Official UK procurement notice
EKC Group Ashford College - Phase 3.
Authority: East Kent Colleges Group (Education)·On behalf of: THE WOODLEY COLES LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project will deliver a new block on the Elwick Road campus, building on earlier phases to provide a three-storey extension. Phase 3 will provide circa 1,700m2 gross internal floor area to accommodate a new junior college, a Student Union 'rec room', classrooms, IT suites, staff rooms and associated ancillary space, together with two additional first-floor workshop spaces connecting into the existing Phase 2 plumbing and electrical training facilities.
The existing Student Union facilities within Phase 1 will be consolidated within the new ground-floor accommodation, with a direct relationship to a covered external area overlooking the campus grounds and memorial gardens. A simple 'grab and go' food and beverage provision is proposed within this space.
EKC Group require a Main Contractor to deliver the above scope across RIBA Stages 4 - 7.
CPV: Building construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£6,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
Economic and Financial Standing:
- Minimum turnover of £20m.
- Professional indemnity insurance of £10m.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical and Professional Ability
- Provide two relevant case studies of FE experience of a similar nature project/client organisation.
- Demonstrate experience of and ability to deliver in Kent.
- Confirm commitment to be able to deliver against project timescales as noted in Contract Duration
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 sub-criteria (3)
- Technical quality: 50%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Economic and Financial Standing:
- Minimum turnover of £20m.
- Professional indemnity insurance of £10m.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical and Professional Ability
- Provide two relevant case studies of FE experience of a similar nature project/client organisation.
- Demonstrate experience of and ability to deliver in Kent.
- Confirm commitment to be able to deliver against project timescales as noted in Contract Duration
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- 15 Jul 2026, 10:28 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 10:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
ACP3- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066609- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cba3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 09:30 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This is the initial expression of interest stage for this contract.
Expressions of Interest must be submitted electronically to the Employer's Agent, Woodley Coles, using tenders@woodleycoles.com.
- Provide two relevant case studies of FE experience of a similar nature project/client organisation.
- Demonstrate experience of and ability to deliver in Kent.
- Confirm commitment to be able to deliver against project timescales as noted in Contract Duration.
Expressions of Interest will be reviewed against the Conditions of Participation. A shortlist of no more than 6 contractors will be selected to proceed to tender stage.
The conditions of participation are;
- Minimum turnover of £20m
- Professional indemnity insurance of £10m
- Two relevant case studies for further education construction experience of a similar nature and scale of the proposed scheme.
- Kent experience.
- Confirmation commitment to be able to deliver against project timescales - construction start December 2026 for completion by September 2028.
Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published104 days ago15 Jul 2026, 10:28 BST
- Submission deadline74 days ago14 Aug 2026, 09:30 BST
- Award decision expected by73 days ago15 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts23 days ago5 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published15 Jul 2026, 10:28 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- THE WOODLEY COLES LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityEmployers agent
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