Official UK procurement notice
Ablution Refurbishment at Three WMFRA Sites
Authority: West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)
Published estimate£195,000total for 3 lots · £195,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 11 Sept 2026awarded 6 Oct 2026
Awarded to CONNECT CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD +2 more3 awards
Contract term 3 moends 18 Jan 2027 · starts 19 Oct 2026
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAblution refurbishments at Foleshill, Sheldon and Wolverhampton Fire Stations
CPV: Refurbishment work
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Foleshill Fire StationAwardedPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
Annual turnover of at least £100,000, Health and Safety Awareness training
Lot #2Sheldon Fire StationAwardedPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Wolverhampton Fire StationAwardedPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:02 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 16:24 BST
- Authority reference
C6065- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076320- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e191Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 Aug 2026 → 19 Oct 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published77 days ago11 Aug 2026, 15:02 BST
- Submission deadline46 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published21 days ago6 Oct 2026, 16:24 BST
- Contract starts9 days ago19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2026- Tender notice published11 Aug 2026, 15:02 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published6 Oct 2026, 16:24 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete6 Oct 2026, 16:24 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £142,3343 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2727 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Foleshill Fire Station1 award | |||
| CONNECT CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTDSMEAblution Refurbishment at Foleshill Fire Station20 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £27,841 inc. VAT | 6 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Sheldon Fire Station1 award | |||
| SPECIALIST DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS LTDAblution Refurbishments at Sheldon Fire Station20 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £39,890 inc. VAT | 6 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Wolverhampton Fire Station1 award | |||
| ASHBY CONSTRUCTION MIDLANDS LIMITEDAblution Refurbishment at Wolverhampton Fire Station20 Oct 2026 – 9 Feb 2027 | £74,603 inc. VAT | 6 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Foleshill Fire Station | 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Sheldon Fire Station | 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Wolverhampton Fire Station | 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- ASHBY CONSTRUCTION MIDLANDS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- CONNECT CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
- SPECIALIST DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender