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Published 10 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for Stock Fencing & Associated Works at Abbey Farm

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£40,000£48,000 inc. VAT12.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2025awarded 2 Sept 2025
Awarded to Maydencroft Limited
Contract term 2 moends 31 Oct 2025 · starts 8 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for Stock Fencing and Associated works at Abbey Farm, Ellerton Abbey, Richmond, DL11 6AN. The primary objective of the contract is for a single Provider to supply and erect 1,600m of HT 6/80/22 high tensile stock fencing and 50m wooden post and 5 rail.

Also to supply and fit, six wooden 8ft gates within the fence line. Additionally, 2,000m of old fence line is to be dismantled and removed.

CPV: Agricultural services · Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 moSMEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 8 Sept 2025 – 31 Oct 2025 (2 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME 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: Please download and refer to the Invitation to Tender documents for full details of award criteria, based on Pass/Fail criteria, Quality Technical Questions and Price. 30% Price 70% Quality

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
10 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
25 Sept 2025, 16:45 BST
Authority reference
002184
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039058
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural servicesFencing, railing and safety equipment installation work
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055d27 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jul 2025 → 25 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    8 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published397 days ago
    25 Sept 2025, 16:45 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Sept 2025, 16:45 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Sept 2025, 16:45 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £34,9301 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Maydencroft LimitedSME25 Sept 2025 – 31 Oct 2025£34,9302 Sept 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MAYDENCROFT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06344187GB-PPON: PCVR-4449-DGXX Maydencroft Manor, Hitchin, East of England, SG4 7QAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPlease access the Open tendering system with the link above and contract details 002184 Contract for Stock Fencing & Associated Works at Abbey Farm If any assistance is required in registering or downloading uploading the documents, please contact NEPO direct (open.support@nepo.…
  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender