Official UK procurement notice
Carbon Report · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lowestoft Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQuotations should cover the following services and each element of the overall report required should be individually costed:
- A full report of carbon emissions by the Town Council across all of its operations and assets and how these could be reduced:
a. Asset list (available on the Town Council website) and includes a theatre, parks and open spaces, community buildings, allotments. Most buildings have current EPC reports. Some assets are tenanted with catering and museum activities being run from these buildings.
b. Town Council's vehicle fleet - Inventory of vehicles (see appendix i).
c. The Town Council has its own grounds and buildings maintenance team which works across our facilities using a range of equipment and horticulture and arboriculture techniques.
d. Lowestoft Town Council runs events through the year and the events schedule (see appendix ii). Report to include how events could be more sustainably run.
e. A training programme for both councillors and officers for carbon literacy.
Within your quote documentation please provide a copy of your company insurance policy document and details of any additional cover / services that you provide that would be available.
Tenders will be assessed in terms of best value for money, scope of work and the ability to deliver the scope of work offered.
It is prohibited for prospective contractors to contact Lowestoft Town Councillors or Staff to encourage or support their tender outside of the prescribed process outlined.
CPV: Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Environmental auditing
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£0
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).
Lot awarding rule: Tenders will be assessed in terms of best value for money, scope of work and the ability to deliver the scope of work offered. The decision process and key dates will then be as follows: • All tenders will be opened and reviewed following the closing date noon 7th April 2026. • We may contact you at this point if we have any queries about your tender or require any clarification. • A synopsis of the tenders will be presented to the Climate and Ecological Emergency Committee of Lowestoft Town Council on 20th April 2026 to review and formally awarded by Full Council on 28th April 2026. • We will respond to everyone who submitted a valid tender to notify you of the outcome no later than 5.00pm on 1st May 2026. Please return all tenders via email to admin@lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk addressed to the Town Clerk no later than noon 7th April 2026.
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
- 5 Mar 2026, 11:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 May 2026, 11:35 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019850- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0662e3Find a Tender
- Reserved participation area
- K02000001
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
The decision process and key dates will then be as follows:
- All tenders will be opened and reviewed following the closing date noon 7th April 2026.
- We may contact you at this point if we have any queries about your tender or require any clarification.
- A synopsis of the tenders will be presented to the Climate and Ecological Emergency Committee of Lowestoft Town Council on 20th April 2026 to review and formally awarded by Full Council on 28th April 2026.
- We will respond to everyone who submitted a valid tender to notify you of the outcome no later than 5.00pm on 1st May 2026.
Please return all tenders via email to admin@lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk addressed to the Town Clerk no later than noon 7th April 2026.
Timeline
5 Mar 2026 → 6 May 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published235 days ago5 Mar 2026, 11:48 GMT
- Submission deadline202 days ago7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published173 days ago6 May 2026, 11:35 BST
Notice history
9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026- Tender notice published5 Mar 2026, 11:48 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Mar 2026, 09:55 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Mar 2026, 15:24 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published19 Mar 2026, 09:52 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Mar 2026, 14:45 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published25 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 May 2026, 11:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 May 2026, 11:35 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (5)
A new document (Clarifications V1.0) has been uploaded following clarification requests.
Clarification Document V1.1 uploaded
New Clarifications Document V1.2 uploaded
Uploaded an updated version of the Clarifications Document (version 1.3)
Uploaded updated clarification document Version 1.4
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-03: 4 releases · 5 Mar 2026, 19 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groundwork EastSMEVCSE1 Jun 2026 – 1 Mar 2027 · up to 1 Apr 2027Extensions: Single extension for any additional contract overruns due to unforeseen circumstances | £17,522 | 28 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37final-stage tenders | 37 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GROUNDWORK EASTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (13)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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