292
- Period
- 17 Aug 2026 – 6 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Essex County CouncilProcuring entityEssex Procurement Partnership - procuring on behalf of Tendring District Council
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ERMINE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender