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Published 6 May 2026, 18:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

H120 Roadworks · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Essex County Council

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£220,000≈ £203k / year · £264,000 inc. VAT39.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2026awarded 7 Aug 2026
Awarded to Henderson & Taylor Public Works Limited
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 18 Dec 2027 · starts 9 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To deliver highway improvements works, widening the A131/London Road south roundabout to create two lanes. The estimated budget is £220,000.00

CPV: Construction work for highways · Construction work for highways, roads · Road construction works · Road junction construction work · Roadworks · Roundabout construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 1 moSMEPublished value£220,000

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The commercial split will be 50% price, 45% on Quality and 5% for Social Value. The scoring methodology for the quality questions will be a 0 - 5 scoring mechanism. The quality questions will consist of four questions: 1) Delivery of Specification, weighting 20% 2) Project Team, weighting 15% 3) Programme, weighting 10% 4) H&S Accreditation Pass/Fail

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
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
6 May 2026, 18:58 BST
Last source update
10 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST
Authority reference
EPP0349
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-041637
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for highwaysConstruction work for highways, roadsRoad construction worksRoad junction construction workRoadworksRoundabout construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0692ae Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: OPEN-UK
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The procurement is through the portal Open

www.open-uk.org ↗

The project can be found using EPP0349 or #OPEN2026769

Timeline

6 May 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published173 days ago
    6 May 2026, 18:58 BST
  2. Clarification questions by152 days ago
    27 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline143 days ago
    5 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published78 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST
  5. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 12 days
    9 Nov 2026

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2026, 18:58 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    7 May 2026, 08:13 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    8 May 2026, 14:55 BST
    UK4
  4. Contract award notice published
    10 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST
    UK6
  5. Status changed to complete
    10 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST
  6. Contract signature expected
    24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

08/05/2026 - In the Submission section, the incorrect Open URL was provided. This was the development system and not the live system. This has been changed to reflect the correct URL.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-05: 1 release · 6 May 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £133,1421 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Henderson & Taylor Public Works LimitedSME1 Dec 2026 – 31 Jan 2027£133,1427 Aug 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Braintree District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGBP-7262-MJTR Causeway House, Braintree, East of England, CM7 9HBContact email

Other public bodies

  • Essex County CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcuring on behalf ofGB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH Chelmsford, East of EnglandContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender