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Watercourse Maintenance

Buyer: Bristol City Council →

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BuyerBristol City Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline6 Jul 2026
Value£1,000,000
Published29 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Appointment of a provider for Watercourse and associated structures maintenance contract to enable the continuation of the ongoing maintenance of watercourses and associated structures.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-067bbd
Latest release ID071610-2026
Latest release timestampWed Jul 29 2026 10:28:48 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051295-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 Jul 2026award, contract071610-2026
1 Jun 2026tender051295-2026
2 Apr 2026planning030853-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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        "id": "030853-2026",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030853-2026",
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        "description": "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.\nThe 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.\nPlease register to attend this information session by emailing: penny.sharp@bristol.gov.uk\nThe event will take place via MS Teams with a link being sent further registration."
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