Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice

Published 28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RBGKEW1479 - landscape Architect Procurement - Silk Road Steppe

Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92)

+1 more

Community & Cultural Services (98)

Delivery: London (UKI75)

Published estimate£1,500,000£1,700,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025

Contract term 6 moends 14 Jul 2026 · starts 22 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

With the concept design now complete, Kew is seeking to appoint a Landscape Architect to assess its feasibility and guide the project through detailed design and implementation.

The selected architect will work closely with the Wakehurst Horticultural Team and Kim Wilkie to realise the vision, ensuring fidelity to the concept while safeguarding the historic and ecological integrity of the site

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CPV: Advisory architectural services · Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest · Services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies · Works of art

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Cancelled 6 moSMEPublished value£1,500,000

Contract period: 22 Jan 2026 – 14 Jul 2026 (6 mo)Value: £1,500,000 exc. VAT · £1,700,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligible

45212350 Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest 71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71200000 Architectural and related services 71210000 Advisory architectural services 71220000 Architectural design services 92311000 Works of art

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: 50%Price: 50%

Published sub-criteria (3)

quality: 50%
Criterion 2: 10%
Criterion 3: 40%

Published award criteria (3)

quality: Quality
Criterion 2: Social Value
Criterion 3: commercial

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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: 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: 28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
Last source update: 29 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 22 Jan 2026
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-068998
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): Advisory architectural servicesArchitectural and related servicesArchitectural design servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBuildings of particular historical or architectural interestServices provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodiesWorks of art
Delivery area: London (UKI75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d556 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 5 Dec 2025
Clarification deadline: 17 Nov 2025
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respond ↗

Timeline

28 Oct 2025 → 22 Jan 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published365 days ago
28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
Clarification questions by345 days ago
17 Nov 2025
Submission deadline327 days ago
5 Dec 2025
Contract starts279 days ago
22 Jan 2026
Award decision expected by278 days ago
22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
UK4
Procurement termination notice published
29 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT
UK12
Status changed to cancelled
29 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
supplier not published	—	29 Oct 2025	CancelledThis was supposed to be a "Planned Procurement notice" not a "procurement Notice".

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

royal kew Gardens

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGTT-3583-QXLN 1 Kew Palace, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Green, Richmond, London, TW9 3AQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2025, 12:05 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT