Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 15 May 2025, 11:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Principal Contractor for construction and development of land at Ross Enterprise Park

Official notice

Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£4,883,526£5,860,231 inc. VAT46.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Aug 2025awarded 9 Oct 2025
Awarded to Fitzgerald Contractors Limited
Contract term 8 moends 30 Jun 2026 · starts 29 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tener is to appoint a Principal Contractor to construct and develop an initial phase- construction and development of land at Ross Enterprise Park of land at Ross Enterprise Park, Herefordshire.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 8 moSMEPublished value£4,883,526
Contract period: 29 Oct 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (8 mo)Value: £4,883,526 exc. VAT · £5,860,231 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
Quality: 30%Price: 58%Social value: 12%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 58 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5.8 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
Works
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
15 May 2025, 11:34 BST
Last source update
10 Dec 2025, 08:42 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 14 Oct 2025
Authority reference
DN780184
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041276
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05141d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tenders must be sent via the Pro contract -tender system via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

15 May 2025 → 10 Dec 2025 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    15 May 2025, 11:34 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    16 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 12:47 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent385 days ago
    9 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Award decision expected by379 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts365 days ago
    29 Oct 2025
  9. Latest notice published323 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 08:42 GMT

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    15 May 2025, 11:34 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    18 Jul 2025, 12:47 BST
    UK4
  3. Status changed to active
    18 Jul 2025, 12:47 BST
  4. Deadline published: 27 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
    18 Jul 2025, 12:47 BST
  5. Contract award notice published
    9 Oct 2025, 14:04 BST
    UK6
  6. Status changed to complete
    9 Oct 2025, 14:04 BST
  7. Contract signature expected
    21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  8. Contract details notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 08:42 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 15 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,602,9401 award exc. VAT
Bids received 84 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Fitzgerald Contractors LimitedSME11 Nov 2025 – 30 Jun 2026£2,602,9409 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herefordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTG-2978-LHCN Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane, Hereford, West Midlands, HR4 0LEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FITZGERALD CONTRACTORS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01536747GB-PPON: PQQX-8723-BXQZ 125 Cheston Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 5EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsHerefordshire Council has published this engagement notice on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract and express an interest in the oppo…

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
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender