Official UK procurement notice
Upper Thurne Package 3 Construction Works
Authority: Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board (Public body)·On behalf of: TURNER & TOWNSEND CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBroads IDB is planning to procure a Contractor for the design and construction of 2 x pumping stations and one culvert, namely Horse Fen pumping station and Somerton South pumping station and Somerton culvert.
Each of these sites has an existing asset which will need to be decommissioned.
Design for all sites principally consists of tasks as follows:-
- Telemetry system
- External lighting
- Functional Design Specification and Human Machine Interface displays
- Sensors and monitoring equipment
- Stop log systems and non return gates valves, non return flap valves, penstocks and flow meters
- Ducting and draw pits - Precast Concrete Components (outfall structures, pump support slabs and kiosk bases)
- Motor Control Centre (MCC), kiosk trench support system and full electrical system design
- Control kiosk including Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and, fire and intruder alarm
- Temporary works including relevant licenses, permissions and consents
The Water Management Alliance (WMA) will oversee this procurement on behalf of the Broads Internal Drainage Board working with Turner & Townsend as advisors.
- Not divided into lots: The Client deems that although this Contract is for 2 sites, it could not be divided into lots for commercial reasons. There are synergies to be benefited from for delivering both sites under one Contract.
- How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is set out within the tender documents available. 1) Tenderers are invited to submit initial tenders. Such tender is made up of both assessment criteria (evaluated prior to award criteria) and award criteria (quality submissions and pricing submission based on an Activity Schedule) Compliant tenders will have their assessment criteria submissions reviewed against the pass/fail criteria. Only tenders which pass all of the assessment criteria will have their quality and price submissions evaluated against the award criteria. The Clients intention is to award a contract at the end of this stage. However, rights are reserved to progress to an optional negotiation and / or BAFO stage if needed. 2) Negotiation (optional). If needed, one round of structured negotiation to clarify and improve offers. This stage may be with a reduced number of bidders. 3) Best and Final Offers (BAFO) (optional). This stage may be with a reduced number of bidders. If a negotiation and / or BAFO stage is required, the initial award criteria set out will be used to evaluate amended / updated tenders.
CPV: Construction work for water projects · Electrical installation work · Engineering design services · Mechanical engineering installation works · Pumping station construction work · Water-treatment plant construction work · Works related to water-distribution pipelines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£6,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must supply their latest full 12 months accounts.
Figures from these accounts will be used to calculate the following 3 metrics:
- Turnover ratio
- Operating margin
- Acid test / Quick ratio
The three results will be categorised as high, medium or low risk (information contained within the tender documents). Where all 3 of the metrics show as high risk, this will constitute a fail.
- Technical & professional ability
Supplier must demonstrate they do not meet any of the grounds for failure under the mandatory grounds for exclusion under PA23.
Supplier must demonstrate they do not meet any of the grounds for exclusion under the discretionary grounds for exclusion under PA23.
Experience - tenderers must be able to demonstrate a minimum of 3 contracts which set out their technical ability to meet this Contract including but not limited to evidence of:
- experience of comparable works in the water industry
- experience of working under NEC for Works Contracts
- experience of delivering works with comparable site constraints / issues.
Sub-contractor management - if using any subcontractors, supplier must demonstrate a robust approach to identifying, selecting, and managing them as well as ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, quality standards, and relevant legislation.
Environmental Management - tenderer must show evidence of a strong environmental management system or hold ISO14001
Quality Management - tenderer must show evidence of a strong quality management system or hold ISO9001
Health and Safety - tenderer must show effective arrangements and ability to control significant risks in relation to health and safety.
Modern Slavery - tenderer must comply with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015
Subcontractor payments - tenderer must demonstrate that they have systems in place for supply chain payments and that they are able to meet 30 day payment terms for public sector contracts
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 (8)
- Design and Quality Compliance: 10%
- Construction Programme: 10%
- Stakeholder Engagement: 2.5%
- Risk Management: 10%
- Delivery Team: 10%
- Innovation and Value Engineering: 2.5%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value and Public Benefit: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
- Price
- Design and Quality Compliance
- Construction Programme
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Risk Management
- Delivery Team
- Social Value and Public Benefit
- Innovation and Value Engineering
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must supply their latest full 12 months accounts.
Figures from these accounts will be used to calculate the following 3 metrics:
- Turnover ratio
- Operating margin
- Acid test / Quick ratio
The three results will be categorised as high, medium or low risk (information contained within the tender documents). Where all 3 of the metrics show as high risk, this will constitute a fail.
- Technical & professional ability
Supplier must demonstrate they do not meet any of the grounds for failure under the mandatory grounds for exclusion under PA23.
Supplier must demonstrate they do not meet any of the grounds for exclusion under the discretionary grounds for exclusion under PA23.
Experience - tenderers must be able to demonstrate a minimum of 3 contracts which set out their technical ability to meet this Contract including but not limited to evidence of:
- experience of comparable works in the water industry
- experience of working under NEC for Works Contracts
- experience of delivering works with comparable site constraints / issues.
Sub-contractor management - if using any subcontractors, supplier must demonstrate a robust approach to identifying, selecting, and managing them as well as ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, quality standards, and relevant legislation.
Environmental Management - tenderer must show evidence of a strong environmental management system or hold ISO14001
Quality Management - tenderer must show evidence of a strong quality management system or hold ISO9001
Health and Safety - tenderer must show effective arrangements and ability to control significant risks in relation to health and safety.
