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Published 9 Jul 2025, 10:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mine Shaft and Shallow Workings Treatment on Stowheath andLoxdale

Official notice

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£3,500,000≈ £3.5m / year · £4,200,000 inc. VAT24.9% below final estimate
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2025awarded 24 Mar 2026
Awarded to Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited
Contract term 1 yrends 18 Sept 2026 · starts 19 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

City of Wolverhampton Council (CWC) sought to appoint a contractor to undertake mineshaft treatment and remediation works at the Council-owned sites at Loxdale and Stowheath, in order to enable the sites to be brought forward for residential development.

CPV: Ground-stabilisation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEPublished value£3,500,000
Contract period: 19 Sept 2025 – 18 Sept 2026 (1 yr)Value: £3,500,000 exc. VAT · £4,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

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

Lot awarding rule: The overall award criteria for this procurement has been set at: Quality: 40% Commercial: 60% Please note tenderers must achieve at least 50% of the total quality mark to meet the minimum standard to enable award of contract.

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
9 Jul 2025, 10:25 BST
Last source update
16 Apr 2026, 16:10 BST
Authority reference
CWC25089
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-038475
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Ground-stabilisation work
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG39)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055bb8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jul 2025 → 16 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 10:25 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts397 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published187 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 16:10 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jul 2025, 10:25 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 15:33 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 7 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    10 Jul 2025, 15:33 BST
    +2 days · was 5 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    16 Apr 2026, 16:10 BST
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    16 Apr 2026, 16:10 BST
Published amendments (1)

An amendment has been made to the tender submission and enquiry deadline. Two extra days have been given. The last day for clarifications is now 31 July 2025, with the tender submission deadline set as 7 August 2025 at 12pm.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £2,628,6371 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Soil Engineering Geoservices LimitedSME£2,628,637 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Soil Engineering Geoservices LimitedSME

    Signed
    24 Mar 2026
    Value
    £2,628,637 inc. VAT
    Period
    24 Mar 2026 – 9 Aug 2027
    Status
    active
    2 agreed KPIs: Completion of project within contracted timeframe · Health and Safety best practice
    • Completion of project within contracted timeframe
    • Health and Safety best practice

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wolverhampton City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVBV-7568-LBLL Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1SHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical specificationstenderTechnical specifications

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender