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Published 20 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Colchester Castle Roofing Refurbishment Works

Official notice

Authority: Colchester City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)

Published estimate£1,600,000≈ £1.6m / year · £1,920,000 inc. VAT20% above final estimate

Submissions closed 15 Sept 2025awarded 5 Dec 2025

Awarded to PAYE Stonework & Restorations Ltd

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Oct 2026 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Colchester City Council wishes to commission an experienced contractor to undertake Roofing, External Walls and Walkway Works at Colchester Castle, Castle Park, Colchester CO1 1TJ.

The actual work comprises the removal of existing rooftop walkways and the creation of new rooftop walkways together with re-roofing works, roof drainage works and works to the external walls of the Castle, utilising a JCT Intermediate Building Contract with Contractor’s Design 2024 (ICD 2024) Form of contract.

It is the intention of the Council to appoint the contractor by 1st November 2025, with works taking 8 calendar months. Bidders are to include their proposed timeline within the Quality response.

A site visit has been arranged for Friday 29th August 2025 between 10am and 1pm. Suppliers must confirm attendance via the message function within the e-tendering portal.

Full details of the requirements can be found in the tender documents.

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CPV: Castle construction work · Drainage works · Refurbishment work · Roof

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£1,920,000

Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2026 (1 yr)Value: £1,920,000 exc. VAT · £1,920,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

44112400 Roof 45212354 Castle construction work 45232452 Drainage works 45453100 Refurbishment work

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 were scored

Quality: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (6)

Contract Management: 13%
Roof Building Works: 13%
Proposed Team: 12%
Key Risks: 12%
Bid Price: 40%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (6)

Contract Management
Roof Building Works
Proposed Team
Key Risks
Social Value
Bid Price

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Awarded
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: 20 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update: 16 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
Authority reference: 0456 - PA
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-050347
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Castle construction workDrainage worksRefurbishment workRoof
Delivery area: East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058bb4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Electronic submission allowed

Submission deadline: 15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All bids to be submitted via www.delta-esourcing.com ↗. The access code is 928D7ES9QG

Timeline

20 Aug 2025 → 16 Dec 2025 · 4 dates

Tender notice published
20 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST
Submission deadline400 days ago
15 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts354 days ago
1 Nov 2025
Latest notice published308 days ago
16 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025

Tender notice published
20 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
16 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
16 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
Contract signature expected
17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,920,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 77 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
PAYE Stonework & Restorations LtdSME5 Jan 2026 – 27 Nov 2026	£1,920,000 inc. VAT	5 Dec 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one	7	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Colchester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCVM-1775-YNRP Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, East of England, CO3 3WGContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

PAYE Stonework & Restorations LtdAwarded supplier Stationmasters House, Mottingham Station Approach, London, London, SE9 4ELContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Dec 2025, 10:05 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender20 Aug 2025, 19:05 BST