Chequers B New Build Development

Official notice

Authority: Epping Forest District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Braintree District Council

WorksBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Planned pipeline value£3,500,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 31 Aug 2027 · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Epping Forest District Council is seeking to engage with the market and expressions of interest ahead of the procurement for a contractor to deliver the new build development and associated substation to Passivhaus standards.

The scope will include the completion of Works at both the substation and main site as indicated in the planning approval and drawings.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 1 yr 6 moSME

Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 (1 yr 6 mo)

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

45000000 Construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: 11 Aug 2025, 14:44 BST
Last source update: 11 Aug 2025, 14:44 BST
Authority reference: EPP0246
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-047683
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Construction work
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058540 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

11 Aug 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
11 Aug 2025, 14:44 BST
Market engagement
5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Engagement will be via completion of a questionnaire, followed up via email if necessary for full clarity.
Interested contractors may access the questionnaire and associated documents by registering on the BIP Delta e-sourcing platform (www.delta-esourcing.com ↗) and once registered, to access this project using access code: N8DDRUCTYP.
Contract starts240 days ago
1 Mar 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
11 Aug 2025, 14:44 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Epping Forest District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTPH-2152-RNCL Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, East of England, CM16 4BZContact email

Other public bodies

Braintree District CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityManaging the procurementGB-PPON: PGBP-7262-MJTR Braintree, East of EnglandContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender11 Aug 2025, 14:44 BST