Official UK procurement notice
Design and Demolition of the Indoor Market and Forum, Barrow in Furness
Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£8,100,000≈ £6.1m / year · £8,100,000 inc. VAT17.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Sept 2025awarded 1 Apr 2026
Awarded to DSM Demolition
Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 28 Feb 2027 · starts 8 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo bid for a two Stage Design and Demolition Contract for the demolition of the Forum and Indoor Market in Barrow in Furness.
CPV: Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£8,100,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Commercial
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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 17:01 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 11:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Oct 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045803- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0580aaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 4 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All tender submissions must be via The Chest.
Timeline
4 Aug 2025 → 2 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 17:01 BST
- Clarification questions by15 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline4 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by370 days ago23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts355 days ago8 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published210 days ago2 Apr 2026, 11:46 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025- Tender notice published4 Aug 2025, 17:01 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Apr 2026, 11:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2026, 11:46 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £6,676,8041 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 65 from SMEs
Named bidders 6published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSM DemolitionSME11 May 2026 – 14 Aug 2026 | £6,676,804 inc. VAT | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonDSM DEMOLITION LIMITEDSME · West Midlands
- did not winCOLEMAN & COMPANY LIMITEDSME · West Midlands
- did not winHARTE DEMOLITION LTDSME · Northern Ireland
- did not winGLC PROJECTS LTD · North East England
- did not winJOHN F HUNT REGENERATION LIMITED · East of England
- did not winLECK CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- COLEMAN & COMPANY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- DSM DEMOLITION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- GLC PROJECTS LTDBidder / tenderer
- HARTE DEMOLITION LTDBidder / tenderer
- JOHN F HUNT REGENERATION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- LECK CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender