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Published 3 Sept 2025, 09:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Irrigation main, water storage, pumps, control and sterilisation – Woodside Nursery

Official notice

Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Published estimate£297,000£356,400 inc. VAT0.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Oct 2025awarded 5 Dec 2025
Awarded to Irrigation Control Ltd
Contract term 5 moends 10 Apr 2026 · up to 10 Sept 2026 with extensions · starts 10 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design and installation of an irrigation main, water storage, pumps, control and sterilisation system on an agricultural like site.

CPV: Irrigation works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 moSMEVCSEPublished value£297,000
Contract period: 10 Nov 2025 – 10 Apr 2026 (5 mo) · up to 10 Sept 2026 with extensionsValue: £297,000 exc. VAT · £356,400 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: An extension of up to five months may be available if adverse weather conditions prevent completion within the original timeframe.
45232120 Irrigation works

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 50%Environmental: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Completing the Works: 25%
  • Protecting infrastructure and biosecurity: 5%
  • Programme: 10%
  • Price: 50%
  • Protecting the wider environment: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Completing the Works
  • Protecting infrastructure and biosecurity
  • Protecting the wider environment
  • Programme
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 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
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 Sept 2025, 09:54 BST
Last source update
20 Mar 2026, 13:01 GMT
Authority reference
FCCN002063
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053395
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Irrigation works
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0592d1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Panacea
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

app.panacea-software.com/ForestryCommission/L… ↗

Timeline

3 Sept 2025 → 20 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 09:54 BST
  2. Clarification questions by397 days ago
    26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline385 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts352 days ago
    10 Nov 2025
  5. Latest notice published222 days ago
    20 Mar 2026, 13:01 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Sept 2025, 09:54 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    20 Mar 2026, 13:01 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2026, 13:01 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £295,5551 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Irrigation Control LtdSME£295,555 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Irrigation Control LtdSME

    Signed
    5 Dec 2025
    Value
    £295,555
    Period
    5 Dec 2025 – 21 Apr 2026
    Status
    active
    5 agreed KPIs: Conformity to design and method statement  · Communication · Programme …
    • Conformity to design and method statement 
    • Communication
    • Programme
    • Health & Safety
    • Environmental & Biosecurity

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Forestry Commission

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLRM-7846-HGLG 620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, South West, BS16 1EJContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Irrigation Control LtdAwarded supplier Unit 8B, Slutchers Lane, Warrington, North West, WA11QLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender