Official UK procurement notice
Gully Cleaning Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: North West (UKD41)
Published estimate£400,000≈ £133k / year · £480,000 inc. VAT10% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2025awarded 17 Nov 2025
Awarded to Drainrite Environmental Services Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 19 Oct 2028 · up to 19 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 20 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlackburn with Darwen Borough Council require a contractor to deliver a full gully cleaning service which involves the complete cleansing of all gullies on the public highway, and their connections checked for free flow, in accordance with the established frequency.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: No pre-market engagement has been conducted due to time constraints in re-tendering this contract as well as the Council believing the exercise would not generate any significant benefits to the procurement process.
CPV: Gully cleaning and emptying services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Price: Price per gully.
- Quality: Evaluating various elements regarding service quality.
- Social Value: Social Value.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2029
- First published
- 25 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2026, 11:58 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
DN784165- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043226- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056680Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 25 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
25 Jul 2025 → 4 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published25 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST
- Clarification questions by14 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline25 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by385 days ago2 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts368 days ago20 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent339 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends329 days ago26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published232 days ago4 Mar 2026, 11:58 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jul 2025- Tender notice published25 Jul 2025, 15:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Nov 2025, 14:22 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Nov 2025, 14:22 GMT
- Contract signature expected28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Mar 2026, 11:58 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £360,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1312 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drainrite Environmental Services LtdSME1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2029Extensions: 12-month optional extension. | £360,000 | 17 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Drainrite Environmental Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2026
- Value
- £360,000
- Period
- 5 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2029 · up to 4 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12-month optional extension.
No agreed KPIs: Performance will be monitored through regular communication and contract review meetings.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13final-stage tenders | 12 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DRAINRITE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications The full service specification can be accessed through The Chest e-tendering portal following registration and submitting an expression of interest.
- Bidding documents and specifications Full tender documentation can be accessed through The Chest e-tendering portal following registration and submitting an expression of interest.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender