Official UK procurement notice
Pre-Construction, Contract Administration and Post Contract Duties in Connection with the the Construction of a New Municipal Cemetery in Brandon, Suffolk
Authority: Brandon Town Council (Local council)
Brandon Town Council invites firm priced tenders from suitably qualified and experienced consultants to provide tender preparation, contract administration and associated professional services for the development of a new municipal cemetery. West Suffolk County Council Planning Application Reference: DC/25/1445/FUL.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProject Background
Brandon Town Council invites firm priced tenders from suitably qualified and experienced consultants to provide tender preparation, contract administration and associated professional services for the development of a new municipal cemetery. West Suffolk County Council Planning Application Reference: DC/25/1445/FUL. Site: Cemetery, Manor Road, Brandon, Suffolk. Development includes change of use from agricultural land to a new municipal cemetery, creation of vehicular and pedestrian access arrangements, and construction of entrance walls and gates. Progression beyond Phase 1 will be subject to the outcome of a public consultation process and the Council securing appropriate funding.
CPV: Cemetery works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Phase 1 - Pre-Contract Services (RIBA Stage 4)Published value£28,000
Phase 1 - Pre-Contract Services (RIBA Stage 4)
Compile the tender pack to include:
- Form of Contract Selection NEC or JCT
- Works Information/Scope/ Employer's Requirements
- Pre-Construction Information under CDM 2015 Regulations
- Preliminaries
- Schedule of Works to include pricing schedule templates
- NBS Specification for the works
- Architectural and Structural Engineering Drawing Registers
- Conduct pre-tender site meetings with contractors
- Manage Clarifications process
- Conduct a full tender price evaluation and technical checks and make a recommendation to the Buyer
Phase 2 - Contract Administration Services (RIBA Stage 5)
- Prepare contracts for signing
- Evaluate the Contractors Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan and advise the Buyer accordingly
- Ensure the Principal Designer and Principle Contractor Duties are correctly allocated and that the Health and Safety Executive are formally notified via an F10 Form
- Arrange and attend pre start and monthly progress meetings
- Conduct fortnightly site inspections and provide photographic evidence
- Manage Change Control, Variations and Time Management
- Conduct monthly valuations and issue Payment Notices and Pay Less Notices in accordance with statutory time frames and issue all certificates to Practical Completion.
- Manage the handover of the Construction Health and Safety File and all Building Regulations Certification prior to practical Completion
Phase 3 - Post-Completion Services (RIBA Stage 6)
- Provide Post Completion Support
- Inspect the site for defects prior to the defects liability period
- Negotiate the final account and release all retentions
- Issue all final certification
Consultant Requirements
Relevant experience, NEC or JCT contract administration experience, CDM 2015 Principal Designer capability and appropriate professional indemnity insurance. Additional information: Electronic Tenders cannot be accepted IAW our financial regulations
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)
- Value for Money and fee proposal: 40%
- Previous experience and examples of similar projects and contracts: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Value for Money and fee proposal: 40
- Previous experience and examples of similar projects and contracts: 60
- Suitability
Consultant Requirements
Relevant experience, NEC or JCT contract administration experience, CDM 2015 Principal Designer capability and appropriate professional indemnity insurance.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £56,000 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Brandon Town Council buys Building construction work (CPV 4521), and who usually turns up
Brandon Town Council has little published record in this market. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Building construction work (CPV 4521) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 73% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 70% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 49 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 36% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid18%
2–325%
4–630%
7+26%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate40%
Within ±2%24%
Above estimate35%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Phase 1 - Pre-Contract Services (RIBA Stage 4)CPV 4521Published estimate£28k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid7%
2–334%
4–646%
7+12%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 33 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£26k–£29k
Estimate£28k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £84m25 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £1.2m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 11% below n=2 | |
| £43m15 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £500m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £15m20 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago | 2 live · £33m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £392k1 award in 36m · last 29 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
R H FulwoodLarge | 1 award in 36m · last 17 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 12:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Dec 2026 – …
- Authority reference
BTC26001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103686- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079578Find a Tender
- Review procedure
Procurement Timetable
Activity and Date
Publication of Invitation to Quote 02/11/26
Deadline for Clarification Questions 21/11/26
Issue of Clarification Responses 28/11/26
Tender Submission Deadline 14/12/26 Noon
Evaluation of Quotations 21/12/26
Council Approval of Award Recommendation 11/01/27
Notification of Successful Tenderer 15/01/27
Anticipated Appointment and Commencement of Phase 1 TBC
Evaluation criteria
Evaluation Criteria (60% Quality / 40% Price)
Evaluation Criterion Weighting
Relevant Experience and Track Record 15%
Understanding of the Project and Proposed Methodology 20%
Project Team Qualifications and Capacity 10%
Approach to Contract Administration and Principal Designer Duties 15%
Total Quality Score 60%
Fee Proposal and Value for Money 40%
Total 100%
The lowest compliant tender will receive the maximum available price score, with all other tenders scored proportionately. Brandon Town Council reserves the right to amend the procurement timetable and not to award a contract.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
2 Nov 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 4 dates- Notice published21h ago2 Nov 2026, 12:20 GMT
- Today3 Nov 2026
- Submission deadlinein 41 days14 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids openedin 48 days21 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid untilin 90 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.