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Published 9 Sept 2026, 15:09 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure
S2007 - Floating Wetland Habitats
Local Council
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Above threshold
Open procedure
Aquaculture services
Construction work for water projects
Horticultural services
Published value
£180,000
Submission deadline
21 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification Cut-Off
7 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Contract duration
8 months
Registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Instructions: https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Reference is DN816436
What is being bought & procurement scope
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: Salford City Council: "S2007 - Floating Wetland Habitats". Published status: active. Published value: £180,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.
Official Requirement Description:
Design and delivery of floating wetland habitats in Salford
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£180,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period:1 Dec 2026 — 31 Jul 2027 (8 mo)Eligibility:SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Qualification snapshot & criteria
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
Quality: 55%
Price: 30%
Social Value: 15%
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Architrail Velosolutions UK LtdHolds 37.2% of historical attributable spend
Moderate ConcentrationEntry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 8 months
Published track record for Salford City Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report (median)
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£1,001,466Historical spend
Typical award value
£134,171Robust (n=6)
Awarded spend by half-year
2024-H2
2025-H1
2025-H2
2026-H1
2026-H2
Methodology & coverage notes (6 active published awards)
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot); 6 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 45):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architrail Velosolutions UK Ltd | 1 win | £372,168 | No published budget |
| Kool-it Services Ltd | 1 win | £195,000 | No published budget |
| S.I. SEALY & ASSOCIATES LIMITED | 1 win | £146,219 | No published budget |
| Sureserve Compliance Northwest | 1 win | £122,122 | No published budget |
| Davies-Hughes & Sons | 1 win | £86,238 | No published budget |
Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar
CPV 45 · UK Sector Analysis
Observed CPV-sector evidence
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 02:03 BST
Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
Median Winning Discount
0.2%
Typical Bids Received
4reported bids
Decision Velocity
~51 days
Notice Stability
Stable notice
Historical Incumbency: Bethell Group plc has won 4 previous contracts with this contracting authority in this sector.
Procurement history indicates repeat engagement with this buyer in this sector. All public competitions remain open to qualifying tenderers under UK procurement regulations.
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 45)
Supplier | Awards won | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
Mears LimitedCRN: PYVN-7644-LZQQ | 70 contracts | £3,188,167,900 | -4.4% below budget |
Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure LtdCRN: PPZX-2842-HHPG | 113 contracts | £2,239,846,409 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Milestone Infrastructure LimitedCRN: 13007933 | 10 contracts | £2,207,200,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Ringway Infrastructure Services LimitedCRN: 2756434 | 12 contracts | £1,882,180,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Wakefield Waste PFI LtdCRN: 08193325 | 1 contract | £1,770,760,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Wates Construction LimitedCRN: PHQT-5476-TZBR | 52 contracts | £1,746,245,228 | -0% below budget |
Wates Property Services LimitedCRN: PTTB-7947-QVWT | 89 contracts | £1,559,958,144 | -0% below budget |
UNITED LIVING (SOUTH) LIMITEDCRN: 817560 | 65 contracts | £1,518,620,000 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Axis Europe PlcCRN: PCNG-4217-XXCQ | 138 contracts | £1,397,717,888 | -5.6% below budget |
EQUANS Regeneration LimitedCRN: PDWQ-6852-QYVW | 145 contracts | £1,388,365,822 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
Queen's Park SEND and Improvement ProjectRochdale Borough Council · 8 Sept 2026, 16:16 BST | £109,622 | same CPV family same region similar value band |
Fire Alarm Support ContractorSwindon Borough Council · 9 Sept 2026, 12:05 BST | £276,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Hope School Relocation Main WorksWigan Council · 7 Sept 2026, 12:30 BST | £18,000,000 | same CPV family same region |
Warehouse racking supply maintenance and inspectionSouthern Water Services Limited · 7 Sept 2026, 08:21 BST | £800,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Asbestos Framework – Reactive & Planned Surveying Services and Removal WorksAdra (Tai) Cyf · 9 Sept 2026, 16:01 BST | £500,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria
Procedure terms & legal framework
| Procedure method | Open procedure | Legal basis | UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023 | Procurement category | services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notice status | active | Procurement threshold | Above threshold (FTS publication) | Regulatory regime | Standard commercial regime |
| Commercial structure | Stand-alone contract (No framework) | Competition type | Competitive procedure | GPA WTO covered | Unspecified in notice |
| Recurring procurement | No (One-off requirement) | First published | 9 Sept 2026, 15:09 BST | Last source update | 9 Sept 2026, 15:09 BST |
| Award evaluation window | Submission end — 1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT | Classification (CPV) | Aquaculture services, Construction work for water projects, Horticultural services | ||
| Delivery area | |||||
| Official Registry OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-069b4d | ||||
How to participate & submission route
Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
Supplier login required
Online submission allowed
Language: EN
Access & Registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
| Expression of interest (EOI) | — | Tender submission deadline | 21 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST | Clarification deadline | 7 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission channel | Official e-sourcing portal | Electronic submission | Allowed | Accepted languages | en |
| Participation fee | Free of charge (Open access) | ||||
Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
www.the-chest.org.uk/
Reference is DN816436
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
18 May 2026, 16:54 BST - Procedure published
9 Sept 2026, 15:09 BST - engagement
1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledResponses to questionnaire delivered via a Microsoft forms, link available via the Chest. https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ - Clarification deadline
7 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST - Submission deadline
21 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Commercial outcome and contract awards
Awards (0)No award published |
Contracts (0)No contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- Official notice release published
18 May 2026, 16:54 BST
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Salford City Council
Contracting authority
Local Council
Official Documents & Specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 9 Sept 2026, 15:09 BST
- 18 May 2026, 16:54 BST