Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 23 May 2025, 22:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Principal Contractor for the redevelopment and improvement works to construct 33 affordable homes at Broxburn Drive, South Ockendon.

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£13,000,000≈ £4.9m / year · £15,600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update7.8% above final estimate
Submissions closed 23 Jan 2026
Next notice expected 2 Aug 2025
Contract term 2 yrs 8 moends 2 Dec 2028 · up to 1 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 30 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Principal Contractor for the redevelopment and improvement works to construct 33 affordable homes Broxburn Drive, South Ockendon with associated landscaping and parking provision.

CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Demolition work · Flats construction work · Landscaping work · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 8 moPublished value£13,000,000
Contract period: 30 Mar 2026 – 2 Dec 2028 (2 yrs 8 mo) · up to 1 Dec 2029 with extensionsValue: £13,000,000 exc. VAT · £15,600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The option to extend for 12 months if there is a delay with the build or during the defects period.

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
  • Simple description: The Authority seeks to award the Contract on the basis of the most advantageous tender with price weighted at 40% and quality weighted at 60%. Tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the specific criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender document.

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
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
23 May 2025, 22:49 BST
Last source update
1 Jul 2026, 15:10 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Mar 2026
Authority reference
PS/2024/098
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072208
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workConstruction workDemolition workFlats construction workLandscaping workMulti-dwelling buildings construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052564 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 22:49 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    2 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published349 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 17:11 GMT
  4. Clarification questions by307 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Submission deadline272 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  6. Assessment summaries sent245 days ago
    20 Feb 2026
  7. Award decision expected by234 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Standstill ends233 days ago
    3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract starts207 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
  10. Latest notice published113 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 15:10 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 22:49 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 17:11 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £13,000,000
    7 Nov 2025, 17:11 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    7 Nov 2025, 17:11 GMT
  5. Procurement method changed
    7 Nov 2025, 17:11 GMT
  6. Deadline published: 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
    7 Nov 2025, 17:11 GMT
  7. Contract award notice published
    20 Feb 2026, 20:44 GMT
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    20 Feb 2026, 20:44 GMT
  9. Contract signature expected
    18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  10. Procurement termination notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 15:10 BST
    UK12
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £14,013,0061 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2
Named bidders 2published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED31 Mar 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2030Extensions: 1 x 12 month optional extension period if there is a delay with the build or during the defects period.£14,013,006 inc. VAT20 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 2 Dec 2028
    Status
    cancelled (18 Jun 2026), Terms and Conditions of Contract not agreed.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thurrock Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMHW-1723-WDCD New Road, Grays, East of England, RM17 6SLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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