Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 6 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Website Design and Build · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Freebridge Community Housing Limited (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£125,000≈ £63k / year · £125,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 21 Sept 2027 · up to 21 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The objective of this project is to design and develop a new Freebridge Community Housing website to improve user experience, enhance our brand presence, and aid future digital advancements

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

freebridge.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%2… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

freebridge.delta-esourcing.com/respond/39H33H44Z3 ↗

CPV: World wide web (www) site design services · World wide web (www) site operation host services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£125,000
Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 21 Sept 2029 with extensionsValue: £125,000 exc. VAT · £125,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2x 1 year extensions available

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical Merit: 20%
  • Project Execution: 30%
  • Responsible Procurement: 10%
  • Price: 40%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Price
  • Technical Merit
  • Project Execution
  • Responsible Procurement
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Services
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
6 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
25 Feb 2026, 08:55 GMT
Authority reference
C531
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046647
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
World wide web (www) site design servicesWorld wide web (www) site operation host services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0582c3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Aug 2025 → 25 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts400 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published244 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 08:55 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Aug 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 08:55 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Feb 2026, 08:55 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—25 Feb 2026CancelledThe procurement exercise for C531 - Website Design and Build has been terminated following an internal business review and consultation on the specification. It has been concluded that the published specification would not sufficiently meet the business's requirements and that these requirements could not be addressed through modification within the scope of the existing procurement.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Freebridge Community Housing Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQYB-5327-MRGD Juniper House, Austin Street, King's Lynn, East of England, PE30 1DZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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