Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 3 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Romany Lane Groundworks · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£350,000£420,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Aug 2025awarded 11 Sept 2025
Awarded to Vectur Energy Limited
Contract term 3 moends 28 Nov 2025 · starts 10 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Suffolk Council is looking for a contractor to install ductwork below ground to facilitate the installation of new electrical supply cables to the Romany Lane Traveller site in Kessingland. Once complete, this work will allow UK Power Networks (UKPN) to connect each residential plot to their own meter.

CPV: Construction work for electricity power lines · General construction work for pipelines

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 10 Sept 2025 – 28 Nov 2025 (3 mo)Value: £350,000 exc. VAT · £420,000 inc. VAT

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: 40% price and 60% quality (divided into sub-criteria as in the tender documents). Full details in the tender documents.

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
Awarded
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
3 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
12 Nov 2025, 15:42 GMT
Authority reference
2639-TEN-O
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037215
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for electricity power linesGeneral construction work for pipelines
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05588a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
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Submission deadline
6 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted through In-tend: address is in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk/aspx/Home ↗

Please register for free on the following link to view the full documentation and express interest once logged in and submit your tender response: in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk ↗

Timeline

3 Jul 2025 → 12 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    23 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    6 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    10 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published349 days ago
    12 Nov 2025, 15:42 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 11:52 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Sept 2025, 11:52 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    24 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    12 Nov 2025, 15:42 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £114,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Vectur Energy LimitedSME25 Sept 2025 – 30 Nov 2025£114,00011 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Vectur Energy LimitedSME

    Signed
    20 Oct 2025
    Value
    £114,000
    Period
    20 Oct 2025 – 30 Nov 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLPP-1174-BHLX Riverside, 4 Canning Court, Lowestoft, East of England, NR33 0EQContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Vectur Energy LimitedAwarded supplier Wilde Street, Lowestoft, East of England, NR32 1XHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender