Official UK procurement notice
Design and Build Works for Mains Sewer Connection at High Lodge
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConnection of High Lodge Forest Centre to the mains sewer, approximately 2.4 km from the current discharge point. A Section 106 agreement with Anglian Water is already in place, and a preferred route for the connection has been identified.
CPV: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork · Construction-related services · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Evaluation Criteria Quality – 50%, comprising: Design Approach – 12.5% Construction Quality Management and Assurance – 12.5% Programme – 12.5% Public Access and Visitor Centre Interface – 12.5% Price – 50% Assessment based on the completion of the Bill of Quantities (BoQ) Excel spreadsheet.
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
- 4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
- Authority reference
FCCN004784- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040730- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0661b3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
4 Mar 2026 → 30 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published230 days ago4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMT
- Market engagement216 days ago18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Forestry England is undertaking early market engagement for a proposed infrastructure project at High Lodge Forest Centre (www.forestryengland.uk/high-lodge ↗) – one of our flagship visitor sites, attracting over 500,000 visitors annually. We intend to connect the site to the mains sewer network, approximately 2.4 km from the current discharge point. A Section 106 agreement with Anglian Water is already in place, and a preferred route for the connection has been identified. We anticipate delivering the project during 2026/27.
At this stage, we are seeking expressions of interest and feedback from the market on the most suitable procurement approach.
In particular, we would welcome an indication of whether your organisation would be interested in tendering for:
- Design only (would not the subsequently be allowed to undertake the construction works)
- Construction only
- Combined Design & Build
Please email [email protected] (FAO Claire Hodges) confirming your interest & ranking which of the option(s) above you would prefer in your response.
Please note, that this is an initial market engagement exercise only; full tender documentation will be issued separately should the opportunity progress to a formal procurement stage.
- Tender notice published172 days ago1 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Clarification questions by138 days ago4 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline113 days ago29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts79 days ago3 Aug 2026
- Latest notice published21 days ago30 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Mar 2026, 09:41 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 17:14 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £985,0001 May 2026, 17:14 BSTwas £850,000
- Status changed to active1 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Procurement method changed1 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Deadline published: 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST1 May 2026, 17:14 BST
- Tender notice published27 May 2026, 15:56 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST27 May 2026, 15:56 BST+14 days · was 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract details notice published30 Sept 2026, 08:27 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2026, 08:27 BST
Published amendments (1)
Please note that the closing date for tender submissions has been extended from 15th June to 29th June 2026 at 12noon.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 4 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHUR CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDSME | £1,057,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ARTHUR CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,057,000
- Period
- 16 Sept 2026 – 15 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
- Options
- Optional element for the design and construction of an additional rising main, including associated pumps and ancillary equipment, from a new hub location at to High Lodge, length of approximately 600 metres. The Client may instruct this optional works element at its discretion and subject to the availability of funding. Where instructed, the optional works will be undertaken in accordance with this Scope and valued using the unit rates submitted for the main works.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ARTHUR CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender 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