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Published 24 Feb 2025, 16:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Doris Robinson Court - Appointment of a Principal Contractor

Official notice

Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG23)
Published estimate£9,500,000≈ £7.6m / year · £11,400,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 2 Oct 2025awarded 18 Sept 2026
Awarded to McPhillips (Wellington) Limited, Torsion Construction Ltd2 awards
Contract term 1 yr 3 moends 1 Apr 2027 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

All works associated with the construction of a 46-unit apartment block, associated

landscaping, external works and internal fit out.

Please note, this contract was initially awarded to Torsion Construction Limited but due to unforeseen circumstances we are now awarding to the supplier in second place.

CPV: Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot HDG/2025/861Awarded 1 yr 3 moSMEPublished value£9,500,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 1 Apr 2027 (1 yr 3 mo)Value: £9,500,000 exc. VAT · £11,400,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: Technical (Quality) Evaluation The 60 marks for the Technical (Quality) evaluation is further broken down into a number of sub- criteria as follows: 22 marks - Programme & Methodology 14 marks - Resources (Staff Experience) 14 marks - Example Contracts 10 marks - Social Value
  • Commercial: Commercial (Price) Evaluation The 40 marks applicable to the Commercial (Price) evaluation will be calculated using the following formulae: Lowest total tender price divided by bidders total tender price (ie the bid under consideration) multiplied by 40 = marks awarded.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Feb 2025, 16:49 GMT
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 15:37 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
Authority reference
HDG/2025/861
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041632
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e7a5 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 allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

24 Feb 2025 → 30 Sept 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    24 Feb 2025, 16:49 GMT
  2. Market engagement
    28 Feb 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Stoke-on-Trent City Council has carried out the following engagement with the market to develop a sourcing strategy for the appointment of a principle contractor to develop and undertake the construction of the Doris Robinson Court site;

    05.02.25 - F2F meeting with Seddon Construction Ltd for feedback on past tenders published (i.e. Document/ Attachment Format) and current market trends driving costs and risk.

    14.02.25 - F01: Prior information notice Publication reference: 2025/S 000-005241

    14.02.25 - Future Opportunity posted on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:a… ↗

    27.02.25 - Networking event, a mixture of local authorities, businesses from the private sector and consultants (Architects, QS's and Structural Engineers) in attendance.

  3. Next notice expected
    7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 13:12 BST
  5. Clarification questions by400 days ago
    17 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline385 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by324 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts294 days ago
    1 Jan 2026
  9. Assessment summaries sent34 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  10. Latest notice published31 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 15:37 BST
  11. Standstill ends21 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

23 events · 12 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Feb 2025, 16:49 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 Feb 2025, 11:49 GMT
    UK2
  3. Planned procurement notice published
    9 Apr 2025, 14:41 BST
    UK3
  4. Published value published: £9,000,000
    9 Apr 2025, 14:41 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    9 Apr 2025, 14:41 BST
  6. Deadline published: 25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
    9 Apr 2025, 14:41 BST
  7. Planned procurement notice published
    9 Jun 2025, 13:18 BST
    UK3
  8. Deadline moved to 18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
    9 Jun 2025, 13:18 BST
    +55 days · was 25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  9. Planned procurement notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 09:55 BST
    UK3
  10. Planned procurement notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 13:42 BST
    UK3
  11. Tender notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 13:12 BST
    UK4
  12. Published value updated to £9,500,000
    21 Jul 2025, 13:12 BST
    was £9,000,000
  13. Status changed to active
    21 Jul 2025, 13:12 BST
  14. Deadline moved to 22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
    21 Jul 2025, 13:12 BST
    +4 days · was 18 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  15. Tender notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 17:24 BST
    UK4
  16. Deadline moved to 2 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
    3 Sept 2025, 17:24 BST
    +10 days · was 22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  17. Contract award notice published
    11 Mar 2026, 12:59 GMT
    UK6
  18. Status changed to complete
    11 Mar 2026, 12:59 GMT
  19. Contract signature expected
    1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  20. Contract award notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 11:43 BST
    UK6
  21. Procurement termination notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 15:14 BST
    UK12
  22. Contract award notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 15:37 BST
    UK6
  23. Contract signature expected
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (2)

Updates to; - est. Publication date of tender - est. Contract dates

Change in publication date due to internal delay

Routine re-releases (12)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 11 Mar 2026
  • 2025-09: 1 release · 3 Sept 2025
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 21 Jul 2025
  • 2025-06: 3 releases · 9 Jun 2025, 26 Jun 2025
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 9 Apr 2025
  • 2025-02: 2 releases · 24 Feb 2025, 27 Feb 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £18,832,1772 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 95 from SMEs
Named bidders 18published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
McPhillips (Wellington) LimitedSMEDoris Robinson Court - Appointment of a Principal1 Oct 2026 – 1 Jan 2028£8,446,77318 Sept 2026CancelledError in the UK 6 notice, the value was wrong. New UK6 to follow.
McPhillips (Wellington) LimitedSME1 Oct 2026 – 1 Jan 2028£9,201,83418 Sept 2026Awarded
Torsion Construction Ltd1 Jun 2026 – 1 Oct 2027£9,630,34310 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Torsion Construction Ltd

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 1 Apr 2027
    Status
    cancelled (26 Aug 2026), Contractor went into administration as was unable to fulfil the contract.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders · 15 at stage one50—

Who bid

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

Stoke on Trent City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDQZ-1442-RZTZ Civic Centre, Glebe Street, Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, ST4 1HHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

9 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded
  • BESPOKE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 03806421GB-PPON: PWYZ-1243-RDRG 1-3 Merlin House, Telford, West Midlands, TF7 4QT
  • BSN GROUP CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 11173369GB-PPON: PTHJ-9659-VXHZ Azzurri House Walsall Business Park, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0RB
  • COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 00614864GB-PPON: PVGY-3679-NDZZ 11 Tower Hill, Kings Hill, West Malling, South East, ME19 4UY
  • EXCELSIOR GROUP LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 06652806GB-PPON: PXRH-5598-PHPH Henge Barn Pury Hill Business Park, Towcester, East Midlands, NN12 7LS
  • INTIUM CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 09366250GB-PPON: PMCL-7611-GDTQ 6 Brindley Court Dalewood Road, Newcastle, West Midlands, ST5 9QX
  • KEON HOMES LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 11643845GB-PPON: PMCD-6394-PPCY St Jude's House, High Street, Burntwood, West Midlands, WS7 3XQ
  • MCPHILLIPS (WELLINGTON) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00832117GB-PPON: PLNQ-5888-QGXV Horton House, Telford, West Midlands, TF1 7FGContact email
  • TEKCONTRACTING LTDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 13187774GB-PPON: PBBD-5525-VQTY Neil House Sotherby Road, Middlesbrough, North East, TS6 6LP
  • TORSION CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tendererGB-COH: 09483417GB-PPON: PMDG-5911-MWYD 1280 Century Way, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS15 8ZBContact email

Official documents & specifications (13)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
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