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Published 20 Jan 2026, 12:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Improvement Works to Clitheroe Castle Grounds

Official notice

Authority: Ribble Valley Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved: K02000001
Published estimate£850,000≈ £927k / year · £1,020,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Feb 2026
Contract term 11 moends 26 Mar 2027 · starts 4 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for works to improve the park infrastructure, footpaths, seats, bins, bollards, amenity lighting and reconstruction of the bandstand arena.

CPV: Bench seats · Bollards · Footpath construction work · Landscaping work for parks · Lighting equipment and electric lamps · Paths and other metalled surfaces · Pavilion construction work · Street-lighting columns · Street-lighting equipment · Surface work for footpaths · Urban furniture

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 11 moPublished value£850,000

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: Tenders will be evaluated to determine the most economically advantageous Tender with a weighting of 30% for technical capacity and quality and 70% for pricing. Only bids that pass the selection criteria set out below will be evaluated for economic advantage. The criteria are: • Insurance: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. • Financial Information: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. Tenderers will be evaluated for overall acceptability and sound financial condition to perform the estimated size of the contract. • Health and Safety: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. • Environmental Issues: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. • Equality and Diversity: This section will be assessed and responses evaluated on a pass/fail basis. • Modern Slavery Act 2015: This section will be assessed and responses evaluated on a pass/fail basis.

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
Closed
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
20 Jan 2026, 12:23 GMT
Last source update
20 Jan 2026, 12:23 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004776
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Bench seatsBollardsFootpath construction workLandscaping work for parksLighting equipment and electric lampsPaths and other metalled surfacesPavilion construction workStreet-lighting columnsStreet-lighting equipmentSurface work for footpaths
+1 moreUrban furniture
Delivery area
North West (UKD4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0609dc Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
20 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Head of Legal and Democratic Services,

Council Offices, Church Walk,

Clitheroe,

Lancashire,

BB7 2RA

Timeline

20 Jan 2026 → 4 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published279 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 12:23 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by255 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline248 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts176 days ago
    4 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jan 2026, 12:23 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ribble Valley Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCRH-4251-DYZZ Council Offices, Church Walk, CLITHEROE, North West, BB7 2RAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specifications
  • Technical specificationstenderTechnical specifications

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender