Official UK procurement notice
Watercourse Maintenance · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAppointment of a provider for Watercourse and associated structures maintenance contract to enable the continuation of the ongoing maintenance of watercourses and associated structures.
- Not divided into lots: Packaging options have been considered and the councils has concluded the individual elements of work are best kept all together rather than separated into lots due to the linkage between the routine and reactive elements. A reactive response could be applicable city wide on any of the areas under regular routine maintenance. The familiarity is then there with the team responding to an incident. Also as the reactive element doesn't not provide a consistent level of demand and comprises of a very small section of the works, separating and letting as a standalone contract will not achieve best value to the council or be appealing to the market.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2034, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services · River regulation and flood control works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
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 award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- 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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Mar 2034
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 12:47 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 13:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
DN815822- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-051295- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067bbdFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted via ProContract BCC's e-tendering system (procontract.due-north.com ↗).
Please follow below link to register your interest in this project and access associated tender documentation :- procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Timeline
2 Apr 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published207 days ago2 Apr 2026, 12:47 BST
- Market engagement185 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Bristol City Council wishes to invite contractors to a virtual supplier's information event on Thursday 23rd April 2026 from 10:00 to 11:30am. We recommend this event is attended by any prospective bidder.
The purpose of the event is to engage with the market in advance of issuing a formal ITT's by providing early information and background to our requirements and gain an understanding of the market capacity / capability to deliver the scope. We intend to discuss the scopes of the procurement as well as providing an overview of the procurement and contracting approach. Time will be allotted for questions and answers and depending on questions asked we may follow individually with contractors.
Please register to attend this information session by emailing: [email protected]
The event will take place via MS Teams with a link being sent further registration.
- Tender notice published147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 11:39 BST
- Clarification questions by119 days ago29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline112 days ago6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent89 days ago29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends76 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by75 days ago11 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published41 days ago15 Sept 2026, 13:44 BST
- Contract starts21 days ago5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Apr 2026, 12:47 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Jun 2026, 11:39 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Jun 2026, 11:39 BST
- Procurement method changed1 Jun 2026, 11:39 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST1 Jun 2026, 11:39 BST
- Contract award notice published29 Jul 2026, 11:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Jul 2026, 11:28 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Sept 2026, 13:44 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 2 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Turf ContractorsSME5 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2030 · up to 4 Oct 2034Extensions: Option to extend for up to 4 years, split into 2 x 2 year extension periods. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Prices will be adjusted for inflation annually in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). Sites may be added/removed as required throughout the life of the contract as well as the frequency of routine maintenance. Tender evaluation is based on a fixed price for routine maintenance (known quantities) and a schedule of rates for reactive maintenance which will be issued via a task order. As each task order issue will vary dependant on the need, the initial 5 year term is to be awarded at a value up to £500K to account for this unknown element. | £1,000,000 | 28 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Buckley Turf ContractorsSME
- Signed
- 15 Sept 2026
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend for up to 4 years, split into 2 x 2 year extension periods.
- Options
- Prices will be adjusted for inflation annually in line with the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). Sites may be added/removed as required throughout the life of the contract as well as the frequency of routine maintenance. The contract includes a schedule of rates for reactive maintenance which will be issued via a task order. Task orders issue will vary dependant on the need.
14 agreed KPIs: Monthly routine works conducted as programmed · Annual open channel cutbacks · Scoping and evaluating non-routine works …
- Monthly routine works conducted as programmed
- Annual open channel cutbacks
- Scoping and evaluating non-routine works
- Non-routine works under Task Order
- Same day (or 24 hour) emergency clearance conducted
- Clear access route to assets
- Silt and debris 5m in front of debris screens cleared
- Vegetative waste
- Non-vegetative waste in watercourse channel or on associated structures
- Clearances made behind debris and security screens
- Correct assets identified and maintained according to manuals
- Photos uploaded to Confirm
- Defects reported
- Social value is being delivered and evidenced where committed
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Buckley Turf ContractorsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender