Official UK procurement notice
Residential Improvement Works - Darwin College & Willows Court
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)
Published estimate£800,000£960,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Apr 2025
Contract term 3 moends 19 Sept 2025 · starts 23 Jun 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Kent is seeking to appoint a contractor to undertake minor improvements to existing student accommodation in Darwin College and Willows Court.
CPV: Construction work for university buildings · Residential homes construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£800,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 40%
- Commercial: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial: Participants must complete the pricing pro-forma enclosed at Schedule 6. The price will be evaluated as follows. Each Participant's total cost will be compared against the lowest cost submitted. This allows the Authority to calculate the percentage of marks to be awarded and this percentage is then applied to the total number of marks available for pricing 60%. Each response will be compared to the lowest total price or percentage as indicated in the following formula: Score = [[Lowest Price in £/Participant's Price in £] x price weighting]. Results will be rounded to 2 decimal places.
- Technical: Participants must submit a single response to each of the questions listed in the Technical Questionnaire document enclosed at Schedule 8. For each question, only the information you provide specifically within that specific single question will be considered in evaluating your answer to that particular question. Any documentation uploaded elsewhere, or information not detailed within that single question response document, will not be considered in the evaluation of that question.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- 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
- 19 Mar 2025, 18:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2025, 18:33 GMT
- Authority reference
MH24_007- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010269- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef60Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Submission deadline
- 18 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Mar 2025 → 23 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published19 Mar 2025, 18:33 GMT
- Clarification questions by14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts23 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Mar 2025, 18:33 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender