Official UK procurement notice
Bradbourne Re-Bourne - Main Contractor
Authority: Sevenoaks District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBradbourne Lakes is a tranquil local park of historical and local significance located in a residential built-up area 2km northwest of Sevenoaks town centre. Measuring 3.5 hectares and comprising a series of five ornamental lakes with waterfalls, cascades and a circular walking
route set in areas of amenity grass, dense overgrown vegetation and clumps of trees, and some striking specimen veteran trees.
Sevenoaks District Council (SDC) wishes to improve the facilities available to the communities surrounding Bradbourne Lakes. Development Phase Funding for this purpose was approved mid-2024, with most of the funding coming from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Delivery Phase application is submitted in November 2025 for approval in March 2026.
The current proposals include the restoration and enhancement of the designed landscape to celebrate its heritage and better accommodate the needs of contemporary park users with modern facilities in the setting of the restored site.
A full copy of the Invitation to Tender and other procurement documents may be accessed through the Sharepoint link provided. Further details on the works required are available in the Main Contractor Brief in the procurement documents.
CPV: Landscaping work for parks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,300,000
- Condition of participation
As set out in procurement documents.
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 sub-criteria (7)
- Previous relevant experience and case studies: 15%
- Understanding of and ability to meet the client's brief: 12%
- Approach and Method: 15%
- Staff Employed: 9%
- Deployment of resources (Team resource allocation and envisaged timeline to be provided): 3%
- Innovation and flair and quality assurance: 6%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (7)
- Previous relevant experience and case studies: Quality Criteria as per procurement documents
- Understanding of and ability to meet the client's brief: Quality Criteria as per procurement documents
- Approach and Method: Quality Criteria as per procurement documents
- Staff Employed: Quality Criteria as per procurement documents
- Deployment of resources (Team resource allocation and envisaged timeline to be provided): Quality Criteria as per procurement documents
- Innovation and flair and quality assurance: Quality Criteria as per procurement documents
- Cost: Cost Criterion as per procurement documents
- Condition of participation
As set out in procurement documents.
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2026, 12:40 GMT
- Authority reference
C-01-26- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001809- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0602adFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
9 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published291 days ago9 Jan 2026, 12:10 GMT
- Latest notice published257 days ago12 Feb 2026, 12:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by249 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline232 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts209 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026- Tender notice published9 Jan 2026, 12:10 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published4 Feb 2026, 16:22 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT4 Feb 2026, 16:22 GMT+14 days · was 23 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender notice published12 Feb 2026, 12:40 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Link to Procurement Documents
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender