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Published 21 Sept 2026, 16:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Chestnut Walk, Hungerford, Refurbishment Project

Authority: West Berkshire Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,500,000£1,800,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 19 Oct 202615:00 BST · 27d 0h left
Clarification cut-off 30 Sept 202615:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 6 mostarts 18 Dec 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 4.5all categories · n=6 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is tendering a contract for refurbishment of existing derelict Old Persons Home to provide a home of multiple occupancy to provide short term emergency homeless accommodation and includes the removal of carbon-based fuel sources and their replacement with air source heat pumps (ASHP) and photovoltaic array, together with all associated external works and renewal of incoming mains services.

To view the tender documents, please register on West Berkshire Council's procurement portal using the following link

https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/westberks/home

CPV: Construction work · Overhaul and refurbishment work · Refurbishment of run-down buildings · Refurbishment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 6 moPublished valueAED 1,500,000
Contract period: 18 Dec 2026 — 18 Jun 2027 (6 mo)Turnover guideline: ~AED 3,000,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
AED 1,500,000 exc. VAT · AED 1,800,000 inc. VAT
45000000 Construction work45262690 Refurbishment of run-down buildings45453000 Overhaul and refurbishment work45453100 Refurbishment work

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids are scored

The weightings for this award criteria are set as: • 30% technical or quality. • 60% cost. • 10% social value.

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How West Berkshire Council buys Other building completion work (CPV 4545) — and who usually turns up

West Berkshire Council’s own published record, next to the South East England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Other building completion work (CPV 4545)

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

West Berkshire Council

contract notices in 36 months: 1 in CPV 4545 · 9 in division 45 (1 route not published) · 38 in all categories (9 without competition · 11 route not published)

Bids per lot
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 6 lots. 3 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 3 from older notices (bids received, middle 9).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

4.5all categories · 36m · n=6 lots
Single-bid lots
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How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 6 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

0%all categories · 36m · n=6 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 4 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

11% belowdivision 45 · 36m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

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.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 5 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

40dall categories · 36m · n=5 notices
Notice updates
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 53 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=53 notices
Awarded without competition
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How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 8 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%division 45 · 36m · n=8 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=6
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How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 6 lots on 6 contested notices · all categories, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 33%
  • 4–6 33%
  • 7+ 33%

Median 4.5 · 6 lots on 6 contested notices · all categories.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=4
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How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 4 lot pairs · division 45, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 75%
  • Within ±2% 0%
  • Above estimate 25%

4 lot pairs · division 45.

The market · authority’s region

South East England · Other building completion work (CPV 4545)

contract notices delivered in South East England in 36 months: 153 in CPV 4545 (122 competed, 22 route not published) · 1,809 in division 45 (1,326 competed, 301 route not published) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 50 lots. 35 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 6) and 15 from older notices (bids received, middle 7).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

6CPV 4545 · 36m · n=50 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 50 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

16%CPV 4545 · 36m · n=50 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 42 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimateCPV 4545 · 36m · n=42 pairs
Deadline → award date
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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.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 28 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

42dCPV 4545 · 36m · n=28 notices
SME bidders
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 41 lots.

Last 36 months.

65%CPV 4545 · 36m · n=41 lots
Winners based in the region
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How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 86 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

70%CPV 4545 · 36m · n=86 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=50
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How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 50 lots on 38 contested notices · CPV 4545, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 16%
  • 2–3 8%
  • 4–6 28%
  • 7+ 48%

Median 6 · 50 lots on 38 contested notices · CPV 4545.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=42
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How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 42 lot pairs · CPV 4545, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 26%
  • Within ±2% 33%
  • Above estimate 40%

42 lot pairs · CPV 4545.

moderate · n=4
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on 4 lots, so only the direction is shown, not a pound figure.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

Awards in West Berkshire Council (division 45, n=4 pairs) land a median 11% below. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.
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Who you are likely to meet
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Who you may be up against.

Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.

A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.

Suppliers on this authority’s earlier similar contracts, then suppliers with a matching track record — from published award history, not a bid list

Suppliers with a similar track record — and how they price
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Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.

Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.

A guess from the record, not a bidder list.

SupplierEvidenceLast awardTheir award vs estimateRelevance
PIERRA Limited SME3 class wins5 months ago6% below n=260%
Fletcher Services Oxford Ltd SME3 class winsthis monthno comparable pairs60%
CDS Services Group Limited SME3 class wins37 months agono comparable pairs55%
Initial Systems Limited SME3 class winsthis monthat estimate n=152%
PiLON Ltd 6 class wins1 months ago30% above n=251%

Matched by the nightly worker on class wins, buyer history, delivery geography, scale and notice text; relevance is a 0–100% heuristic score, not a probability of bidding. “Their award vs estimate” is that supplier’s median on its own comparable single-supplier wins, CPV 4545 first. Nobody here is known to be bidding.

Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
21 Sept 2026, 16:07 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2026, 16:07 BST
Authority reference
P00001907
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction workOverhaul and refurbishment workRefurbishment of run-down buildingsRefurbishment work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0776c5 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via In-tend
Submission portal named on this notice: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Expression of interest (EOI)
Tender submission deadline
19 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders are to be submitted electronically via the in-tend portal supplier.in-tend.co.uk/westberks/home
Published estimate £1,500,000 excludes VAT (£1,800,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published1 day ago
    21 Sept 2026, 16:07 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 8 days
    30 Sept 2026, 15:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 27 days
    19 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 86 days
    18 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Sept 2026, 16:07 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Berkshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTXJ-8922-CMNQ Market Street, Newbury, South East, RG14 5LD [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender