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Published 20 Jun 2025, 16:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Orbit Homes - Copperwheat Avenue, Reydon - Groundworks, Roads & Sewers

Official notice

Authority: Orbit Group Limited (Public body)

WorksOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£12,000,000≈ £2.4m / year · £14,400,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Aug 2025
Contract term 5 yrsends 22 Sept 2030 · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Orbit Homes 2020 Ltd. wish to appoint a suitable contractor to provide groundworks for a new homes site on Copperwheat Avenue, Reydon.

The project duration is approximately 5 years with various phases compromising of 202 plots plus garages, 114 Market Sale, 44 Rented, 44 Shared Ownership, 1-4 bed homes, 16 house types, circa 50 plots per annum.

The project is due to commence September 2025

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£12,000,000
Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 22 Sept 2030 (5 yrs)Value: £12,000,000 exc. VAT · £14,400,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Contractors must hold an approved current SSIP Scheme e.g. CHAS, NHBC, SAFE, SMAS or such other safety certificate

    Contractor's employees, agents, sub-contractors or other persons engaged by you to work on the Site must hold a valid CSCS card

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: 10%Price: 80%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Quality: Project Specific Questions
  • Social Value
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Contractors must hold an approved current SSIP Scheme e.g. CHAS, NHBC, SAFE, SMAS or such other safety certificate

    Contractor's employees, agents, sub-contractors or other persons engaged by you to work on the Site must hold a valid CSCS card

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
20 Jun 2025, 16:20 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2025, 12:53 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 12 Sept 2025
Authority reference
Reydon
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034174
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055133 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted via the Proactis e-procurement portal 'Procontract' www.procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

20 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 16:20 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published395 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 12:53 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 16:20 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    26 Jun 2025, 10:34 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 8 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
    26 Jun 2025, 10:34 BST
    +14 days · was 25 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Procurement termination notice published
    1 Oct 2025, 12:53 BST
    UK12
  5. Status changed to complete
    1 Oct 2025, 12:53 BST
Published amendments (1)

Bid submission and clarification deadline updated

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—18 Sept 2025CancelledOrbit has taken the decision not to proceed with the award for this tender. The development will undergo a full review with our engineers considering necessary design changes and revisiting budget approvals. Once this process has been completed and there is assurance that the site can progress, we will restart the procurement process.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ORBIT GROUP LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP28503R · GB-PPON: PDDL-8571-LDGT Garden Court, Harry Weston Road, Binley Business Park, Binley, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 2SUContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAll tender documents are available on the Proactis e-procurement Portal 'Procontract' https://procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View?advertId=e5735c19-e74d-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=False&fromRfxSummary=False&selectWorkgroup=False&fromAdvertEvent=False&f…

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