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Published 17 Jul 2024, 11:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

M2425-02 New Ventilation System - Tower Blocks

Official notice

Authority: Southend City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£1,189,910published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Aug 2024awarded 1 Apr 2025
Awarded to Houghton & Son Ltd
Contract term Ends 25 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To install individual ventilation systems and decommission existing communal system at four tower blocks in the City of Southend on Sea, Essex.

CPV: Cooling and ventilation equipment · Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work · Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work · Ventilation ducting · Ventilation installation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
17 Jul 2024, 11:07 BST
Last source update
22 Apr 2025, 10:52 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN732872
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016162
Classification (CPV)
Cooling and ventilation equipmentHeating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation workVentilation and air-conditioning installation workVentilation ductingVentilation installation work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047e0a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Aug 2024 → 22 Apr 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 10:52 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Apr 2025, 10:52 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,189,9101 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Houghton & Son LtdSME£1,189,910 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 016162-2025-M2425-02-1 · Houghton & Son LtdSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2025
    Value
    £1,189,910
    Period
    … – 25 Apr 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeHousing and community amenities Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea, East of England, SS2 6ERContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • THE ROYAL COURT OF JUSTICReview body LONDON
  • The Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HOUGHTON & SONAwarded supplier MALVERN HOUSE, 63A NAVIGATION ROAD, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, East of England, CM2 6ND

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.