Official UK procurement notice
Dartford Town Centre - Westgate Village Development - Construction Works
Authority: Dartford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council intends to procure the main building contractor for the Westgate Village Development. The Project and development site area incorporates the former Co-op land and property with the buildings demolished with exception of the retained façade and partial building facing Spital Street; this extends for the purpose of the Planning Application to incorporate Orchard Street and the public highway in Spital Street where it is proposed that there are improvements and amendments to the Adopted Highway.
The council acquired the land and property from Homes England in June 2022 and in 2023, following a competitive process appointed Peter Barber Architects to prepare a Feasibility Study to explore the options available in land use.
A scheme was approved by the Council in 2024 that has been advanced to a Planning Application that was Validated in January 2026.
The project incorporates the following:
1.69 homes in buildings (Blocks A-G) up to 4 storeys
2.20% Affordable Housing (as Planning Policy)
3.Approximately 20,000ft2 commercial (Class E Space)
4.Redevelopment of the former Co-op building to provide entertainment uses (Approximately 8,500ft2)
5.Public Realm
6.Improvement to Orchard Street Adopted Highway.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement is intended to proceed as a multi-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure with an open participation stage (PSQ) followed by a main tender stage for shortlisted contractors. The purpose of the PSQ stage is to test suitability, capability, relevant experience and financial standing on a transparent and proportionate basis before inviting a manageable shortlist to tender for the main works contract. Tenderers should note that, at the time of issuing the PSQ participation stage documentation, no budget has yet been formally committed to the Westgate Village Development main works. Accordingly, there is no guarantee at this stage that the works will proceed or that the Council will progress to the Invitation to Tender stage. Following completion of the participation stage and evaluation of PSQ submissions, the outcome will be reported to Cabinet, at which point a decision will be taken on whether to proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.
CPV: Construction work · Construction work for houses · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Flats construction work · Houses construction work · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Financial Standing: 25%
- Relevant Project Experience: 25%
- Proposed Delivery Team and Resourcing: 25%
- Health, Safety and Compliance: 10%
- Sustainability, Quality and Added Value: 15%
Published award criteria (5)
- Financial Standing: Financial
- Relevant Project Experience: Quality
- Proposed Delivery Team and Resourcing: Quality
- Sustainability, Quality and Added Value: Quality
- Health, Safety and Compliance: Quality
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 27 Mar 2026, 09:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 11:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 14 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
DBC00030- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028314- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067608Find a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement is intended to proceed as a multi-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure with an open participation stage (PSQ) followed by a main tender stage for shortlisted contractors. The purpose of the PSQ stage is to test suitability, capability, relevant experience and financial standing on a transparent and proportionate basis before inviting a manageable shortlist to tender for the main works contract. Tenderers should note that, at the time of issuing the PSQ participation stage documentation, no budget has yet been formally committed to the Westgate Village Development main works. Accordingly, there is no guarantee at this stage that the works will proceed or that the Council will progress to the Invitation to Tender stage. Following completion of the participation stage and evaluation of PSQ submissions, the outcome will be reported to Cabinet, at which point a decision will be taken on whether to proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Mar 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published215 days ago27 Mar 2026, 09:58 GMT
- Latest notice published208 days ago2 Apr 2026, 11:48 BST
- Clarification questions by194 days ago16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline180 days ago30 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 days ago14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 3 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2026- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 09:58 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Apr 2026, 11:48 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Deadline for enquiries has been extended to 16/04/26. Deadline for receiving submissions for Conditions of Participation stage has been extended to 30/04/26.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender