Official UK procurement notice
Lot C: River Colne Constructed Wetland Outline Design and Feasibility
Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£25,000£30,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2025
Contract term 5 moends 20 Mar 2026 · starts 6 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender will encompass the following activities.
- Topographical, hydrological, sediment and water quality surveys to understand the through-flow regime, likely input quality and quantities for a range of surface water run-off conditions.
- Strategic investigation of on-site ground contamination and suitability of existing sediments for re-use or to allow identification of requirements for disposal (including Water Regulations (WR), Waste Management (WM3), and Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) as needed).
- Biodiversity Net Gain assessment and Preliminary Ecological Appraisal highlighting lessons learned from the historic wetland design where evidence exists.
- A multi-criteria options appraisal matrix to record and assess relative costs and benefits of a variety of sub-options and approaches to determine an evidenced preferred option.
- Lead a stakeholder workshop and consultation exercise.
- Provide appropriate information design to support discussions with stakeholders including reference to options for sediment movement volumes, space for sediment drying / processing area, gravel quantities / sourcing, water volume and retention requirements for functional filtration and water quality improvements, options for widening boundary onto playing fields if needed, etc re design and permitting constraints.
- Develop the preferred option into a more formalised and feasible outline design that can be used in wider consultation and in early permitting discussions to enable an iterative design process and clearly specifies the required detail going forwards.
- Identify the requirements for gaining consents.
- Create / initialise necessary documentary evidence and applications for consents to build, using approved outline designs.
- Attend regular meetings with the project manager and external stakeholders (as agreed) to inform design process. See detail in section 4.
- Include detail of the likely management and maintenance requirements post construction to ensure sustainability and longevity of the constructed wetland. To include description, scale and optimal frequency of necessary ongoing maintenance activities where relevant.
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CPV: Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · River regulation and flood control works · Riverbank protection works
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How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Costs: 40%
- Method, design and permitting experience, programme, CDM, Social value: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Costs: Refer to Attachmens
- Method, design and permitting experience, programme, CDM, Social value: 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
- 18 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049440- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0589a1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 12 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
18 Aug 2025 → 6 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 12:05 BST
- Clarification questions by5 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts387 days ago6 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender