Official UK procurement notice
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£50,000≈ £25k / year · £60,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2026awarded 4 Aug 2026
Awarded to Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 23 Aug 2028 · starts 24 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionABC is looking to procure a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to prepare a Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) for Ashford borough in accordance with national policy, relevant national guidance and best practice.
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£50,000
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
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Interview: 10%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Interview
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 5 Jun 2026, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 08:11 BST
- Authority reference
ASH/26/036- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053394- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06aedeFind a Tender
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
- 30 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders to be submitted via the Delta eSourcing portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗
Timeline
5 Jun 2026 → 24 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published138 days ago5 Jun 2026, 14:43 BST
- Submission deadline113 days ago30 Jun 2026, 10:00 BST
- Latest notice published75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 08:11 BST
- Contract starts58 days ago24 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2026- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 14:43 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 08:11 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2026, 08:11 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £18,9141 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd | £18,914 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd
- Signed
- 4 Aug 2026
- Value
- £18,914
- Period
- 5 Aug 2026 – 4 Aug 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jeremy Benn Associates Limited t/a JBA ConsultingAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Procurement documents can be accessed via the Delta eSourcing portal.
- Technical specifications Procurement documents can be accessed via the Delta eSourcing portal.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender