Official UK procurement notice
Blofield Park Community Hub
Authority: Blofield Parish Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe construction of a community hub and renovation of an existing classroom as a preschool, external works, drainage and services at Plantation Road, Blofield - for Blofield Parish Council.
Sectional completion will be included for the preschool element of the works which will require completion no later than 25th March 2027 to allow fit-out over the Easter holidays.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
Construction work (CPV 45) in East of England, and who usually turns up
Blofield Parish Council has too little published record in this market to describe on its own. Published market evidence for the same work stands beside whatever it has. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 73% of awards with a known supplier size.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in East of England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Across this market, 34% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 42 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Across this market, at least 31% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid11%
2–323%
4–631%
7+35%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate40%
Within ±2%30%
Above estimate29%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Published estimate£1.2m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 274 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid11%
2–323%
4–631%
7+35%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- 24 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Mar 2026, 22:04 GMT
- Authority reference
Blofield Community Hub- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021104- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b56Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published240 days ago24 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMT
- Latest notice published227 days ago9 Mar 2026, 22:04 GMT
- Market engagement215 days ago20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Location / Site: The site is located off Plantation Road at the old Blofield Primary School site, in Blofield. Postcode: NR13 4RH.
Programme:
Return of expression of interest: 20-03-2026
Agreed tender shortlist: 09-04-2026
Tender issue: 01-06-2026
Tender return: 10-07-2026
Contractor appointment: 28-07-2026
Start on site: August 2026
Practical completion* by: May 2027
*Completion date subject to confirmation of accepted construction programme upon main contractor appointment.
Project Team:
Parish Council Advisor / PM: Vertical Property Services
Architect / Contract Administrator: Purcell Architecture
Civil & Structural Engineer: Rossi Long Consulting
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Clear Consulting Design
Quantity Surveyor: REAL Consulting LLP
Principal Designer for CDM Regulations & Building Regulations: Purcell Architecture
Form of contract: JCT 2024 Intermediate Building Contract with Contractor Design, single stage competitive tender procurement.
There may be minor Employer amendments.
Short List: The tender shortlist will be issued to a selected list of Main Contractors.
CLARIFICATIONS: Request for clarifications should be directed to REAL Consulting, Dale Bunting (07341 695863) or by email to: [email protected]
PLANS: Current plans prepared by Purcell Architecture can be requested from Dale Bunting of REAL Consulting. Please note, the ongoing detailed design may result in changes being implemented prior to tender issue. The following are available from Dale Bunting:
- Proposed Site Plan
- Proposed GA Plan
- Proposed GA Elevations North & East
- Proposed GA Elevations South & West
- Proposed Section AA
Expression of Interest Return Date: Please return / upload the completed Expression of Interest (including responding to the questionnaire below) to Contracts Finder no later than 12 noon on 20th March 2026.
QUESTIONNAIRE: The Contractor is to provide a response to all the questions set out in this section. (If necessary, answers can be emailed to Dale Bunting, REAL Consulting.) The award criteria and selection of the short list of tenderers will purely be based on the information provided. The Expression of Interest responses to this questionnaire will be evaluated by the Parish Council, assisted by the Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor.
Q1 - Please provide details of your company's experience of at least three similar projects completed in the past three years, in terms of size and nature? (10 marks - no more than 2 pages of A4 per project)
Client references to be made available for each project.
Contractor Response:
Q2 - Please provide CV's for proposed personnel for the project? Provide CV's for Contracts Manager and Site Agents as a minimum (10 marks - no more than 2 pages of A4 per CV)
Contractor Response:
Q3 - Provide details of your proposed on-site Health & Safety arrangements, including any CHAS / SSIP accreditations, and how you will interface with the general public given the location of the proposed works (10 marks - no more than 2 pages of A4)
Contractor Response:
Q4 - Please outline the local employment opportunities your organisation provides, including any initiatives to recruit from the surrounding community. Additionally, details of your company's apprenticeship programmes, including the number of apprentices currently employed, the types of apprenticeships offered, and any planned future apprenticeship opportunities (10 marks - no more than 2 pages of A4)
Contractor Response:
Q5 - Please provide financial accounts for the last 3 years? Pass / Fail.
Contractor Response:
Q6 - Please confirm that you hold the required levels of insurance cover as noted below: Pass / Fail
10.1 - Public Liability £10m
10.2 - Contractors 'All Risks' £10m
10.3 - Professional Indemnity £5m
Contractor Response:
Score Criteria Points
- Very poor: The response only provides very limited or incomplete information on the subject areas - 0
- Poor: The response provides limited information on the subject areas - 2.5
- Fair: The response provides sufficient information on the subject areas - 5
- Good: The response provides detailed information and clearly indicates a full understanding of the subject areas - 7.5
- Excellent: The response exceeds the requirements of all the subject areas - 10
- Tender notice expected143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Feb 2026, 15:49 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Mar 2026, 22:04 GMTUK2
Published amendments (1)
All submissions (and any queries) should be directed to: Dale Bunting @ REAL Consulting by email: [email protected]. Queries can also be clarified with Dale Bunting by phone on: 07341 695863.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender