Notice Information
Notice Title
SC22331 - Drainage Works Framework
Notice Description
Kent 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 PS1bn 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. The Council consists of four directorates: * Adult Social Care and Health * Children, Young People and Education * Growth, Environment and Transport * Chief Executive's Department and Deputy Chief Executive's Department This service is being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate. In 2023, Kent County Council established a PS15,000,000 Drainage Framework to facilitate the delivery of the Council's drainage works and maintenance. Three suppliers were appointed to the framework. Work is awarded either via direct awards on a rotational basis or via mini-competition. The notice details the Council's intention to modify the framework in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The drainage works consist of providing labour/resources, plant, and materials to carry out all tasks associated with Highway Drainage Maintenance on both highway and non-highway sites. The framework commenced on 1st August 2023 and is due to expire on 31st July 2027. Once modified, the total framework value will be PS22,500,000; however, work is not guaranteed under the framework. This amount will be awarded among the three framework suppliers accordingly in accordance with the Framework rules.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The framework is used to facilitate the delivery of the Council's drainage requirements. Works carried out are considered low risk and includes, but is not limited to, the following activities: - Scheme works which may include new surface water drainage systems, including drains, pipe work, culverts, pumping stations, and/or new SUDS retro fit features, manholes / Catchpits, soakaways, gullies, improvement works to ponds and lagoons, etc. - Routine maintenance, such as ironworks, ditching and siding, etc. - Replace or repair damaged assets which may include broken pipes, deep bore of existing soakaways, broken covers, manholes, gullies, brickwork including headwalls, damaged culverts, etc. - General Reinstatement works including carriageway repairs.
Renewal: Potential extension of 1+1 years (12 + 12 months).
Procurement Information
Kent County Council is publishing this Voluntary Transparency Notice (VTN) to inform the market of its intention to, 30 days from the date of this notice (26th February 2025), use Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to modify the framework's value by 50%, increasing it from PS15,000,000 to PS22,500,000. This modification meets the criteria of Regulation 72(1)(b) and is therefore deemed lawful and in accordance with the directive. The Council anticipates running a competitive tender exercise within the next 24 months to establish a new contractual arrangement for its drainage requirements. Any future opportunities will be published via the Council's procurement portal and the Central Digital Platform. Once modified, the total framework value will be PS22,500,000; however, work is not guaranteed under the framework. This amount will be awarded across the three framework suppliers accordingly, which is why the awarded values below for each supplier show the full range.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03a4f3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007294-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
45111240 - Ground-drainage work
45232451 - Drainage and surface works
45232452 - Drainage works
45232453 - Drains construction work
45332300 - Drain-laying work
90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £15,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £15,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Mar 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Jul 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Kent County Council
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME14 1XQ
- Postcode Area
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
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- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- Penenden Heath
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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