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Published 23 May 2025, 10:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Repairs, Planned Maintenance and General Build

Official notice

Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)

WorksCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH32)
Published estimate£240,000,000≈ £48m / year · £288,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update20.8% above final estimate
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2025awarded 5 May 2026
Awarded to Mears Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Jul 2031 · up to 1 Jul 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority’s requirement under this Contract is for a single Main Contractor to provide all reactive repairs, planning maintenance, voids works and general building works. Reference should be made to the Term Brief and associated documents that form part of this pack.

  • How the procedure runs: Two stage procedure - PSQ followed by shortlisting followed by main Tender

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£240,000,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 1 Jul 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 1 Jul 2036 with extensionsValue: £240,000,000 exc. VAT · £288,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: 1 x 5 year option extension
45000000 Construction work

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: 60% quality and 40% price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 10:31 BST
Last source update
6 Jul 2026, 09:52 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Sept 2025
Authority reference
PS/2025/072
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042054
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05210e Find a Tender
How it runs

Two stage procedure - PSQ followed by shortlisting followed by main 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
Requests to participate (first stage)
21 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission deadline
21 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted via the In-tend e-tendering portal. The link for registration is

in-tendhost.co.uk/thurrockcouncil ↗

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 6 Jul 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 10:31 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    2 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    21 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by399 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent171 days ago
    5 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends161 days ago
    14 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts114 days ago
    1 Jul 2026
  9. Latest notice published108 days ago
    6 Jul 2026, 09:52 BST

Notice history

13 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 10:31 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £240,000,000
    22 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    22 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    22 Jul 2025, 14:47 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    5 May 2026, 10:51 BST
    UK6
  7. Status changed to complete
    5 May 2026, 10:51 BST
  8. Contract award notice published
    7 May 2026, 08:23 BST
    UK6
  9. Procurement method changed
    7 May 2026, 08:23 BST
  10. Contract award notice published
    8 May 2026, 10:46 BST
    UK6
  11. Contract signature expected
    18 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  12. Contract details notice published
    6 Jul 2026, 09:52 BST
    UK7
  13. Procurement method changed
    6 Jul 2026, 09:52 BST
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-05: 1 release · 5 May 2026
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2025
  • 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) £290,029,1311 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 6
Named bidders 7published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mears Limited1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2031 · up to 31 Oct 2036Extensions: 5 year optional extension£290,029,131 inc. VAT5 May 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Mears Limited

    Signed
    2 Jul 2026
    Value
    £290,029,131 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2031 · up to 31 Oct 2036 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    5 year optional extension
    3 agreed KPIs: Complaints · Customer Satisfaction · First Time Fix
    • Complaints, Complaints - Stage 1 Upheld
    • Customer Satisfaction, Customer satisfaction with repairs service
    • First Time Fix, First Time Fix - repairs

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-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 name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsAccess: E-tendering portal

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
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award 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