Official UK procurement notice
Off Site BNG Units · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOff Site BNG Units for Houghton Depot
CPV: Land management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£350,000
- Technical & professional ability
Must have BNG units available that are registered with Natural England:
Grassland - Other neutral Grassland
Heathland and shrub - Mixed Scrub
Woodland and forest - Other woodland broad leaved
Ditches
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 award criteria (1)
- Price
- Technical & professional ability
Must have BNG units available that are registered with Natural England:
Grassland - Other neutral Grassland
Heathland and shrub - Mixed Scrub
Woodland and forest - Other woodland broad leaved
Ditches
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- 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
- 28 Nov 2025, 14:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 18:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
OPRN20252059- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012455- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eb2eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
28 Nov 2025 → 17 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published332 days ago28 Nov 2025, 14:33 GMT
- Market engagement318 days ago12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
There is a preliminary market engagement questionnaire available on the /councils online tendering platform, the Open system.
You will need to create an account on Open in order to access and bid for public sector opportunities issued by Sunderland City Council.
Visit www.open-uk.org ↗ to register an account
(Registration is free and easy. Simply head over to www.open-uk.org ↗ and complete the online registration form).
Top tips to help you get started:
Keep an eye out for the temporary password to confirm your account - this is only valid for 3 days so if you have not logged in during this period, you will need to contact [email protected] to request a new temporary password
Adding your Companies House number will populate fields and make it easier to register
Once registered, select Codes & Categories relevant to your area of business
Add [email protected] to your safe sender list to ensure you don't miss out on notifications of relevant opportunities
The Open Hub is packed with resources and information to help you get the most out of Open. We have answered your questions in our FAQ section and developed a range of how-to guides so you can familiarise yourself with the system at your own pace. Visit www.open-hub.org ↗ to find out more
Suppliers must also ahead of the publication o the tender, register on the Central Digital Platform (CDP) and ensure their information is up-to-date on the system .
The CDP is available at www.gov.uk/find-tender ↗.
This will allow the council to understand the appetite in the market and prepare the market and to advise them to register with the appropriate sies to ensure that have access to all documentation and can submit compliant tenders
- Next notice expected315 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published257 days ago11 Feb 2026, 14:19 GMT
- Clarification questions by236 days ago4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline229 days ago11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by220 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent208 days ago2 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts208 days ago2 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published207 days ago2 Apr 2026, 18:01 BST
- Standstill ends192 days ago17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Nov 2025, 14:33 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published11 Feb 2026, 14:19 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £350,00011 Feb 2026, 14:19 GMT
- Status changed to active11 Feb 2026, 14:19 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Feb 2026, 14:19 GMT
- Deadline published: 11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT11 Feb 2026, 14:19 GMT
- Contract award notice published2 Apr 2026, 18:01 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2026, 18:01 BST
- Contract signature expected4 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILD CAPITAL 1 LTD1 Jun 2026 – 1 Aug 2056 | £180,120 | 2 Apr 2026standstill to 17 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WILD CAPITAL 1 LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender