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Published 18 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lot C: River Colne Constructed Wetland Outline Design and Feasibility

Official notice

Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£25,000£30,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2025
Contract term 5 moends 20 Mar 2026 · starts 6 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender will encompass the following activities.

  1. Topographical, hydrological, sediment and water quality surveys to understand the through-flow regime, likely input quality and quantities for a range of surface water run-off conditions.
  2. Strategic investigation of on-site ground contamination and suitability of existing sediments for re-use or to allow identification of requirements for disposal (including Water Regulations (WR), Waste Management (WM3), and Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) as needed).
  3. Biodiversity Net Gain assessment and Preliminary Ecological Appraisal highlighting lessons learned from the historic wetland design where evidence exists.
  4. A multi-criteria options appraisal matrix to record and assess relative costs and benefits of a variety of sub-options and approaches to determine an evidenced preferred option.
  5. Lead a stakeholder workshop and consultation exercise.
  6. Provide appropriate information design to support discussions with stakeholders including reference to options for sediment movement volumes, space for sediment drying / processing area, gravel quantities / sourcing, water volume and retention requirements for functional filtration and water quality improvements, options for widening boundary onto playing fields if needed, etc re design and permitting constraints.
  7. Develop the preferred option into a more formalised and feasible outline design that can be used in wider consultation and in early permitting discussions to enable an iterative design process and clearly specifies the required detail going forwards.
  8. Identify the requirements for gaining consents.
  9. Create / initialise necessary documentary evidence and applications for consents to build, using approved outline designs.
  10. Attend regular meetings with the project manager and external stakeholders (as agreed) to inform design process. See detail in section 4.
  11. Include detail of the likely management and maintenance requirements post construction to ensure sustainability and longevity of the constructed wetland. To include description, scale and optimal frequency of necessary ongoing maintenance activities where relevant.

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CPV: Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · River regulation and flood control works · Riverbank protection works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 moSMEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 6 Oct 2025 – 20 Mar 2026 (5 mo)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible

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
Price: 40%Social value: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Costs: 40%
  • Method, design and permitting experience, programme, CDM, Social value: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Costs: Refer to Attachmens
  • Method, design and permitting experience, programme, CDM, Social value: Refer to Attachments
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
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
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
18 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049440
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Feasibility study, advisory service, analysisRiver regulation and flood control worksRiverbank protection works
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0589a1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
12 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Aug 2025 → 6 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts387 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lot C: River Colne Constructed Wetland Outline Design and Feasibility

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDGQ-4877-NMGQ Town Hall, Watford, East of England, WD17 3EXContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender