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Published 5 Mar 2026, 11:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Carbon Report · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Lowestoft Town Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2026awarded 28 Apr 2026
Awarded to Groundwork East
Contract term 10 moends 1 Mar 2027 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Quotations 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 published
Lot #1Awarded 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£0
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 1 Mar 2027 (10 mo)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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

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)
Energy-efficiency consultancy servicesEnvironmental auditing
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0662e3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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
  1. Tender notice published235 days ago
    5 Mar 2026, 11:48 GMT
  2. Submission deadline202 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts179 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published173 days ago
    6 May 2026, 11:35 BST

Notice history

9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    5 Mar 2026, 11:48 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 09:55 GMT
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 15:24 GMT
    UK4
  4. Tender notice published
    19 Mar 2026, 09:52 GMT
    UK4
  5. Tender notice published
    24 Mar 2026, 14:45 GMT
    UK4
  6. Tender notice published
    25 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
    UK4
  7. Contract award notice published
    6 May 2026, 11:35 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    6 May 2026, 11:35 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
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
Awards 1
Awarded value £17,5221 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3737 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Groundwork EastSMEVCSE1 Jun 2026 – 1 Mar 2027 · up to 1 Apr 2027Extensions: Single extension for any additional contract overruns due to unforeseen circumstances£17,52228 Apr 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
37final-stage tenders370—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lowestoft Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLRB-8148-CZHY First Floor, Hamilton House, Battery Green Road, Lowestoft, East of England, NR32 1DEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GROUNDWORK EASTAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01944186GB-PPON: PMMP-6835-MZRW Mill Green, Hertfordshire, East of England, AL9 5PEContact email

Official documents & specifications (13)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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