Modern Slavery - tenderer must comply with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015
Subcontractor payments - tenderer must demonstrate that they have systems in place for supply chain payments and that they are able to meet 30 day payment terms for public sect…
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £7,920,985 (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 Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board buys Construction work for water projects (CPV 4524), and who usually turns up
Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Construction work for water projects (CPV 4524) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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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. The market figure counts awards delivered in East of England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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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 36 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.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
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 bid14%
2–357%
4–60%
7+29%
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 estimate50%
Within ±2%50%
Above estimate0%
Assess each lot i
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 #1CPV 4523Published estimate£6.5m
This lot is listed as CPV 4523. The table above uses the notice category.
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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 bid12%
2–352%
4–626%
7+10%
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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 4 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%£6.2m–£6.5m
Estimate£6.5m
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.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAM Nuttall LimitedLive contract | Upper Thurne Construction Works - Package 2runs to Sept 2028 | Upper Thurne Package 2 Construction Works | £9.5m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
BAM Nuttall LimitedLarge | £44m10 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 1 live · £9.5m 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. | 53% below n=3 |
| £333k4 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 1 live · £44k 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. | 3% below n=2 | |
| £4.9m1 award in 36m · last 17 months ago | 1 live · £4.9m 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=1 | |
| £35m1 award in 36m · last 14 months ago | 1 live · £35m 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. | 36% above n=1 | |
| 3 awards in 36m · last 11 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=1 |
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.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
91% title match.
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.
91% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (91% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Upper Thurne Construction Works - Package 2 — held by BAM Nuttall Limited; the published contract ends 10 Sept 2028.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
724- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098197- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07750bFind a Tender
- How it runs
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is set out within the tender documents available.
- Tenderers are invited to submit initial tenders. Such tender is made up of both assessment criteria (evaluated prior to award criteria) and award criteria (quality submissions and pricing submission based on an Activity Schedule)
Compliant tenders will have their assessment criteria submissions reviewed against the pass/fail criteria.
Only tenders which pass all of the assessment criteria will have their quality and price submissions evaluated against the award criteria.
The Clients intention is to award a contract at the end of this stage. However, rights are reserved to progress to an optional negotiation and / or BAFO stage if needed.
- Negotiation (optional). If needed, one round of structured negotiation to clarify and improve offers. This stage may be with a reduced number of bidders.
- Best and Final Offers (BAFO) (optional). This stage may be with a reduced number of bidders.
If a negotiation and / or BAFO stage is required, the initial award criteria set out will be used to evaluate amended / updated tenders.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via Jaggaer- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All Tenders must be submitted electronically via the eTender portal:
Timeline
18 Sept 2026 → 6 Apr 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published39 days ago18 Sept 2026, 09:56 BST
- Market engagement22 days ago4 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
The Client is undertaking a market engagement exercise in advance of a planned procurement for Upper Thurne Package 3 Construction Works.
The purpose of the engagement is to:
- introduce the anticipated scope and objectives of the forthcoming procurement
- provide suppliers with an opportunity to understand the Clients requirements and delivery aspirations
- obtain feedback from the market regarding capability, capacity, risks, innovation, procurement approach and potential barriers to participation
- Inform the development of the final procurement strategy and tender documentation.
Interested organisations are invited to express an interest in participating in an individual supplier engagement session.
Sessions will be conducted remotely via Microsoft Teams and will be approximatly 45 minutes in duration. Representatives from the Client (WMA) and its advisors (Turner & Townsend) will attend each session.
Suppliers wishing to participate should submit an expression of interest via email no later than 25th September 2026.
Expressions of interest emails should include:
- Organisation Name
- Primary Contact Name
- Contact Email Address
- Contact Telephone Number
- Confirmation of attendance requirements including names and positions of proposed attendees (a maximum of 3 per organisation)
Following receipt of expressions of interest, participating organisations will be invited to select from a range of available meeting slots. Sessions are anticipated to take place on:
Thursday 24th September 2026
Monday 28th September 2026
Tuesday 29th September 2026
Wednesday 30th September 2026
The Client will issue a briefing document in advance of the meetings and may seek feedback on specific aspects of the proposed requirement.
Participation in the market engagement is voluntary. It is being undertaken to inform the Clients procurement planning and does not constitute a call for competition.
No evaluation, shortlisting, supplier selection, contract award decisions or otherwise will be made as part of this exercise. Participation, non-participation or the content of the discussions will not result in any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process.
Any future procurement opportunity in respect of Upper Thurne Package 3 Construction Work will be undertaken in compliance with Procurement Act 2023.
- Next notice expected12 days ago14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published10 days ago16 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 72 days7 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 84 days19 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 115 days19 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 160 days6 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Sept 2026, 09:56 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 16:53 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £6,500,00016 Oct 2026, 16:53 BSTwas £7,000,000
- Status changed to active16 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Jan 2027, 12:00 GMT16 Oct 2026, 16:53 BST
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
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- TURNER & TOWNSEND CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Advisors to Water Management Alliance (WMA) and BIDB. The WMA is not a legal entity - it is an unincorporated consortium of Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) where one of its number (King's Lynn IDB) employs all of the shared staff and enters into contracts for the provision of shared Page 7 to 7 services on behalf of the Member Boards, as set out in the Consortium Agreement
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender