Official UK procurement notice
Landscapes Aggregates Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionA Framework to allow us to buy aggregates
CPV: Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework
All bidders that pass the Selection Questionnaire element, meet the requirements of the Price elements [and achieve at least a minimum score of 3 or above on any of the quality questions will be awarded a place on the framework.
A cascade system will be used to award call-off contracts under the Framework Agreement. This means that in the first instance a call- off will be made with the highest scoring bidder. Should the highest scoring bidder be unable to accept the call-off it will be offered to the next highest scoring bidder, and if necessary the subsequent next highest scoring bidder, etc. unless the requirement exceeds 15K then we will run a mini competition as stated below.
Mini competitions will be used to award call-off contracts under the Framework Agreement above 15K. All parties awarded to the framework [for the particular requirement] will be invited to compete for each call-off.
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 8 lots carries the same published figure, £56,250: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Base Materialsceiling above
Type one Limestone
Type three limestone
0-6mm Granite/limestone chipping (grano dust)
Double washed sand (Play)
Lot #2Building Materialsceiling above
Building sand
Grit/ Sharp sand 0-5mm
Ballast
40mm + Rejected sea cobbles
20mm shingle
10mm Pea shingle
Lot #3Soilsceiling above
15mm screened top soil
Soil conditioner (pro grow)
Lot #4Finish Materialsceiling above
Self binding path gravel
Lot #5Bark Mulchceiling above
Hardwood bark chip (play)
Ornamental bark mulch
Lot #6Ready Mix Concreteceiling above
Ready Mix Concrete C12/15
Lot #7Recycled Materialsceiling above
6F5 crushed concrete (recycled)
50-100mm crushed concrete (no fines)
Lot #8Golf Courseceiling above
Lot 8 Golf Course, Topdressing
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Landscapes Aggregates Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2025, 10:09 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2025, 14:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
SCC-SMS-0221- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061777- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059849Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 6 dates- Planning notice published11 Sept 2025, 10:09 BST
- Next notice expected399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published390 days ago2 Oct 2025, 14:37 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends365 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown27 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by333 days ago27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts330 days ago1 Dec 2025
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Sept 2025- Planned procurement notice published11 Sept 2025, 10:09 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published11 Sept 2025, 14:20 BSTUK3
- Deadline moved to 17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST11 Sept 2025, 14:20 BST+0 days · was 17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published2 Oct 2025, 14:37 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active2 Oct 2025, 14:37 BST
- Deadline moved to 27 Oct 2025, 16:00 GMT2 Oct 2025, 14:37 BST+10 days · was 17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender