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Published 1 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Downside Community Centre - Recovering of the roof and ancillary repairs

Official notice

Authority: Dunstable Town Council (Local council)·On behalf of: BRASIER FREETH LLP

WorksBelow threshold - by reference to dynamic marketBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
+6 moreEast Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Published estimate£70,000£84,000 inc. VAT9.5% above final estimate
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2026awarded 13 Feb 2026
Awarded to D J Russell Builders Ltd
Contract term 2 moends 27 Apr 2026 · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Repairs to the roof of Downside Community Centre, Dunstable. Focusing on the older area of the building and to include the internal repairs between the older and new parts of the building/roof.

CPV: Roof works and other special trade construction works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 moSMEPublished value£70,000
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 27 Apr 2026 (2 mo)Value: £70,000 exc. VAT · £84,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible
45260000 Roof works and other special trade construction works

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

Lot awarding rule: The decision will be made on: Price Ability to deliver works on time Experience and references Method statement/approach to works Distance to Dunstable from company HQ Equalities The decision will use a weighted scoring approach based on above criteria.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - by reference to dynamic market
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT
Last source update
2 Mar 2026, 15:10 GMT
Authority reference
193
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078439
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Roof works and other special trade construction works
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ebd4 Find a Tender
Related procedures1
  • Call-off under framework RISQS

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.dunstable.gov.uk/council-finances/ ↗

Submission Address: [email protected]

Timeline

1 Dec 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published325 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT
  2. Submission deadline290 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts235 days ago
    2 Mar 2026
  4. Latest notice published234 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 15:10 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    1 Dec 2025, 11:58 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    2 Mar 2026, 15:10 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    2 Mar 2026, 15:10 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £76,6681 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
D J Russell Builders LtdSME2 Mar 2026 – 11 May 2026£76,668 inc. VAT13 Feb 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one50—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Dunstable Town Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLYC-5416-HMXW Grove House 76 High Street North, Dunstable, East of England, LU6 3JGContact email

Other public bodies

  • BRASIER FREETH LLPProcuring entityProvide specification of works and to assist in the process - scoring tenders received and overseeing the works.GB-COH: OC318811GB-PPON: PGGC-1953-PPRR Kings Langley, East of EnglandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • D J Russell Builders LtdAwarded supplier Shire Court West Street, Dunstable, East of England, LU6 1NXContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender