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EKC Group Ashford College - Phase 3.

Buyer: East Kent Colleges Group →

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BuyerEast Kent Colleges Group
StatusClosed
Deadline14 Aug 2026
Value£6,500,000
Published15 Jul 2026

What is being bought

The project will deliver a new block on the Elwick Road campus, building on earlier phases to provide a three-storey extension. Phase 3 will provide circa 1,700m2 gross internal floor area to accommodate a new junior college, a Student Union 'rec room', classrooms, IT suites, staff rooms and associated ancillary space, together with two additional first-floor workshop spaces connecting into the existing Phase 2 plumbing and electrical training facilities. The existing Student Union facilities within Phase 1 will be consolidated within the new ground-floor accommodation, with a direct relationship to a covered external area overlooking the campus grounds and memorial gardens. A simple 'grab and go' food and beverage provision is proposed within this space. EKC Group require a Main Contractor to deliver the above scope across RIBA Stages 4 - 7.

Delivery location

UKJ, GB

Categories

Building construction work 45210000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£6,500,000
Contract periodFrom 5 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Technical quality (50%)
Social Value (10%)
Price (40%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Building construction workNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 45. The category anchor is Building construction work (45210000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 4517,1344 median · 30.2 average (5,652 of 17,134 with a bid count)3.8 average (6,252 of 17,134 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKJ1,1157 median · 77.3 average (272 of 1,115 with a bid count)7.8 average (302 of 1,115 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1,5616 median · 9.3 average (14 of 1,561 with a bid count)4.4 average (16 of 1,561 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policynotAllowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06cba3
Latest release ID066609-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jul 15 2026 09:28:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066609-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryworks
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-08-14T09:30:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-08-15T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailsThis is the initial expression of interest stage for this contract. Expressions of Interest must be submitted electronically to the Employer's Agent, Woodley Coles, using tenders@woodleycoles.com. • Provide two relevant case studies of FE experience of a similar nature project/client organisation. • Demonstrate experience of and ability to deliver in Kent. • Confirm commitment to be able to deliver against project timescales as noted in Contract Duration. Expressions of Interest will be reviewed against the Conditions of Participation. A shortlist of no more than 6 contractors will be selected to proceed to tender stage. The conditions of participation are; 1. Minimum turnover of £20m 2. Professional indemnity insurance of £10m 3. Two relevant case studies for further education construction experience of a similar nature and scale of the proposed scheme. 4. Kent experience. 5. Confirmation commitment to be able to deliver against project timescales - construction start December 2026 for completion by September 2028.
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£6,500,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source4
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
15 Jul 2026tender066609-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
15 Jul 2026 · 066609-2026 · tender
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