Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 11 Apr 2025, 12:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Responsive Drainage Services and Works

Official notice

Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£875,000≈ £292k / year · £1,050,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Sept 2025
Next notice expected 1 Aug 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 29 Oct 2028 · up to 29 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 30 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ABC is looking to procure a Contractor to provide responsive drainage services and works. The Contractor will be responsible for carrying out works at Council owned dwellings as and when order and required. Works will include responsive repairs of both internal and external residential drainage systems include both foul and surface water systems. The works will be carried out to individual properties of differing house, flat and bungalow types in various locations in the Borough of Ashford area.

CPV: Drainage works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£875,000
Contract period: 30 Oct 2025 – 29 Oct 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 29 Oct 2030 with extensionsValue: £875,000 exc. VAT · £1,050,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Two possible extension periods of +1 year + 1 year.

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

Lot awarding rule: Price/Quality

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
Cancelled
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
11 Apr 2025, 12:23 BST
Last source update
4 Mar 2026, 13:57 GMT
Authority reference
DRAWORKS/25/1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050552
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Drainage works
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050157 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 allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders to be submitted via the Kent Business Portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

11 Apr 2025 → 4 Mar 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 12:23 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 14:20 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    15 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
  5. Contract starts363 days ago
    30 Oct 2025
  6. Latest notice published237 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 13:57 GMT

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 12:23 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 14:20 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £875,000
    21 Aug 2025, 14:20 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    21 Aug 2025, 14:20 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    21 Aug 2025, 14:20 BST
  6. Deadline published: 15 Sept 2025, 10:00 BST
    21 Aug 2025, 14:20 BST
  7. Procurement termination notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 13:57 GMT
    UK12
  8. Status changed to complete
    4 Mar 2026, 13:57 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—4 Mar 2026Cancelled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ashford Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJTC-7477-RLVM International House, Dover Place, Ashford, South East, TN23 1HUContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender