Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 7 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

External Improvements, Civils and Structural Works

Authority: Amplius Living (Public body)

WorksAbove threshold
Planned pipeline value£15,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Dec 2031 · up to 30 Dec 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scope of this work falls within planned maintenance activities and does not include responsive or reactive repairs. All external works described herein are part of the scheduled maintenance programme of work which will be shared as part of the tender pack but it is estimated the annual cost of job raised will range between £1.5m - £5m , This figure is subject to change and does not constitute a commitment or guarantee of volume of works

•Access, Roads, and Footpaths

oConstruction or renewal of vehicular access roads and footways

oDropped kerbs and tactile paving

olarge areas of Car park surfacing, markings, and drainage

oPavement and shared surface reinstatement

oKerbing, edging, and surfacing (bitmac, block paving, concrete, etc.)

•Drainage and Surface Water Management

oInstallation or renewal of foul and surface water systems

oSoakaways, attenuation tanks, and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

oGullies, manholes, catch pits, and inspection chambers

oCCTV surveys and jetting of existing drainage

oConnection to main sewers

•Foundations and Substructure Works

oConstruction of foundations for:

Bin stores

Scooter/cycle stores

Retaining walls

Boundary walls/fencing

External stores/sheds

Reinforced concrete slabs or bases

•External Works

oStreet furniture (bollards, benches, bin stores)

oLighting columns, ducts, and cable management

•Fencing and Boundary Treatments

oRenewal of fencing (timber, metal, mesh, etc.)

oInstallation of gates and railings

oBrick/block boundary walls and piers

•Utilities and Service Infrastructure

oDiversion or upgrade of service connections (water, electric, gas)

oDucting for new services (e.g. EV charging infrastructure)

oUtility coordination and trenching

•Structural Repairs (if applicable)

•Concrete repairs to external elements (stairs, walkways, retaining walls, balconies)

•Crack stitching and waterproofing

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CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrs

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Amplius Living buys Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work (CPV 4520), and who usually turns up

Amplius Living’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work (CPV 4520) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid
This buyerAmplius Living · division 45
What to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 2 of 4 known-size awards · market: CPV 4520 · UK-wide, n=107
2 of 471%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 3 of 6 known-location awards · market: CPV 4520 · UK-wide, n=133
50%77%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no decision dates published · market: CPV 4520 · UK-wide, n=19
—42 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 42 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: at least 4 of 6 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 4520 · UK-wide, n=156
67%32%

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

How many bids did past lots attract?

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How many bids past lots received.

Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.

Past bids do not predict this tender.

Last 36 months.

This buyer10 lots with bid counts · all categories
30% had one bid
The market40 lots with bid counts · CPV 4520 · UK-wide
13% had one bid
Buyer / market · select a colour for counts
1 bid30% / 13%
Buyer: 3 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 5 of 40 lots with published bid counts.
2–320% / 35%
Buyer: 2 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 14 of 40 lots with published bid counts.
4–650% / 35%
Buyer: 5 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 14 of 40 lots with published bid counts.
7+0% / 18%
Buyer: 0 of 10 lots with published bid counts. Market: 7 of 40 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

i

Where winning prices landed against estimates.

Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.

Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.

Last 36 months.

This buyerToo few to chart: 3 lots with estimate and award, 5 needed · broad CPV 45
The market47 lots with estimate and award · CPV 4520 · UK-wide
45% below estimate
Market · select a colour for counts
Below estimate45%
Market: 21 of 47 lots with an estimate and award.
Within ±2%43%
Market: 20 of 47 lots with an estimate and award.
Above estimate13%
Market: 6 of 47 lots with an estimate and award.
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Assess each lot
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What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #1CPV 4560 monthsPublished estimate£15m

This lot lists more than one class in CPV 45. The comparison uses that group.

Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 1,732 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet12% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 1,732 similar lots
1 bid12%
206 of 1,732 similar past lots received 1 bid (12%).
2–327%
473 of 1,732 similar past lots received 2–3 (27%).
4–630%
524 of 1,732 similar past lots received 4–6 (30%).
7+31%
529 of 1,732 similar past lots received 7+ (31%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—No model forecast yet
No comparable awards on record for this lot’s category yet. The published estimate is £15m, and the forecast stays empty until the market has a record to read.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

SupplierThis buyer’s earlier contractLotAward valueWhy listed
LUV GROUNDWORKS LTDEarlier contractProvision of External Improvements/Civil Works to Amplius Sitesended Mar 2026Provison of External Improvements / Civils Works to Amplius Sites£417kMatched as the earlier contract

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

What this replaces
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

46% title match.

A past supplier may not bid again.

The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (46% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid

Provision of External Improvements/Civil Works to Amplius Sites — held by LUV GROUNDWORKS LTD; the published contract ends 31 Mar 2026.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Planned procurement
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
7 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
Last source update
10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
Authority reference
A00103
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072446
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workConstruction workWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE13)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dc6b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

7 Nov 2025 → 1 Dec 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published354 days ago
    7 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
  2. Latest notice published351 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
  3. Market engagement328 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Amplius wishes to seek the views of potential suppliers before we tender. We are interested to know some key facts about the market you operate in and how we might shape:

    •Terms and conditions,

    •Specification,

    •Performance Metrics.

    Your help with this will be invaluable and will assist us in designing the tender, taking account of key commercial considerations for you as suppliers.

    It is the intention of this Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire to gather a range of qualitative data and information. The information collected during the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire process will not be used for any other purpose.

    Please note that this is not a call for competition, or neither is it a procurement exercise.

    For the avoidance of doubt, this Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire is for the purpose of conducting an Preliminary Market Engagement exercise and will not formally begin the procurement or constitute any commitment by Amplius to undertake any procurement exercise.

    Responses will only be used for the purposes of developing the eventual call to competition

    Submission of information

    Please submit your answers to the questions within the e-sourcing system. You will need to declare that the information you submit is accurate and bona fide at the time of publishing.

    Responsibility

    Amplius cannot accept responsibility for any costs incurred in completing this request for information and any subsequent supplier involvement in further soft market testing and preliminary supplier engagement activities.

    Seeking clarification

    1.

    If you have any queries or need clarification regarding any part of this request for information, please submit your query within the e-sourcing system.

    2.

    Only requests for information or clarifications submitted through the e-sourcing system while the request for information is open will be responded to. Clarifications or queries must be submitted by 25/11/25. All suppliers will receive a response to any queries registered.

    Conditions for response to request for information

    Electronic Submission Requirements

    •Amplius will only accept responses submitted electronically through the e-sourcing system.

    •All information must be fully uploaded and received within the e-sourcing system before the stated closing date and time. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered.

    •If any electronic file is corrupt, infected with a virus, or otherwise unreadable, the Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire response will not be evaluated.

    •Suppliers must ensure that all files are free from viruses and other malicious software immediately prior to submission, using up-to-date virus-checking software.

    •Suppliers acknowledge that uploading large files may take time. Adequate time must be allowed to ensure that all files are fully uploaded before the closing deadline. (No single file should exceed 5MB.)

    •Amplius will not be liable for any loss, damage, corruption, or destruction of data or information, however caused.

    •Any extension to the submission deadline will be at Amplius sole discretion and, if granted, will apply equally to all suppliers.

    •The server clock within the e-sourcing system will be the sole reference point for the official submission time.

    To respond to this opportunity, please click the link www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html ↗ and use the below access code

    Access Code : R4666DHY7C

  4. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 34 days
    1 Dec 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Nov 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    7 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
    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

Amplius Living

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDD-6383-MNNX K2, Timbold Drive, Kents Hill, South East, MK7 6BZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure