Official UK procurement notice
Installation of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Bollards - University Plaza
Authority: University of Kent (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£100,000£120,000 inc. VAT7.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Mar 2026awarded 1 Apr 2026
Awarded to KCS PROJECTS AND SECURITY LIMITED
Contract term 3 moends 18 Sept 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2027 with extensions · starts 22 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Installation of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation Bollards - University Plaza
CPV: Erection of road-barriers · Installation of bollards · Safety barriers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
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
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Price: 60%
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
- 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
- 16 Feb 2026, 13:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
- Authority reference
MH25_012- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013864- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0654f1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
16 Feb 2026 → 28 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published254 days ago16 Feb 2026, 13:44 GMT
- Clarification questions by233 days ago9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline226 days ago16 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts128 days ago22 Jun 2026
- Latest notice published92 days ago28 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026- Tender notice published16 Feb 2026, 13:44 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Apr 2026, 10:51 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2026, 10:51 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published28 Jul 2026, 13:18 BSTUK7
- Buyer details updated28 Jul 2026, 13:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £92,5001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Apr 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KCS PROJECTS AND SECURITY LIMITED22 Jun 2026 – 18 Sept 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2027Extensions: The University of Kent also reserves the right to utilise the successful contract for any other related works for a period of 12 months until 18th September 2027. | £92,500 | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · KCS PROJECTS AND SECURITY LIMITED
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £92,500
- Period
- 22 Jun 2026 – 18 Sept 2026 · up to 18 Sept 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The University of Kent also reserves the right to utilise the successful contract for any other related works for a period of 12 months until 17th September 2027.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonKCS PROJECTS AND SECURITY LIMITED · East of England
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 noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- University of KentContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- KCS PROJECTS AND SECURITY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- KCS PROJECTS AND SECURITY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender