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Published 25 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Shared Ownership Sales and Marketing Arrangements

Official notice

Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£130,000≈ £43k / year · £156,000 inc. VAT23.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jul 2026awarded 31 Jul 2026
Awarded to Sequence UK Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 16 Aug 2029 · up to 16 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 17 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SCDC has a continuing new build programme that includes shared ownership and affordable rent and social rent homes. SCDC need to build out policy-compliant exception sites and purchase S106 affordable housing from developers. SCDC's policy generally requires 70% rented and 30% shared ownership as the affordable housing mix. On occasion if required by viability to balance a scheme budget SCDC may also build market sale homes.

SCDC Housing Team is therefore looking for a suitably qualified and experienced service provider to provide expertise in the marketing and onward sale of shared ownership or market sale units. The service provider will need to have an established history/track record of this field and shall use a cohesive team targeted at this bespoke area. SCDC have a growing shared ownership homes programme which currently had in excess of 30 sales in 2025-26 and 44 are expected in 2026/27.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£130,000
Contract period: 17 Aug 2026 – 16 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 16 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £130,000 exc. VAT · £156,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: This contract is for 3-year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 2 years. · This contract is for 3-year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 2 years.

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: Price 40% Quality 60%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
25 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
Last source update
5 Aug 2026, 08:33 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059983
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesProperty management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd67 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
9 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published125 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline111 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
  3. Latest notice published84 days ago
    5 Aug 2026, 08:33 BST
  4. Contract starts72 days ago
    17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Aug 2026, 08:33 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Aug 2026, 08:33 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £160,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sequence UK Ltd10 Aug 2026 – 9 Aug 2029 · up to 9 Aug 2031Extensions: This contract is for 3-year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 2 years · Options: This contract is for 3-year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 2 years£160,00031 Jul 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Cambridgeshire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPLL-9624-BHXR Cambourne Business Park, Cambourne, East of England, CB23 6EAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Sequence (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 4268443GB-PPON: PCWD-1291-ZYXG Cumbria House, 16-20 Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard, East of England, LU7 1GNContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender