Official UK procurement notice
LUF Story Garden package of works to include Dane John, City Wall and Castle Row car park
Authority: Canterbury City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£4,500,000exc. VAT6.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Dec 2024awarded 28 Jan 2025
Awarded to Blakedown Landscapes (SE) Limited
Contract term Ends 1 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLUF Story Garden package of works 1 - to include Dane John, City Wall and Castle Row car park, Canterbury
CPV: Construction work · Urban planning and landscape architectural services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£4,500,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- MEAT: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- MEAT: 60
- 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- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Nov 2024, 13:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2025, 13:19 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Dec 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN750220- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011319- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b407Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 16 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Dec 2024, 12:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Dec 2024 → 26 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened6 Dec 2024, 12:05 GMT
- Submission deadline16 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published26 Mar 2025, 13:19 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2024- Deadline moved to 16 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT13 Nov 2024, 09:36 GMT+10 days · was 6 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2025, 13:19 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DateShort Description · II.1.4 | 6 Dec 2024 | 6 Dec 2024 | +0 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 6 Dec 2024 | 16 Dec 2024 | +10 d |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-11: 1 release · 5 Nov 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £4,218,3621 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jan 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakedown Landscapes (SE) Limited | £4,218,362 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
LUF Story Garden package of works to include Dane John, City Wall and Castle Row car park · Blakedown Landscapes (SE) Limited
- Signed
- 28 Jan 2025
- Value
- £4,218,362
- Period
- … – 1 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Blakedown Landscapes (SE) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.