Official UK procurement notice
SC24004 - Folkestone – ‘A Brighter Future’ Levelling Up Fund Scheme
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over £1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils. These works are being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate.
The “Folkestone – A Brighter Future” scheme seeks to ‘level up’ Folkestone’s town centre by supporting active travel, creating a high-quality environment that supports civic pride and reverses years of disparity in investment by transforming the fortunes of the towns primary retail areas.
The scheme involves public realm improvements which will involve alterations to the existing highways, drainage networks, street lighting and landscaping.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The “Folkestone – A Brighter Future” scheme seeks to ‘level up’ Folkestone’s town…Awarded
The “Folkestone – A Brighter Future” scheme seeks to ‘level up’ Folkestone’s town centre by supporting active travel, creating a high-quality environment that supports civic pride and reverses years of disparity in investment by transforming the fortunes of the towns primary retail areas.
The scheme involves public realm improvements which will involve alterations to the existing highways, drainage networks, street lighting and landscaping.
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)
- Price per Quality Point: 100
- price: 100
Published award criteria (2)
- Price per Quality Point: 100
- Price: 100
- Price carries 200 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 20 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
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Jan 2024, 18:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST
- Authority reference
DN708218- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017865- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043587Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
22 Feb 2024 → 30 Apr 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline22 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published30 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025- Status changed to complete30 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST
- Buyer details updated30 Apr 2025, 10:41 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Civil Engineering Ltd | £12,805,232 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SC24004 - Folkestone – ‘A Brighter Future’ Levelling Up Fund Scheme · Jackson Civil Engineering Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Jan 2025
- Value
- £12,805,232
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jackson Civil Engineering LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.