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Published 30 Mar 2026, 09:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Litter and Public Spaces Protection Environmental Enforcement Services

Official notice

Authority: Chichester District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdConcessionReserved: K02000001SME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£1,800,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 29 Apr 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 9 Jul 2029 · up to 9 Jul 2032 with extensions · starts 10 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Chichester District Council require a Contractor to provide Environmental Offences Enforcement services over the course of a long-term (3 + 3 year) concession agreement.

The Contractor will provide a dedicated, uniformed, and trained, mobile team of officers to patrol the Chichester District Council region, mainly in areas of high footfall, issuing Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) and Penalty Charge Notices (PCN), and requires the contractor to administer the whole process of FPN's and PCN's from issuing, handling payment and all associated legal work including the Single Justice Procedure and prosecution.

CPV: Public law and order services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£1,800,000
Contract period: 10 Jul 2026 – 9 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 9 Jul 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,800,000 exc. VAT · £2,160,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: An extension period of up to three years is available upon six months written notice, prior to the end of the initial period of the contract.

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 award will be made using a set of method statement questions, below: 1. Social Value - weighted at 15% 2. Enforcement Ethics - weighted at 20% 3. Staffing weighted - at 15% 4. Health and Safety - weighted at 10% Pricing will consist of 40% and will use a percentage rebate offered as a metric, with a minimum of 10% required. The two score will be added together, with the highest combined score being deemed the most advantageous tender. Please see tender documents for full details.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Mar 2026, 09:31 BST
Last source update
30 Mar 2026, 09:31 BST
Authority reference
CDC24581
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028872
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Public law and order services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06774a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
29 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The full list of documents, detailed below, can be found at the above tendering portal (in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/aspx/Home ↗):

Document List

  1. Invitation to Quote Guidance (this document)
  2. Service Specification (Annex 1)
  3. Percentage Revenue Share (Annex 2)
  4. Contract Terms & Conditions (Annex 3)
  5. Annex 4a-4e Standard Forms

a. Form of Quotation

b. Non-Collusion Certificate

c. Sub-contracting Form

d. Freedom of Information Declaration

e. Canvassing

  1. Supplier Conflict of Interest Declaration (Annex 5)
  2. ITQ Award Stage Questionnaire (In-tend hosted questionnaire)

There are no restrictions on who can register on intend to view the documents. All communications and tendered responses must be done so via intend.

Timeline

30 Mar 2026 → 10 Jul 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published212 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 09:31 BST
  2. Clarification questions by193 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline182 days ago
    29 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Contract starts110 days ago
    10 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 09:31 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Chichester District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPQN-9484-RJRD East Pallant House, Chichester, South East, PO19 1TYContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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