Official UK procurement notice
SKDC-1400-Grantham Canal · UK public procurement notice
Authority: South Kesteven District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Rutland County Council
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)
Published estimate£225,000≈ £225k / year · £270,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Dec 2025awarded 8 Jan 2026
Awarded to Ecs Engineering Services Ltd
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Apr 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo undertake works to control the water levels of the Grantham Canal by installation of stop logs into existing culvert structures and works to install safe means of access structures so that maintenance and inspection of the canal infrastructure can be carried out safely.
CPV: Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£225,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Quality 40% Price 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
- 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
- 20 Nov 2025, 12:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2026, 09:34 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075649- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e571Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
20 Nov 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published340 days ago20 Nov 2025, 12:58 GMT
- Clarification questions by320 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline312 days ago18 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published208 days ago1 Apr 2026, 09:34 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Nov 2025- Tender notice published20 Nov 2025, 12:58 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jan 2026, 10:26 GMT
- Contract signature expected19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Apr 2026, 09:34 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £225,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecs Engineering Services LtdSMEGrantham Canal1 Apr 2026 – 29 Apr 2027 | £225,000 | 8 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ecs Engineering Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- £225,000
- Period
- 30 Mar 2026 – 29 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Rutland County CouncilBeneficiary authority
- Welland ProcurementProcess contact pointProcuring entityBuyer
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ECS ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender