Official UK procurement notice
Clitheroe Castle Keep Structural Repairs
Authority: Ribble Valley Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionClitheroe Castle Keep is a Norman Keep and is a Grade 1 Listed Building and a Scheduled Monument. The keep stands on a prominent outcrop of rock which forms a natural motte. The Keep and associated museum are accessed either via steep stone steps up from the entrance to the castle grounds, or by a tarmac drive leading to the Museum, Keep and other buildings.
A structural conservation survey was undertaken in 2023 concluding works were required to preserve the openings, wall head, spiral staircase and delaminated quoins. It is the conservation work identified in this survey that forms the basis of the works required in this tender opportunity.
As the Keep is a scheduled monument consent the works must be carried out by suitably experienced contractors and signed off by competent persons.
Ordnance Survey co-ordinates for the Keep are : Easting 374244, Northing 441692.
CPV: Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest · Castle construction work · Historical monument or memorial construction work · Special trade construction works other than roof works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£630,000
- Condition of participation
The successful contractor must have suitable experience of working on scheduled monuments and listed buildings.
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).
Lot awarding rule: Tenders will be evaluated to determine the qualities of the tenderers. Only bids that pass all this selection criteria will be evaluated. The criteria are: - Grounds for Exclusion: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. - Insurance: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. - Financial Information: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. - Health and Safety: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. - Environmental Issues: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. - Technical Capacity: This section will be evaluated pass/fail basis. - Equality and Diversity: This section will be assessed and responses evaluated on a pass/fail basis. • Modern Slavery Act 2015: This section will be assessed and responses evaluated on a pass/fail basis. Tenders will be evaluated on the following control measures as follows: 70% Cost - Price evaluation will be conducted using the CIPFA % difference model. 30% Quality - The Contractor should provide detailed information, including photographs, illustrating their experience of delivering similar works to listed buildings and scheduled monuments using historical methods and materials, such as lime mortar works.. The successful tenderer will have the greatest combination of the two control measures without any 'fails' in the selection criteria.
- Condition of participation
The successful contractor must have suitable experience of working on scheduled monuments and listed buildings.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 17 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040784- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0560e7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
Only postal tenders will be accepted. Tenders submitted by facsimilie or electronic transmission will not be considered.
Tenders must be submitted in a plain sealed envelope or package which shall bear the word "TENDER FOR CLITHEROE CASTLE KEEP WORKS" and shall not bear any name or mark indicating the sender.
2 paper copies of the completed tender documentation are to be sent to:
Head of Legal and Democratic Services,
Council Offices, Church Walk,
Clitheroe,
Lancashire,
BB7 2RA
Timeline
17 Jul 2025 → 29 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Aug 2025, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts393 days ago29 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 10:28 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender