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Published 1 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lot B - Southern Sites Fish Passage: Detailed Design and Permitting

Official notice

Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£43,000£51,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Jul 2025
Contract term 6 moends 27 Feb 2026 · starts 18 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Watford Borough Council is seeking to procure a consultant to act as principal designer to oversee the detailed design and permitting phase to enable fish passage at two weirs located in South Watford. This involves progressing a series of improvements identified during the scooping phase of the project to be designed, permitted and ready for construction.

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CPV: River regulation and flood control works · River-wall construction · Riverbank protection works · Under-river tunnel construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 6 moSMEPublished value£43,000
Contract period: 18 Aug 2025 – 27 Feb 2026 (6 mo)Value: £43,000 exc. VAT · £51,600 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Expertise: 60%
  • Costs: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Costs: Refer to Attachmens
  • Technical Expertise: Refer to Attachments
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
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
1 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
Last source update
1 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036435
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
River regulation and flood control worksRiver-wall constructionRiverbank protection worksUnder-river tunnel construction work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0556c9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2025 → 18 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    14 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    25 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    18 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Jul 2025, 14:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lot B - Southern Sites Fish Passage: Detailed Design and Permitting

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDGQ-4877-NMGQ Town Hall, Watford, East of England, WD17 3EXContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender