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Published 22 Apr 2025, 15:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

New water supply, Lower Valley Farm (BNG site), Fulbourn Cambridgeshire

Official notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire County Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£30,000£36,000 inc. VAT22.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 May 2025awarded 9 Jun 2025
Awarded to Hugh Pearl Land Drainage Limited
Contract term 2 moends 7 Sept 2025 · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Lower Valley Farm is part of the Cambridgeshire County Council's (CCCs) rural asset portfolio and has been converted from an arable farm to a habitat bank from which to trade biodiversity units. The habitat creation works have been ongoing for the past three years and the next stage is to install a water supply to allow low intensity grazing of the land to aid long-term management.

CPV: Construction work for water projects

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 moSMEVCSEPublished value£30,000
Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 7 Sept 2025 (2 mo)Value: £30,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
45240000 Construction work for water projects

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 award carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 20% The overall weighting for the price criteria is 80% For full details please refer to the tender documents.

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
22 Apr 2025, 15:33 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2025, 15:41 BST
Authority reference
Below Threshold Open Tender: New water supply, Lower Valley Farm (BNG site), Fulbourn Cambridgeshire
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016298
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for water projects
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0505c8 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
21 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Only electronic Submissions will be accepted via Pro Contract:

Tender Link: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

22 Apr 2025 → 29 Sept 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 15:33 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    14 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    21 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published393 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 15:41 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Apr 2025, 15:33 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 17:10 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Jun 2025, 17:10 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    29 Sept 2025, 15:41 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £23,1691 award exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jun 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hugh Pearl Land Drainage LimitedSME7 Jul 2025 – 7 Sept 2025£23,1699 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders70—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJVB-3262-VGVJ New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, East of England, PE28 4YEContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Hugh Pearl (Land Drainage) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 558951GB-PPON: PQWX-2734-CVQP Hugh Pearl Land Drainage, New Farm, Bobbingworth, Ongar, East of England, CM5 0DJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender