Official UK procurement notice
Margate Main Sands Public Conveniences Refurbishment and new Build Facilities
Authority: Thanet District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThanet District Council wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision of “Refurbishment of Subterranean WC’s and Construction of New Accessible Wc’s at Promenade Level” and invites prospective bidders’ to submit a Tender to meet the Employer’s requirements for the Margate Main Sands Public Conviences Refurbishment and new Build Tender.
The Contract will be commenced and delivered within the out of season months and supports the public toilets (WC) improvement programme across the Isle of Thanet. The Victorian WCs below ground will be refurbished with separate male and female facilities. At the promenade level, fully accessible WC’s and baby change facilities will be available. Public use of the WCs is of high importance for the spring and summer seasons. Therefore, excellent site management and sub-contractor management skills are required. The site is a high profile location providing one of two essential public conveniences serving Margate seafront.
The Contract is anticipated to commence upon April 2026 a duration of 25 weeks.
Important Information: All procurement documents are attached to this notice and available for suppliers to download and complete according to instructions contained.
The procurement process will be undertaken on the basis of formal quotations. Evaluation will be on the basis of criteria and methodology as set out in the Invitation to Tender document.
Any clarifications or questions must be submitted via the Message area of the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 10 March 2026.
Completed tender documents must be submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 14.00hrs on 20 March 2026.
CPV: Building construction work · Public conveniences · Refurbishment work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£375,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 60%
- Criterion 1: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- 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
- 21 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Mar 2026, 07:20 GMT
- Authority reference
T660- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-005125- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060aa3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All documents are attached to the notice available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal ( www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗ ) and complete according to instructions contained.
Timeline
21 Jan 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published280 days ago21 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMT
- Latest notice published240 days ago2 Mar 2026, 07:20 GMT
- Clarification questions by232 days ago10 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline222 days ago20 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts183 days ago28 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2026- Tender notice published21 Jan 2026, 10:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Mar 2026, 07:20 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 20 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT2 Mar 2026, 07:20 GMT+18 days · was 2 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender