This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Springfield Library Development · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMaidstone Borough Council (MBC) will appoint a contractor to provide high-quality design and construction works to deliver a residential dwellings development.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement will be run as a Competitive Flexible Procedure comprising of two stages: Stage 1 - Selection Stage Interested parties should answer the pre-qualification questions listed in Former Springfield Library - Selection Stage Requirements Bidders must achieve a minimum of 60% of the total marks available in order to be eligible for the ITT stage of this process. If there are a large number of qualifying bids, the Council will invite a maximum of 5 tenderers to the ITT stage. If there are close scores from more than 5 qualifying bids then The Council reserves the right to invite more than 5 tenderers through to the ITT stage at its own discretion. Stage 1 Indicative Timeline Expression of Interest Release: 30 July 2025 Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm 25 August 2025 Evaluation: Completed by 30 August 2025 Invitation to Tender released: 1 September 2025 Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender Qualifying bidders will then be invited to the ITT stage of the process. This stage will be conducted via E-mail due to the Council switching procurement portal provider. Specific details, including e-mail addresses to contact with tender responses and clarification requests, will be communicated on commencement of Stage 2. ITT stage (stage 2) requirements and timeline are detailed further on in this document.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£41,500,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost: Cost Fully defined in ITT Documentation
- Quality: Quality Fully defined in ITT Documentation
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 30 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Dec 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044457- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056986Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement will be run as a Competitive Flexible Procedure comprising of two stages:
Stage 1 - Selection Stage
Interested parties should answer the pre-qualification questions listed in Former Springfield Library - Selection Stage Requirements
Bidders must achieve a minimum of 60% of the total marks available in order to be eligible for the ITT stage of this process. If there are a large number of qualifying bids, the Council will invite a maximum of 5 tenderers to the ITT stage. If there are close scores from more than 5 qualifying bids then The Council reserves the right to invite more than 5 tenderers through to the ITT stage at its own discretion.
Stage 1 Indicative Timeline
Expression of Interest Release: 30 July 2025
Expression of Interest Deadline: 12:00pm 25 August 2025
Evaluation: Completed by 30 August 2025
Invitation to Tender released: 1 September 2025
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender
Qualifying bidders will then be invited to the ITT stage of the process.
This stage will be conducted via E-mail due to the Council switching procurement portal provider. Specific details, including e-mail addresses to contact with tender responses and clarification requests, will be communicated on commencement of Stage 2.
ITT stage (stage 2) requirements and timeline are detailed further on in this document.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Stage 1 will be run using Kent Business Portal and the Proactis System. (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗)
Stage 2 will be conducted via E-mail. Full details given upon commencement of Stage 2 (ITT Stage).
Timeline
30 Jul 2025 → 25 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published30 Jul 2025, 16:47 BST
- Submission deadline340 days ago10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts311 days ago10 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by310 days ago10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent248 days ago11 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends238 days ago20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published21 days ago25 Sept 2026, 16:50 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025- Tender notice published30 Jul 2025, 16:47 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Feb 2026, 16:38 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Feb 2026, 16:38 GMT
- Contract signature expected6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published22 Sept 2026, 11:49 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published25 Sept 2026, 16:50 BSTUK10
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Partnerships Ltd6 Mar 2026 – 1 Dec 2029 | £37,454,402 | 11 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Stage 1 - PCSA · Hill Partnerships Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Mar 2026
- Value
- £2,190,597
- Period
- 25 Mar 2026 – 30 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
- Change 25 Mar 2026 This notice has been published solely to correct an administrative error contained within the original Contract Details Notice. The contract value was incorrectly stated due to a data entry error which resulted in the published value being overstated by a factor of 100. No change has been made to the underlying contract, scope, term, supplier, or commercial arrangements. The actual contract value remains £2,190,597 excluding VAT (£2,628,716 including VAT), as set out in the executed agreement. This notice is intended only to ensure the published procurement record accurately reflects the contract awarded.
No agreed KPIs: PCSA contract is
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonHILL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED · East of England
- did not winHIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC · East of England
- did not winLOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLCBidder / tenderer
- HILL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Kent Business Portal - Project Ref DN784779 https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/ Direct link to EOI advert - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=56b5962a-546d-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- 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