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Published 27 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SCC - Design and Construction of 3 New Houses to Passivhaus / Future Homes Standard Principles

Official notice

Authority: Southend-on-Sea City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£1,050,000≈ £900k / year · £1,260,000 inc. VAT1.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Jan 2026awarded 30 Apr 2026
Awarded to A.W. HARDY & CO. LIMITED
Contract term 1 yr 2 moends 23 Jul 2027 · starts 19 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Southend on Sea City Council are seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors with certified passivhaus construction experience to carry out the construction and final technical design of 3no new build Residential properties. 1no to be built to the new Future Home Standard 2025 Option 1 principles which is located at Denton Avenue and 2no to be Passivhaus Certified at Bradford Bury. The 2-bedroom 3 person dwellings will consist of 1no single detached dwelling at Denton Avenue and a pair of semi-detached dwellings at Bradford Bury. The contract will be let under JCT 2024 Design and Build Contract with Employers Requirements, Drawings, Contract Sum Analysis, Building Specification, Mechanical and Electrical Specification. The contractor will be expected to complete the detailed design of RIBA Stages 4 to 7. Planning Permission has been granted for both sites at Bradford Bury and Denton Avenue.

CPV: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 2 moSMEPublished value£1,050,000
Contract period: 19 May 2026 – 23 Jul 2027 (1 yr 2 mo)Value: £1,050,000 exc. VAT · £1,260,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

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

Lot awarding rule: The award criteria is set out in the invitation to tender and project specific questionnaire (PSQ)

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
27 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
Last source update
20 May 2026, 13:46 BST
Authority reference
DN777575
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077863
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
Delivery area
East of England (UKH31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea8f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please complete your tender submission in full and ensure it is received by the stated Tender Submission deadline to Southend City Council's procurement portal procontract.due-north.com ↗ - Procurement Ref: DN777575 for the Design and Construction of 3 new Houses to Passivhaus / Future Homes Standard Principles.

Timeline

27 Nov 2025 → 20 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published329 days ago
    27 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
  2. Submission deadline275 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts156 days ago
    19 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published155 days ago
    20 May 2026, 13:46 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    20 May 2026, 13:46 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 May 2026, 13:46 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,061,5151 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
A.W. HARDY & CO. LIMITED£1,061,515 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • SCC - Design and Construction of 3 New Houses to Passivhaus / Future Homes Standard Principles · A.W. HARDY & CO. LIMITED

    Signed
    30 Apr 2026
    Value
    £1,061,515
    Period
    4 May 2026 – 2 Apr 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDT-6566-GZNX Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex, Southend-on-Sea, East of England, SS2 6FAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • A.W. HARDY & CO. LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00601521GB-PPON: PTJJ-8358-WWPV Stock Road Industrial Estate, Southend-On-Sea, East of England, SS2 5QGContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe procurement will be conducted electronically via the Council's e-tender facility Pro-Contract https://procontract.due-north.com. Your organisation will need to register on the e-tender system where registration is free of charge. Once you have registered you will need to expr…

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender