Official UK procurement notice
Kielder Castle Redevelopment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£960,000£1,200,000 inc. VAT4.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Jun 2025awarded 31 Jul 2025
Awarded to ASHBROOK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 8 moends 1 Apr 2026 · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe intention of this project is to refurbish some of the ground floor rooms in Kielder Castle to improve the entrance to, and space inside, the café.
The works include, but are not limited to, demolition of the single storey extension in the courtyard, construction of new entrance, removal of two existing staircases and supply & installation of one spiral staircase, plastering flooring and decoration.
CPV: Refurbishment work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,200,000
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 (4)
- Methodology: 10%
- Programme: 10%
- Resourcing: 10%
- Pricing: 70%
Published award criteria (4)
- Pricing: Long criteria description
- Methodology: Long criteria description
- Programme: Long criteria description
- Resourcing: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 13 May 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST
- Authority reference
FCCN003548- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021015- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051277Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2025, 13:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 May 2025 → 29 Aug 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published13 May 2025, 19:05 BST
- Clarification questions by2 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Jun 2025, 13:30 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
- Latest notice published29 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 May 2025- Tender notice published13 May 2025, 19:05 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 10:05 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published29 Aug 2025, 15:22 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete29 Aug 2025, 15:22 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBROOK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ASHBROOK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2025
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
6 agreed KPIs: Ensuring site is supervised at all times during the construction phase · Keeping an up-to-date programme and schedule · Keeping the Client informed of any changes to schedule …
- Ensuring site is supervised at all times during the construction phase
- Keeping an up-to-date programme and schedule
- Keeping the Client informed of any changes to schedule
- Ensuring minimum disruption to the wider site and adhering to site safety rules
- Ensuring site is kept tidy and well managed at all times
- Following health & safety and safeguarding procedures at all times.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ashbrook Contracting LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender