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title: "Design and Build Contractor for PSDS3 Decarbonisation Works at Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot"
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# Design and Build Contractor for PSDS3 Decarbonisation Works at Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-build-contractor-for-psds3-decarbonisation-works-at-cornerstone-arts-centre-did-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc34). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Oxfordshire District Council: "Design and Build Contractor for PSDS3 Decarbonisation Works at Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,592,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [South Oxfordshire District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-oxfordshire-district-council-ons-e07000179)
- **Published Value:** £1,592,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 December 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,284,476 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-build-contractor-for-psds3-decarbonisation-works-at-cornerstone-arts-centre-did-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc34#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05dc34`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-build-contractor-for-psds3-decarbonisation-works-at-cornerstone-arts-centre-did-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc34#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3D884cdce1-27bb-f011-813a-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-and-build-contractor-for-psds3-decarbonisation-works-at-cornerstone-arts-centre-did-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc34#participate

## Description
the Works for Option 1 will include: Verification of RIBA4 designs, Removal of the gas-fired boilers and vessels and associated works in the internal plant room. Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) and associated vessels and equipment to provide Heating and Hot Water Services. Removal and Replacement of Air Handling Units and removal of the rooftop chiller. Radiator Replacements. Installation of Solar PV. All associated works and general building de-carbonisation measures. 
The Works for Option 2 will involve: Verification of RIBA4 design for Solar PV only.  Installation of Solar PV and associated works. 
If option 1 is adopted, PSDS funding requires a "whole building" approach to the decarbonisation measures identified for the M&E Services upgrade, including all reasonable steps to reduce heating demand and minimise the total building energy use.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45210000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,592,000

- **Contract Period:** 10/02/2026 to 31/08/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Design and Build Contractor for PSDS3b Decarbonisation Works at Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ASHE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-156634`
  - Value: £1,284,476 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071789-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-23T09:57:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T19:49:46.548Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05dc34