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Published 4 Nov 2025, 11:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender - West Suffolk Council - Clerk of Works, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Authority: West Suffolk Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Architecture & Engineering (71)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)

Published estimate£50,000≈ £16k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT50% below published estimate

Submissions closed 21 Nov 2025awarded 12 Dec 2025

Awarded to HICKTON QUALITY CONTROL LTD

Contract term 3 yrs 1 moends 31 Dec 2028 · starts 5 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Return deadline is 1200 on Friday 21 November 2025

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗

Interested parties are invited to express their interest in order to gain full access to the tender documentation

Invitation to Tender - West Suffolk Council - Clerk of Works, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Financial and insurance services · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs 1 moPublished value£50,000

Contract period: 5 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2028 (3 yrs 1 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £60,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of England

66000000 Financial and insurance services 71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

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: Price 60%; Quality 40%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
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: 4 Nov 2025, 11:41 GMT
Last source update: 8 Jul 2026, 16:42 BST
Authority reference: WSC/19666/2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-070772
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesFinancial and insurance servicesOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d9b8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowed

Submission deadline: 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.suffolksourcing.uk ↗

Timeline

4 Nov 2025 → 8 Jul 2026 · 4 dates

Tender notice published347 days ago
4 Nov 2025, 11:41 GMT
Submission deadline330 days ago
21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts316 days ago
5 Dec 2025
Latest notice published101 days ago
8 Jul 2026, 16:42 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
4 Nov 2025, 11:41 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
12 Dec 2025, 15:45 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 Dec 2025, 15:45 GMT
Contract signature expected
23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
8 Jul 2026, 16:42 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £25,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 66 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
HICKTON QUALITY CONTROL LTDSME +1 morejoint awardContract for Clerk of Works Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk24 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2028	£25,000	12 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract for Clerk of Works Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk · HICKTON QUALITY CONTROL LTDSME +1 more
Signed
12 Dec 2025
Value
£25,000
Period
24 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6final-stage tenders	6	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRVM-1828-ZPTJ West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, East of England, IP33 3YUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Hickton Quality Control LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05042368 Ross Neale Unit 5, Old Building Yard Cortworth Lane, Wentworth Rotherham, Yorkshire & Humber, S62 7SHContact email, phone
Hickton Quality Control LimitedAwarded supplier Ross Neale Unit 5, Old Building Yard Cortworth Lane, Wentworth Rotherham, Yorkshire & Humber, S62 7SHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender8 Jul 2026, 16:42 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 15:45 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender4 Nov 2025, 11:41 GMT