Official UK procurement notice
Highway Drainage Cleansing · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Bromley (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has awarded a contract for a comprehensive highway drainage cleansing service on the Area Network (London Borough of Bromley), to ensure the efficient working of the various elements of the Borough's highway drainage infrastructure. This includes proactive and reactive maintenance towards our inventory of ≈35,000 gullies, ≈2,500 soakaways, ≈350 manholes and catch pits, as well as various linear or kerb drainage channels.
CPV: Drainage and surface works · Drainage construction works · Drainage works · Highway maintenance work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,000,000
- Condition of participation
The Council estimates this procurement opportunity based on best market valuation of an estimated annual contract value of £400k. To be considered for this opportunity, Tenderers shall have a minimum yearly turnover of at least £800k. The Council will assess tenderers' financial standing as outlined in the Conditions of Participation document and will reject any tender where the organisation is shown to not meet the minimum criteria stated.
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 (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality: The quality criteria consists of: Service Delivery Plan & Mobilisation (20%) Methodology for Cyclical and Ad-Hoc Cleansing Tasks (20%) Access Management for Difficult-to-Reach Assets (15%) Data Management and Reporting (15%) Resourcing & Team Structure (15%) Innovation and Optimisation (10%) Information Governance and Security (5%)
- Condition of participation
The Council estimates this procurement opportunity based on best market valuation of an estimated annual contract value of £400k. To be considered for this opportunity, Tenderers shall have a minimum yearly turnover of at least £800k. The Council will assess tenderers' financial standing as outlined in the Conditions of Participation document and will reject any tender where the organisation is shown to not meet the minimum criteria stated.
- 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
- 30 Sept 2025, 14:49 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2026, 09:37 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079942- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a508Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders must be submitted via the Council's ProContract portal. Please see the link below:
procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/Index ↗
Please ensure that you register on the portal and log in to see the Invitation to Tender documentation and latest correspondence, including any clarifications that may be issued.
Timeline
30 Sept 2025 → 6 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published390 days ago30 Sept 2025, 14:49 BST
- Market engagement363 days ago27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
The London Borough of Bromley is preparing an open competition for a highway drainage cleansing contract and is seeking feedback from the market to inform its requirements.
If you are a potential tenderer, we would appreciate your response to a short questionnaire via the link below. This will increase our knowledge of the market and will contribute to a successful tendering exercise.
forms.office.com/e/VtQKmpY5wD ↗
Thank you for considering this opportunity.
- Next notice expected342 days ago17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published325 days ago4 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMT
- Submission deadline265 days ago2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts117 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published111 days ago6 Jul 2026, 09:37 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Sept 2025, 14:49 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published4 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £4,000,0004 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMTwas £3,200,000
- Status changed to active4 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMT
- Deadline published: 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT4 Dec 2025, 18:47 GMT
- Tender notice published9 Jan 2026, 14:47 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT9 Jan 2026, 14:47 GMT+17 days · was 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published19 Mar 2026, 13:49 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Mar 2026, 13:49 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Jul 2026, 09:37 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Extension to the tender return deadline
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 4 Dec 2025
- 2025-09: 1 release · 30 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FM Conway Ltd1 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 · up to 31 Mar 2035Extensions: The contract contains an extension option of 2 years. | £3,925,196 | 17 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · FM Conway Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Jul 2026
- Value
- £3,925,196
- Period
- 3 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2033 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract contains an extension option of 2 years.
5 agreed KPIs: Completion of Cyclical Tasks According to Annual Programme Timeline · Completion of Ad-hoc Tasks Within Associated SLA and Required Standard. · Emergency Response Attendance Within 2 Hours …
- Completion of Cyclical Tasks According to Annual Programme Timeline
- Completion of Ad-hoc Tasks Within Associated SLA and Required Standard.
- Emergency Response Attendance Within 2 Hours
- Reporting - Accuracy, Timeliness and Content
- Quality of Photographic Evidence
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- F M CONWAY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender