Official UK procurement notice
Mautby Pump Supply · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board (Public body)·On behalf of: TURNER & TOWNSEND CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement covers the design, manufacture, fabrication, providing, supplying and delivery of suspended bowl pumps for Mautby Water Level Management Improvements (WLMI) project.
It also allows the optionality of awarding a contract for one additional similar pumping station site namely Stokesby WLMI at a future date. Any instruction for the additional site is expected to be within 12-24 months of the Contract Date.
The requirement is: The design, manufacture, fabrication, providing, supplying and delivery of pumps for Mautby pumping station. This includes Design, Testing and providing the required information for the Health and Safety File and Operations and Maintenance Manual.
The Water Management Alliance (WMA) will oversee this procurement on behalf of the Broads Internal Drainage Board working with Turner & Townsend as advisors.
- How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is set out within the tender documents available. 1) Tenderers are invited to submit initial tenders. Such tender is made up of both assessment criteria (evaluated prior to award criteria) and award criteria (quality submissions and pricing submission based on an Price/Activity List). Compliant tenders will have their assessment criteria submissions reviewed against the pass/fail criteria. Only tenders which pass all of the assessment criteria will have their quality and price submissions evaluated against the award criteria. The Clients intention is to award a contract at the end of this stage. However, rights are reserved to progress to an optional negotiation and / or BAFO stage if needed. 2) Negotiation (optional). If needed, one round of structured negotiation to clarify and improve offers. This stage may be with a reduced number of bidders. 3) Best and Final Offers (BAFO) (optional). This stage may be with a reduced number of bidders. If a negotiation and / or BAFO stage is required, the initial award criteria set out will be used to evaluate amended / updated tenders.
CPV: Pumps
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,300,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT documents
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 sub-criteria (6)
- Pump Outline Design: 5%
- Operating Efficiency and Working Range of Pumps: 20%
- Operating Expenditure - Electricity Useage: 35%
- Operating Expenditure - Inspection and Maintenance: 5%
- Programme: 5%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
- Price
- Pump Outline Design
- Operating Efficiency and Working Range of Pumps
- Operating Expenditure - Electricity Useage
- Operating Expenditure - Inspection and Maintenance
- Programme
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT documents
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 May 2026, 17:10 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2026, 08:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
643- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-049830- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069630Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is set out within the tender documents available.
- Tenderers are invited to submit initial tenders. Such tender is made up of both assessment criteria (evaluated prior to award criteria) and award criteria (quality submissions and pricing submission based on an Price/Activity List).
Compliant tenders will have their assessment criteria submissions reviewed against the pass/fail criteria.
Only tenders which pass all of the assessment criteria will have their quality and price submissions evaluated against the award criteria.
The Clients intention is to award a contract at the end of this stage. However, rights are reserved to progress to an optional negotiation and / or BAFO stage if needed.
- Negotiation (optional). If needed, one round of structured negotiation to clarify and improve offers. This stage may be with a reduced number of bidders.
- Best and Final Offers (BAFO) (optional). This stage may be with a reduced number of bidders.
If a negotiation and / or BAFO stage is required, the initial award criteria set out will be used to evaluate amended / updated tenders.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 May 2026 → 13 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published162 days ago11 May 2026, 17:10 BST
- Next notice expected158 days ago14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published146 days ago27 May 2026, 15:32 BST
- Clarification questions by130 days ago12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline117 days ago25 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by95 days ago16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent77 days ago4 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published77 days ago4 Aug 2026, 08:52 BST
- Contract starts70 days ago11 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends67 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2026- Planned procurement notice published11 May 2026, 17:10 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published27 May 2026, 15:32 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £1,300,00027 May 2026, 15:32 BSTwas £1,250,000
- Status changed to active27 May 2026, 15:32 BST
- Deadline moved to 25 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST27 May 2026, 15:32 BST+13 days · was 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published4 Aug 2026, 08:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete4 Aug 2026, 08:52 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Control Engineering LtdSME14 Aug 2026 – 13 Aug 2027 · up to 13 Aug 2028Extensions: A second contract to supply the pumps for a second pumping station site (Stokesby) would extend the contract dates. The Client may decide to purchase those items should funding become available with the successful Tenderer for the initial purchase for Mautby but we reserve the right to procurement these via an alternative route. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Contract is to design and supply pumps for one pumping station. There is an option to award the design and supply of pumps for a second pumping station. | £857,550 | 31 Jul 2026standstill to 13 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- TURNER & TOWNSEND CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Advisors to Water Management Alliance (WMA) and BIDB. The WMA is not a legal entity - it is an unincorporated consortium of Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) where one of its number (King's Lynn IDB) employs all of the shared staff and enters into contracts for the provision of shared services on behalf of the Member Boards, as set out in the Consortium Agreement
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AQUATIC CONTROL ENGINEERING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender