Official UK procurement notice
Mautby Trash Systems · 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, supply and delivery of the trash system 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.
The trash system will have high efficiency, low maintenance requirements and will be able to operate over a broad range of water levels.
The trash system will provide safe passage for eels and fish and deliver a Best Achievable Eel Protection (BAEP) solution that reduces the killing and injury of fish, thus improving downstream passage.
The goods are: The design, manufacture, fabrication and supply of trash system for Mautby pumping station.
The services are: Design, Testing and providing the required information for the Health and Safety File and Operations and Maintenance File.
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 a Price 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.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£350,000
- 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 (5)
- Operating Expenditure - Inspection and Maintenance: 20%
- Trash Systems Outline Design: 15%
- Programme: 10%
- Innovation and Value Engineering: 5%
- Pricing Document: 50%
Published award criteria (5)
- Pricing Document
- Operating Expenditure - Inspection and Maintenance
- Trash Systems Outline Design
- Programme
- Innovation and Value Engineering
- Economic & financial standing
As per ITT documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per ITT documents
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- 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
- 15 May 2026, 16:37 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 16:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
649- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052358- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069a5bFind 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 a Price 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
- 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 May 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published158 days ago15 May 2026, 16:37 BST
- Next notice expected152 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published139 days ago3 Jun 2026, 13:47 BST
- Clarification questions by124 days ago18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline111 days ago1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent91 days ago21 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published91 days ago21 Jul 2026, 16:07 BST
- Award decision expected by90 days ago21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends81 days ago30 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts64 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2026- Planned procurement notice published15 May 2026, 16:37 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published3 Jun 2026, 13:47 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active3 Jun 2026, 13:47 BST
- Deadline moved to 1 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST3 Jun 2026, 13:47 BST+13 days · was 18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Jul 2026, 16:07 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2026, 16:07 BST
- Contract signature expected17 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 LtdSME17 Aug 2026 – 17 Aug 2027 · up to 17 Aug 2028Extensions: A second contract to supply the trash systems for a second pumping station site 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 procure these via an alternative route · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The Contract is to design and supply of trash systems for one pumping station. There is an option to award the design and supply of trash systems for a second pumping station | £418,490 | 21 Jul 2026standstill to 30 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 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