Official UK procurement notice
Ambergate training facility building & fabrication / welding workshop
Authority: NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION PLC
Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF)
Published estimate£4,000,000≈ £4.8m / year · £4,800,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Apr 2026
Contract term 10 moends 30 Apr 2027 · starts 1 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWelding and Facilities Buildings
- Full refurbishment of a facilities building and surrounding area to facilitate a new training centre.
- Full refurbishment of welding and fabrication workshop to bring it up to modern standards in line with current regulations.
- New cladding
- Upgrade of lifting equipment (overhead crane)
- Mechanical, electrical, heating and ventilation systems upgrades
- Introduction of controlled flammable gas facility
- Internal modular office construction
Fabrication Building
- Removal of identified asbestos
- Installation of new roof covering including insulation
- External re-cladding
- New windows and doors throughout
- Partial internal strip out including concrete cutting to floor slab
- Full internal refurbishment to mechanical, electrical, heating and ventilation systems
- Refurbishment of existing welfare facilities
- Resurfacing of surrounding areas including access roads and concrete slab
- How the procedure runs: - Pre-Qualification (PQQ) - Clarifications - Assessment - Request for Proposal (RPF) - Clarifications - Assessment - Negotiation - Award
CPV: Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£4,000,000
44000000 Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)45000000 Construction work
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
To be outlined in the Pre-Qualification (PQQ) Document
- Technical & professional ability
To be outlined in the Pre-Qualification (PQQ) Document
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality / Technical: 30%
- Commercial / Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality / Technical: To be outlined in the Pre-Qualification (PQQ) Document
- Commercial / Price: To be outlined in the Pre-Qualification (PQQ) Document
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
To be outlined in the Pre-Qualification (PQQ) Document
- Technical & professional ability
To be outlined in the Pre-Qualification (PQQ) Document
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Mar 2026, 10:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 10:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-025019- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066e8eFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Standard National Gas Transmission payment terms unless negotiated otherwise during negotiations prior to award.
- How it runs
- Pre-Qualification (PQQ)
- Clarifications
- Assessment
- Request for Proposal (RPF)
- Clarifications
- Assessment
- Negotiation
- Award
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
19 Mar 2026 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published216 days ago19 Mar 2026, 10:36 GMT
- Latest notice published187 days ago17 Apr 2026, 10:07 BST
- Submission deadline184 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by112 days ago1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026- Tender notice published19 Mar 2026, 10:36 GMTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published17 Apr 2026, 10:07 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled17 Apr 2026, 10:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 17 Apr 2026 | CancelledProcurement will proceed using UCR:2015 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: - Pre-Qualification (PQQ) Document will be issued via email to interested parties. - Those that are shortlisted following PQQ evaluation will be invited to the SAP Ariba platform and the Request for Proposal (RFP) and other supported documents will be issued via this platform.
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender