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Published 19 Aug 2025, 07:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design & Construction of 9No. residential units to Passivhaus standards

Official notice

Authority: South Oxfordshire District Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£2,500,000≈ £3.0m / year · £3,000,000 inc. VAT52.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 26 Sept 2025awarded 21 May 2026
Awarded to Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited
Contract term 10 moends 1 Dec 2026 · starts 1 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design & Construction of 9No. residential Units to PassivHaus.

Conversion and refurbishment of an existing unit to EnerPHit standards;

Use Class E space and associated drainage and landscaping works. at 116 to 120

Broadway, Didcot ox11 8A

CPV: Building construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 10 moPublished value£2,500,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 1 Dec 2026 (10 mo)Value: £2,500,000 exc. VAT · £3,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East

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: Quality including social value 40% Price 60%

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
19 Aug 2025, 07:14 BST
Last source update
26 May 2026, 08:32 BST
Authority reference
C-000203
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049667
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Building construction work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058a2d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The councils use the Proactis e-procurement system to run their procurement opportunities.

This opportunity can be found by searching sebp.due-north.com ↗ by clicking on Opportunities, filtering to South Oxfordshire District Council and clicking on the appropriate opportunity.

Timeline

19 Aug 2025 → 26 May 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 07:14 BST
  2. Clarification questions by400 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline397 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts270 days ago
    1 Feb 2026
  5. Latest notice published156 days ago
    26 May 2026, 08:32 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Aug 2025, 07:14 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 May 2026, 08:32 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    26 May 2026, 08:32 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,815,4001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 52 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oxford Direct Services Trading Limited15 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027£3,815,40021 May 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Oxfordshire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PRWZ-2743-VQTG Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, South East, OX14 3JEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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