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Published 29 Sept 2026, 17:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Civic Quarter Project - Removals and Storage Services

Authority: Cambridge City Council (Local council)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£180,000≈ £60k / year · £216,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 6 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 15 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Civic Quarter Project includes the refurbishment of two significant Council assets, the Guildhall and the Corn Exchange.

To facilitate the refurbishment works from January, the Council requires a comprehensive removals, transportation, storage and reinstatement service covering a wide range of assets including heritage items, artwork, antiques, furniture and technical equipment. The decant activity needs to take place from mid-November for Guildhall and January for the Corn Exchange.

CPV: Library, archives, museums and other cultural services · Relocation services · Storage and warehousing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 15 Nov 2026 — 14 Nov 2029 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: East of England
63120000 Storage and warehousing services92500000 Library, archives, museums and other cultural services98392000 Relocation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
29 Sept 2026, 17:38 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 17:38 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Library, archives, museums and other cultural servicesRelocation servicesStorage and warehousing services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cf4

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    29 Sept 2026, 17:38 BST
  2. Market engagementin 3 days
    3 Oct 2026, 00:59 BSTWe would like to invite you to a brief engagement session to outline the procurement, as per the scope of works. The session will be help on Teams, on: Friday 02 October 2026 10:00 and will last no longer than 1 hour. If you wish to attend, please email [email protected] by Thursday 17:00 and an invitation will be sent to you.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 6 days
    6 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 46 days
    15 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
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. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 17:38 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridge City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCBT-6819-NDPJ The Guildhall, Cambridge, East of England, CB2 1BY

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure