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Playing field drainage at Herne View School

Somerset County Council

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12 Oct 2026 at 10:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned drainage works to improve the playing field at Herne View School and reduce flooding. The work is at the school in Ilminster, Somerset. The requirement concerns the installation or improvement of playing-field drainage; the published scope does not describe particular construction methods or quantities. The procurement is for works, specifically drainage works (CPV 45232452), rather than ongoing maintenance or a broader school facilities service. This identifies a focused site-based project for contractors with relevant drainage and groundworks capability. The selected supplier, Ivel Aquatics Ltd, is based in Yeovil, Somerset, indicating that the delivery requirement was local to the council’s area.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Ivel Aquatics Ltd. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. There was one lot. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026, with a contract period from 19 October to 18 December 2026. Its value is £74,680 excluding VAT (£89,616 including VAT). The award is recorded as active, and the contract is also active. The stated purpose was to improve playing-field drainage and reduce flooding at Herne View School; no separate evaluation criteria are recorded for this direct award.

For firms considering similar future work for Somerset Council, this award is evidence of a requirement for practical, site-specific drainage improvements at a school playing field, with flood reduction as the intended outcome. Relevant contractors would need to demonstrate the ability to assess and address water drainage on a sports or school field and deliver works at an operational education site. Drainage and groundworks experience in Somerset or the surrounding area may be commercially relevant given the school’s location in Ilminster and the appointed supplier’s base in Yeovil. The procurement was made by direct award without competition, so this example does not show a competitive evaluation model or published technical thresholds; it does show the type of focused works the council has commissioned.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Playing field drainage at Herne View School

Notice Description

To improve playing field drainage and reduce flooding at Herne View School, Ilminster

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078556
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095936-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45232452 - Drainage works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£74,680 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 18 Dec 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
Somerset County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 4DY
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ivel Aquatics Ltd

Further Information

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