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Published 11 Dec 2024, 12:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Kitchen Refurbishments · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Colchester City Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£9,000,000≈ £9.0m / year12.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Jan 2025awarded 25 Mar 2025
Awarded to Seager Heating Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Apr 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Colchester Borough Homes (the Authority) on behalf of Colchester City Council (the Council) wishes to commission a contractor to undertake the Kitchen replacement programme for 2025 -2029 to install, upgrade and replace approximately 1600 kitchens split over a four year term that is reviewed after each year.

The contract will be awarded initially for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 3 years, when annual kitchen installation numbers will be agreed, subject to annual performance and all parties agreeing to continue.

CPV: Installation of fitted kitchens

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrPublished value£9,000,000
Contract period: 1 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2026 (1 yr)
Delivery: East of England · Essex
Extensions: The contract can be extended for up to a further 3 years subject to performance and agreement on the annual requirement of kitchen installation'sVariant bids: not allowed

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: 45%Price: 40%Social value: 10%Environmental: 5%
Published sub-criteria (9)
  • Approach to Service Delivery/Undertaking the Works: 20%
  • Project Resources: 5%
  • Sub-Contractors: 5%
  • Project Plan: 5%
  • Contract Management/Performance Monitoring: 5%
  • Tenant Liaison: 5%
  • Bid Price: 40%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Environmental Sustainability and Carbon Reduction: 5%
Published award criteria (9)
  • Approach to Service Delivery/Undertaking the Works: 20
  • Project Resources: 5
  • Sub-Contractors: 5
  • Project Plan: 5
  • Contract Management/Performance Monitoring: 5
  • Tenant Liaison: 5
  • Environmental Sustainability and Carbon Reduction: 5
  • Social Value: 10
  • Bid Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 Dec 2024, 12:05 GMT
Last source update
26 Mar 2025, 19:05 GMT
Authority reference
0416
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011421
Classification (CPV)
Installation of fitted kitchens
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c647 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=933101018 GO Reference: GO-2025326-PRO-29914642

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline

Timeline

13 Jan 2025 → 1 May 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    20 Jan 2025
  3. Notice published
    26 Mar 2025, 19:05 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 May 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Mar 2025, 19:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £10,108,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 61 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Seager Heating LtdSME£10,108,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 011421-2025-1 · Seager Heating LtdSME

    Signed
    25 Mar 2025
    Value
    £10,108,000
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Colchester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, East of England, CO3 3WGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Seager Heating LtdAwarded supplierN/A Unit 11 Williamsport Way, Lion Barn Industrial Estate, Needham Market, UK, IP6 8RWContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria