Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 6 May 2025, 17:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

V4NWL014 River Mease Project Delivery Partner

Official notice

Authority: North West Leicestershire District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£190,000≈ £95k / year · £228,000 inc. VAT11.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2025awarded 13 Oct 2025
Awarded to The Trent Rivers Trust
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Jun 2027 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

On behalf of the River Mease Partnership, North West Leicestershire District Council are seeking tenders for the provision of a Project Delivery Partner to co-ordinate, implement and monitor the measures to improve and protect the River Mease Special Area of Conservation.

The contract is for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months, therefore the total maximum contract duration will be 4 years.

CPV: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Environmental services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£190,000
Contract period: 1 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensionsValue: £190,000 exc. VAT · £228,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: The contract is for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months subject to performance and funding, therefore the total maximum contract duration will be 4 years.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Only at point of contract award:

    Employers liability - minimum £10m

    Public Liability - minimum£10m

    Professional Indemnity - minimum £5m

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Suppliers will be required to complete a pricing form / table (either within the tender return document or as a separate attachment). Where appropriate this will contain either actual or estimated usage information which will be used to determine a total project price.
  • Quality: Suppliers will be required to respond to a number of questions within the tender return document.
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Only at point of contract award:

    Employers liability - minimum £10m

    Public Liability - minimum£10m

    Professional Indemnity - minimum £5m

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
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
6 May 2025, 17:07 BST
Last source update
19 Nov 2025, 12:21 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 Jun 2025
Authority reference
V4NWL014/DN765905
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019224
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural servicesEnvironmental services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050d71 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 allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 May 2025 → 19 Nov 2025 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2025, 17:07 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    2 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    11 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent375 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  7. Standstill ends365 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  8. Latest notice published337 days ago
    19 Nov 2025, 12:21 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2025, 17:07 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Oct 2025, 14:53 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    13 Oct 2025, 14:53 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 12:21 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £212,2431 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Trent Rivers TrustVCSE1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029Extensions: The contract is for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months, at the discretion of the Council and subject to satisfactory performance. Therefore the total maximum contract duration will be 4 years.£212,24313 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · The Trent Rivers TrustVCSE

    Signed
    4 Nov 2025
    Value
    £212,243
    Period
    4 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027 · up to 31 Oct 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The initial contract is for 2 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months, therefore the total maximum contract duration will be 4 years.

    No agreed KPIs: Work sheets will need to be submitted to the Planning and Development Team Manager on a monthly basis. No formal KPIs required

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders21—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North West Leicestershire District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXHN-4344-HGVG Whitwick Road, Coalville, East Midlands, LE67 3FJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • THE TRENT RIVERS TRUSTAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04225307GB-PPON: PZLQ-9493-QWVV 2nd Floor, Middle Mill Darley Abbey Mills, Derby, East Midlands, DE22 1DZContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender