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Published 6 Mar 2025, 17:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Urban Chalk Stream Restoration Projects

Official notice

Authority: Cambridge City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£70,000≈ £56k / year · £84,000 inc. VAT13% above final estimate
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2025awarded 3 Apr 2025
Awarded to Deben Valley Environmental Ltd
Contract term 1 yr 3 moends 1 Jul 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cambridge City Council seeks proposals from experienced and qualified contractors to design and deliver four interconnected urban chalk stream restoration projects. These projects focus on enhancing the ecological integrity of Hobson's Brook & Vicar's Brook, Cherry Hinton Brook, Coldham's Brook tackling key challenges such as sedimentation, erosion, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity loss. Collectively, these initiatives aim to restore over 1.72 km of chalk streams and improve habitat connectivity.

CPV: Construction work for water projects · Urban planning and landscape architectural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yr 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£70,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 1 Jul 2026 (1 yr 3 mo) · up to 31 Dec 2026 with extensionsValue: £70,000 exc. VAT · £84,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 1 x 6 months

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: 70% Quality - Full details in published documents 30% Price - as above

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
6 Mar 2025, 17:08 GMT
Last source update
21 May 2025, 10:07 BST
Authority reference
DN766480
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008271
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for water projectsUrban planning and landscape architectural services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ea4a 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
24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Mar 2025 → 21 May 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Mar 2025, 17:08 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published
    21 May 2025, 10:07 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Mar 2025, 17:08 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 May 2025, 10:07 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 May 2025, 10:07 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 May 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £79,0801 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Deben Valley Environmental LtdSME21 May 2025 – 2 Sept 2026 · up to 3 Sept 2026Extensions: extended works · Options: 2 extensions available£79,080 inc. VAT3 Apr 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridge City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCBT-6819-NDPJ The Guildhall, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 1BYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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