Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 2 May 2025, 10:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PAN3266 - Gilroes Cemetery Improvement Works

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£600,000£720,000 inc. VAT2.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2025awarded 29 Aug 2025
Awarded to Ground Control Limited
Contract term 5 moends 1 Dec 2025 · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Gilroes Cemetery Improvement Works at Leicester City Council

CPV: Religious buildings construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 1 Dec 2025 (5 mo)Value: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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 May 2025, 10:55 BST
Last source update
23 Dec 2025, 13:54 GMT
Authority reference
PAN3266
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018679
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Religious buildings construction work
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c04 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
2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 May 2025 → 23 Dec 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 May 2025, 10:55 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025
  4. Latest notice published309 days ago
    23 Dec 2025, 13:54 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 May 2025, 10:55 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    29 Aug 2025, 16:16 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    29 Aug 2025, 16:16 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    23 Dec 2025, 13:54 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £582,4751 award exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ground Control Limited19 Sept 2025 – 18 Feb 2026£582,47529 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • PAN3266 - Gilroes Cemetery Improvement Works · Ground Control Limited

    Signed
    12 Dec 2025
    Value
    £582,475
    Period
    2 Mar 2026 – 15 Jul 2026 · up to 15 Jul 2027 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12 months rectification period

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9final-stage tenders90—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD 115 Charles Street, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • GROUND CONTROL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01795094GB-PPON: PQXW-5868-DMCG Kingfisher House, Billericay, East of England, CM12 0EQContact email
  • Ground Control LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQXW-5868-DMCG Kingfisher House, Billericay, East of England, CM12 0EQContact 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