Official UK procurement notice
Design and Build of Operations Hub
Authority: Epping Forest District Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEpping Forest District Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to design and build a new Operational Hub located on / adjacent to land at North Weald Aerodrome, North Weald, Essex. The Hub will comprise of vehicle fleet parking, administration offices, storage and vehicle maintenance hangars, and associated infrastructure including accesses, paths, internal roads, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping.
CPV: Building completion work · Building construction work · Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work · Building installation work · Building services · Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to road transport · Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport · Construction work for industrial buildings · Construction work for warehouses · Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings · Engineering design services · +6 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,500,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Suitability
As set out in the Procurement documents
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Aug 2023, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Dec 2023 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033503- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ee96Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Epping Forest District Council shall incorporate a mandatory 10 day standstill period as required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Epping Forest District Council reserves the right to discontinue this procurement at any stage, reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to appoint any Tenderer. The award of this contract is subject to governance approvals within Epping Forest District Council. Neither Epping Forest District Council nor any organisation on whose behalf this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those participating in this procurement process. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=834368798 GO Reference: GO-2025618-PRO-31052575
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.delta-esourcing.com ↗
- Submission deadline
- 11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
2 Oct 2023 → 18 Jun 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected2 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Jan 2024
- Notice published18 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Nov 2023- Published value published: £5,500,0003 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT
- Status changed to active3 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT
- Deadline published: 4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT3 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated3 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT
- Deadline moved to 11 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT8 Nov 2023, 12:05 GMT+7 days · was 4 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete18 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
- Buyer details updated18 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTender Deadline · IV.2.2 | 4 Dec 2023 | 11 Dec 2023 | +7 d |
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Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-08: 1 release · 10 Aug 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barnes Group Limited | £6,885,369 † | — | Awarded |
| The Barnes Group LimitedContract for the Construction of a New Waste Depot at North Weald Airfield | £6,900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for the Construction of a New Waste Depot at North Weald Airfield · The Barnes Group Limited
- Signed
- 27 Feb 2025
- Value
- £6,900,000
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Contract 033503-2025-2 · The Barnes Group Limited
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2025
- Value
- £6,885,369
- Period
- … – 31 Oct 2024
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- The Barnes GroupAwarded supplier
- The Barnes Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria