Official UK procurement notice
Housing Refurbishment Contract To various Council owned Properties throughout the District of Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Authority: Ashfield District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Nottinghamshire County Council
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF15)
Published estimate£69,000,000total for 3 lots · £82,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Apr 2026awarded 7 Oct 2026
Awarded to Equans Regeneration Ltd, Lovell Partnerships Ltd2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 12 Jul 2029 · up to 12 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 13 Jul 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAshfield District Council is seeking to appoint at least 2 Contractors and no more than 3 Contractors to undertake general building repairs and maintenance work to properties throughout the District of Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
The work requirements have been split into 3 lots geographically:
Lot 1 - Hucknall Area
Lot 2 - Sutton Area
Lot 3 - Kirkby & Rural area
CPV: Construction work
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£69,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Hucknall AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£17,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Sutton AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£30,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Kirkby & Rural AreaAwardedRenewalPublished value£22,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 6 Mar 2026, 15:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 17:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 May 2026
- Authority reference
DN809098- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020527- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066474Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: East Midlands Tendering
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
- Submission deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
6 Mar 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 15:14 GMT
- Clarification questions by203 days ago6 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline193 days ago17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by159 days ago20 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts106 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent20 days ago7 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published19 days ago7 Oct 2026, 17:05 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026- Tender notice published6 Mar 2026, 15:14 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Oct 2026, 17:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Oct 2026, 17:05 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract signature expected16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £90,500,0002 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 4120 from SMEs
Named bidders 14published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Hucknall Area1 award | |||
| Equans Regeneration Ltd14 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2029 · up to 13 Dec 2031Extensions: 2 x 12 months extension options | £23,500,000 | 7 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Lovell Partnerships Ltd14 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2029 · up to 13 Dec 2031Extensions: 2 X 12 MONTH EXTENSION OPTIONS | £67,000,000 | 7 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Hucknall Area | 14final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Sutton Area | 13final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Kirkby & Rural Area | 14final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonEQUANS Regeneration Limited · North East England · all lots
- wonLOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED · Greater London · all lots
- did not winABBOTT AND MASON BUILDING AND JOINERY CONTRACTORS LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winAxis CLC Services Limited · Greater London · all lots
- did not winBELL GROUP LTD · Scotland · all lots
- did not winBLUE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION LTDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winCAS CONTRACTING LTDSME · East Midlands · 1, 3
- did not winGELDER LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winMCCONNELL LIMITED · Scotland · all lots
- did not winIAN WILLIAMS LIMITED · South West England · all lots
- did not winMATTHEWS & TANNERT LIMITEDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winUI SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · North West England · all lots
- did not winWESTONE HOUSING LIMITEDSME · East of England · all lots
- did not winREGEN Group LimitedSME · North East England · all lots
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Nottinghamshire County CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProvides Procurement Services
Bidders & participating suppliers
14 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- ABBOTT AND MASON BUILDING AND JOINERY CONTRACTORS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- Axis CLC Services LimitedBidder / tenderer
- BELL GROUP LTDBidder / tenderer
- BLUE VALLEY CONSTRUCTION LTDBidder / tenderer
- CAS CONTRACTING LTDBidder / tenderer
- EQUANS Regeneration LimitedAwarded supplier
- GELDER LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- IAN WILLIAMS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- MATTHEWS & TANNERT LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Show 4 more suppliers
- MCCONNELL LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- REGEN Group LimitedBidder / tenderer
- UI SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- WESTONE HOUSING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Click on View Opportunities' and search for project reference DN809098 Tendering Portal Advert Link Below
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender