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Published 29 Jan 2024, 10:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Responsive Repairs, Void Refurbishment, and Planned Works 2025-35

Official notice

Authority: Folkestone and Hythe District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksRestricted procedure
Published estimate£60,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 May 2024awarded 27 Feb 2025
Awarded to Mears Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The delivery of a responsive repairs, voids refurbishment work and planned refurbishment workstreams contract. With A Hybrid Schedule of Rates and PPP (electrical and plumbing) model for repairs and a schedule of rates model for voids, basket rates and NHF Version 8.0 for planned works (mainly kitchens and bathrooms and aids and adaptations).

The contract will be delivered by a single provider across all stock.

The contract term is likely to be 10 years plus 5.

The contract will commence in April 2025. The anticipated annual value of the Contract is circa 3500000 to 4000000 GBP, but this is based on the current Contract value and does not include inflation over the term of the Contract or for any increase at tender stage. The 60000000 overall term is based on the maximum 15 years (subject to the above).

CPV: Building installation work · Refurbishment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The Contract is expected to start on 7 April 2025 and will continue for an initial period of 10 years with an option to extend by 5 years.Variant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
29 Jan 2024, 10:24 GMT
Last source update
7 Apr 2025, 15:11 BST
Authority reference
DN708650
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013440
Classification (CPV)
Building installation workRefurbishment work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043543 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Folkestone and Hythe District Council will be publishing a Contract Notice in March 2024 and are looking to consult with the market to understand how attractive this opportunity is to the market. Your expressions of interest and comments are therefore invited by midday on 7th February 2024 and are to be submitted via the Messaging function on proContract [https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a4a34d33-26bc-ee11-8127-005056b64545]. Folkestone and Hythe are keen to understand the following: 1. Is the value and term attractive, 2. Is the combination of workstreams attractive, 3. Is the likely price model attractive?

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 May 2024, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Mar 2024 → 7 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    20 Mar 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    20 May 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    26 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    7 Apr 2025, 15:11 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Apr 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    19 Apr 2024, 11:26 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    19 Apr 2024, 11:26 BST
  3. Deadline published: 20 May 2024, 13:00 BST
    19 Apr 2024, 11:26 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    19 Apr 2024, 11:26 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    7 Apr 2025, 15:11 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    7 Apr 2025, 15:11 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £60,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 9
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mears Limited£60,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 013440-2025-1-1 · Mears Limited

    Signed
    27 Feb 2025
    Value
    £60,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Folkestone and Hythe District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Folkestone, South East, CT20 2QYContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The District Council of Folkestone & HytheReview body Folkestone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria