Official UK procurement notice
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of an Asbestos Survey & Analysis Contract
Authority: DRAGONFLY MANAGEMENT (BOLSOVER) LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDragonfly Management (Bolsover) Limited is issuing this Invitation to Tender in connection with the competitive procurement of an asbestos survey and analysis contract.
The client aims to re-establish a contract for undertaking surveys to identify and categorise the presence of asbestos containing materials across Bolsover District Council's housing and commercial stock.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Building services consultancy services · Building surveying services · Building-inspection services · Structural engineering consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- 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
- 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 Apr 2029
- First published
- 25 Jun 2025, 17:39 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Nov 2025, 13:47 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
DLFY/015/2025- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035218- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0553bbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender submissions for this opportunity electronically via in-tendhost.co.uk/Bolsoverdc ↗ before the tender submission deadline
Timeline
25 Jun 2025 → 24 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 17:39 BST
- Clarification questions by16 Jul 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent11 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends394 days ago22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published331 days ago24 Nov 2025, 13:47 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2025- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 17:39 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published23 Jul 2025, 13:12 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 30 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST23 Jul 2025, 13:12 BST+5 days · was 25 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Sept 2025, 11:53 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Sept 2025, 11:53 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Nov 2025, 13:47 GMTUK7
- Buyer details updated24 Nov 2025, 13:47 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Tender deadline has changed from Friday 25th July 2025 at 12:00noon until Wednesday 30th July 2025 at 12:00noon
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 25 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Analytical Services (UK) LtdSME29 Sept 2025 – 28 Sept 2027 · up to 28 Sept 2029Extensions: 2 x 12 month periods available | £400,000 | 11 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Asbestos Survey & Analysis Contract · Acorn Analytical Services (UK) LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 Nov 2025
- Value
- £400,000
- Period
- 11 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 further one year periods on giving one months' notice before expiry of current term
5 agreed KPIs: Emergencies - attended within 24 hours · Voids - attended within 24-48 hours · Voids - report available within 24 hours of visit …
- Emergencies - attended within 24 hours
- Voids - attended within 24-48 hours
- Voids - report available within 24 hours of visit
- R&D planned - attended within 7-10 days
- R&D planned - report available within 3-5 days of visit
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACORN ANALYTICAL SERVICES (UK) LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender