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# High Rise Block Refurbishments at Oxcars and Inchmickery Court, Edinburgh

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-rise-block-refurbishments-at-oxcars-and-inchmickery-court-edinburgh-ocds-h6vhtk-03c93c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The City of Edinburgh Council: "High Rise Block Refurbishments at Oxcars and Inchmickery Court, Edinburgh". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £25,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-ons-s12000036)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £25,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building construction work, Construction work, Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses, Flats construction work, Houses construction work (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c93c`

## 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/high-rise-block-refurbishments-at-oxcars-and-inchmickery-court-edinburgh-ocds-h6vhtk-03c93c#tl-md)

## Description
As part of the City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) plan for Retrofit and Regeneration of their Social Housing across the City, the Council will undertake major refurbishment of two residential blocks located in the North of Edinburgh, Oxcars Court and Inchmikery Court. The Project will improve the current energy performance of the building to an EPC rating of B, which will play a crucial role in comating the rising costs of energy for the residents. The works comprise of a full external refurbishment of the blocks along with all common areas including the generous landscape. The project will introduce insulation and air tightness in the form of an entirely new building envelope which sits 1.5m outside of the existing frame. The entirely new structure to the existing building will help alleviate the difficulties of running services throughout an existing building with purpose-built service routing.
The estimated cost of the work is GPB25m – GBP30m
This market consultation exercise is an opportunity for potential bidders to participate in shaping the Council’s procurement strategy and gain insight into the proposed development strategy. Potential bidders who are interested in this opportunity are invited to download the market research questionnaire and complete no later than 2nd June 2023. Potential bidders who submit a questionnaire may be invited to a dialogue/question and answer session with the Council to expand on their response.
The Council is therefore publishing this Prior Information Notice to notify the market of our upcoming opportunity and to give the market an opportunity to participate in finalising the Council’s procurement strategy and help shape the procurement process.
Potential bidders are invited to download the market research questionnaire and complete no later than 2 June 2023. Those who submit a questionnaire may be invited to a dialogue session with the Project team to expand on their responses.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45000000, 45210000, 45211000, 45211300, 45211341
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This Prior Information Notice (PIN) provides an opportunity to engage with the Council to determine the contracting and procurement strategy for the project.
Potential bidders are requested to download the market engagement questionnaire which is att...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013955-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-16T14:47:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T15:38:02.162Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c93c