Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 8 Jul 2026, 11:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NDC0108-26 - Ilfracombe Healthy Homes Refit (Post Office)

Official notice

Authority: North Devon District Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South West (UKK4)

Published estimate£1,300,000≈ £1.3m / year · £1,560,000 inc. VAT34.5% above published estimate

Submissions closed 12 Aug 2026awarded 25 Sept 2026

Awarded to Grills Renovations and Refurbishments Ltd

Contract term 1 yrends 6 Oct 2027 · starts 12 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Reconfiguration and refurbishment of former Royal Mail building in Ilfracombe to provide residential accommodation.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yrSMEPublished value£1,300,000

Contract period: 12 Oct 2026 – 6 Oct 2027 (1 yr)Value: £1,300,000 exc. VAT · £1,560,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligible

45000000 Construction work

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
Bidders are required to answer questions on the following: Financial Capacity
Insurance
Health and Safety
Compliance with Equality Legislation
Supply Chain Payment
Relevant experience and contract examples
Experience of sub-contractor management
Organisational Standards
Carbon Emissions Reporting
Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

What it takes to win
i
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

Quality: 50%Price: 50%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality
Price

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
Bidders are required to answer questions on the following: Financial Capacity
Insurance
Health and Safety
Compliance with Equality Legislation
Supply Chain Payment
Relevant experience and contract examples
Experience of sub-contractor management
Organisational Standards
Carbon Emissions Reporting
Tackling Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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: 8 Jul 2026, 11:01 BST
Last source update: 25 Sept 2026, 16:28 BST
Authority reference: NDC0108-26
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-064048
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Construction work
Delivery area: South West (UKK4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c60a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender documentation will be available to view at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗. All

bids must be submitted via www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

8 Jul 2026 → 12 Oct 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published108 days ago
8 Jul 2026, 11:01 BST
Clarification questions by85 days ago
31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline73 days ago
12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Latest notice published29 days ago
25 Sept 2026, 16:28 BST
Contract starts12 days ago
12 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2026

Tender notice published
8 Jul 2026, 11:01 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
25 Sept 2026, 16:28 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
25 Sept 2026, 16:28 BST
Contract signature expected
26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,747,8021 award exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Grills Renovations and Refurbishments LtdSME26 Oct 2026 – 25 Oct 2027	£1,747,802	25 Sept 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Devon District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXPM-6449-VBVN Lynton House, Commercial Road, Barnstaple, South West, EX31 1DGContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Grills Renovations and Refurbishments LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXXZ-4697-VHDN 96 High Street, Crediton, South West, EX17 3LBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Sept 2026, 16:28 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender8 Jul 2026, 11:01 BST