Notice Information
Notice Title
Dartford Town Centre Regeneration - Programme Manager and Site Supervisor 2025 - 2026
Notice Description
The DTCR project is a complex multi-phase project involving a number of stakeholders and, as the main town centre for the Borough, it has a number of differing technical and local stakeholders/contacts and is highly sensitive and political.
Procurement Information
The consultant required can only be obtained via Waterman Aspen. The consultant in question has previously been the lead for the DTCR project and due to the complexity of the project they are the only one who can supply the required services with no reasonable alternative. Due to the technical knowledge of the consultant there is an absence of competition. A change in supplier would result in the authority receiving services which are incompatible with the existing works and would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation of the project.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052b6e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079604-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £436,053 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £436,053 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Dec 2025 - 30 Apr 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DARTFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Dartford Borough Council Procurement team
- Contact Email
- procurement@dartford.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01322 343434
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARTFORD
- Postcode
- DA1 1DR
- Post Town
- Dartford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Dartford
- Electoral Ward
- Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Dartford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079604-2025
4th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029474-2025
3rd June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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