Official UK procurement notice
Gillingham Civic Square Public Realm Improvement Works_Pride In Place
Authority: Medway Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMedway Council is seeking quotes from prospective suppliers for Gillingham Civic Square. Medway Council operates a fully electronic procurement process and requires all bidders refer to the most up to date documents located within the Kent Business Portal and direct any communications they may have through the same system to support the integrity and transparency of this activity.
Gillingham Public Realm Improvements is the upgrading of an area of the High Street and part of Green Street and Sapper Walk ME7 1AU for Medway Council. The project will deliver an upgraded square with upgraded paving and new rain gardens to support sustainable drainage play. Works
include upgraded surface finishes and edging, seating, lightning murals and a strengthened planting and tree strategy to improve shade, biodiversity and the overall setting.
The contract is to be carried out using the JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 as issued by the Joint Contracts Tribunal incorporating the latest JCT published Amendments and other amendments as set out elsewhere in these Contract documents. The site is located at The High Street Gillingham ME7 1AU
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£350,000
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 (3)
- Criterion 2: 40%
- Criterion 1: 55%
- Criterion 3: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Criterion 1: Price
- Criterion 2: Quality
- Criterion 3: Social Value Measure
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 3 Aug 2026, 15:03 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 08:49 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073271- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da28Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
3 Aug 2026 → 22 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published83 days ago3 Aug 2026, 15:03 BST
- Clarification questions by55 days ago31 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline55 days ago31 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts14 days ago12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago22 Oct 2026, 08:49 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Aug 2026- Tender notice published3 Aug 2026, 15:03 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published22 Oct 2026, 08:49 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete22 Oct 2026, 08:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakedown Landscapes (SE) Limited | £364,788 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Blakedown Landscapes (SE) Limited
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2026
- Value
- £364,788
- Period
- 12 Oct 2026 – 5 Feb 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blakedown Landscapes (SE) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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