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Published 2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MBC - Corporate Maintenance 1920 Pumping Station Maintenance

Official notice

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ45)
Published estimate£90,000≈ £30k / year · £90,000 inc. VAT5.6% above published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Oct 2025awarded 28 Jan 2026
Awarded to PDAS Proactive Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Dec 2028 · up to 1 Dec 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is conducting a tender exercise to award a contract for the provision of maintenance to the pumping stations in Maidstone Borough.

To view this notice, please click here:

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html ↗

CPV: Sewage pumping stations construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Dec 2031 with extensionsValue: £90,000 exc. VAT · £90,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: This contract is for an initial period of 3 years with the option of one 2 year extension and one annual extension (3 + 2 + 1)
45232423 Sewage pumping stations construction work

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: 35%Price: 65%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 35%
  • Cost: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Cost
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
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
2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST
Last source update
6 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061941
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Sewage pumping stations construction work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ45)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a765 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 6 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published390 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST
  2. Clarification questions by370 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline362 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025
  5. Latest notice published263 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £79,9901 award exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PDAS Proactive Ltd17 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2029 · up to 15 Feb 2032Extensions: This contract is for an initial period of 3 years with the option of one 2 year extension and one annual extension (3 + 2 + 1)£79,99028 Jan 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maidstone Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRT-5366-CGWY Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6JQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PDAS Proactive LtdAwarded supplier Building 4.6, HiTECH, Frimley 4 Business Park, Frimley, South East, GU16 7SGContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender