Official UK procurement notice
Dartford Borough Council Repairs, Voids and Planned Works Contract
Authority: Dartford Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDartford Borough Council require a Contractor to deliver a Responsive Repairs, Voids and Planned Works Contract which will include Responsive Maintenance (in and out of hours) electric tests in mutual exchange properties, Disrepair Works, Void Property Works, Major Works, Planned Works, Disability Adaptation Works, Servicing (including safety checks) and routine maintenance of installations and technical inspections.
- No preliminary market engagement: It was not deemed to be necessary due to the known market within the authority area.
CPV: Building completion work · Building installation work · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of building installations
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£90,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As set out within the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As set out within the tender documents.
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 (4)
- Quality Evaluation: 40%
- Quality Evaluation: 20%
- Price Response: 30%
- Social Value Evaluation: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality Evaluation : Written Response
- Quality Evaluation : Presented Responses
- Price Response: Price Submission
- Social Value Evaluation : Evaluation of social value quality response and social value price response
- Economic & financial standing
As set out within the tender documents.
- Technical & professional ability
As set out within the tender documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Works
- 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
- 7 Oct 2025, 16:13 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 14:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
PR-10879- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063004- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9deFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to the Specification Documents and Schedule of Amendments to the Contract.
- Risks
The following risks have been identified that would impact the performance of the Contract, where the impact cannot be known at this stage but may relate to a Contract modification if the risk was to materialise:
Risk of legislative changes, regulatory changes or changes in law during the term of a Contract Risk of unforeseen changes to delivery/operational standards.
Risk of changes in technology, IT solutions or systems.
Risk of unforeseen increase in Contracting Authority budgets/increased volume of works/services.
Risk of unforeseen circumstances that cause the value of the Contract to increase (previous examples include BREXIT, war, pandemic and the cost of living crisis).
Risk of unforeseen political impact Risk of unforeseen increase in property volume.
LGR is anticipated in March 2028, however the impact of this is unforeseen and therefore remains a risk of increased property numbers and value.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Oct 2025 → 1 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published382 days ago7 Oct 2025, 16:13 BST
- Clarification questions by355 days ago3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline347 days ago11 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by213 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 14:44 BST
- Standstill ends192 days ago14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts145 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2025- Tender notice published7 Oct 2025, 16:13 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Apr 2026, 14:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2026, 14:44 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Europe1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2031 · up to 31 May 2036Extensions: Up to a maximum of 5 years, by one of more extensions of whatever period the client specifies | £90,000,000 | 1 Apr 2026standstill to 14 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAxis Europe Ltd · Greater London
- did not winMears Limited · South West England
- did not winTSG Building Services Plc · East of England
- did not winUI Social Infrastructure Limited · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Faithorn Farrell Timms LLPProcuring entityThird Party Procurement Agent on behalf of Dartford Borough Council
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Axis Europe LtdAwarded supplier
- Mears LimitedBidder / tenderer
- TSG Building Services PlcBidder / tenderer
- UI Social Infrastructure LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications B_Response_Part 3
- Bidding documents and specifications B-Response_Part 4
- Bidding documents and specifications A-Information_Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications B-Response_Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications A-Information_Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications A_Information_Part 3
- Bidding documents and specifications B_Response_Part 2
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender