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Published 29 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Planned & Capital Works Framework

Authority: Burnley Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: EXCEEDING LIMITED

Framework agreement5 lotsWorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£50,000,000envelope for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Admission open until 17 Nov 202617:00 GMT · period end, not a bid countdown
Clarification cut-off 2 Nov 202617:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Framework period 4 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 7all categories · n=30 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Burnley Borough Council is preparing to procure three new, related frameworks to cover its maintenance, construction and professional services requirements across its estate: the Reactive Maintenance Framework, the Planned & Capital Works Framework, and the Professional Services Framework.

Each framework has a different purpose, supplier profile and award mechanism, but together they are intended to give the Council a joined-up route to market for the full lifecycle of its property-related work - from a day-to-day repair to a major capital scheme and the professional advice that supports it.

This Planned Works Council wishes to appoint a number of Contractors across five (5) Lots.

The intention is to enter into the Planned & Capital Works Framework agreement in April 2027 for a period of four years.

The scope of Services to be delivered under the Framework Agreement will cover larger value planned, structural and capital project works across the estate, including historical/listed buildings, mechanical & electrical capital works, and extensions/groundworks projects.

Lot 1 General & Structural

Lot 2 Historical Building Work

Lot 3 Mechanical Works

Lot 4 Electrical Works

Lot 5 External Works / Groundworks

  • No preliminary market engagement: Exceeding appointed as procurement consultant - using market expertise.

CPV: Building construction work · Electrical installation work · Excavating and earthmoving work · Mechanical installations · Restoration work

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework
Call-offs
call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
Published description of the framework

All information is included in the tender documents

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £2,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1General Building 4 yrsSMEPublished value£24,000,000
General building work for commercial buildings in the Council's portfolio.
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£24,000,000 exc. VAT · £28,800,000 inc. VAT
45210000 Building construction work

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2Historical Building Work 4 yrsSMEPublished value£16,000,000
Historical Building Work for commercial buildings in the Council's portfolio
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£16,000,000 exc. VAT · £19,200,000 inc. VAT
45454100 Restoration work

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #3Mechanical Works 4 yrsSMEceiling above
Mechanical Works for commercial buildings in the Council's portfolio
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North West
45350000 Mechanical installations

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #4Electrical Works 4 yrsSMEceiling above
Electrical Works for commercial buildings in the Council's portfolio.
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North West
45310000 Electrical installation work

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #5External Works / Groundworks 4 yrsSMEPublished value£7,000,000
External Works / Groundworks for within the Council's portfolio.
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North West
Value
£7,000,000 exc. VAT · £8,400,000 inc. VAT
45112000 Excavating and earthmoving work

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored · same split on all 5 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality — 60%
  • Cost — 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality — • Understanding of Requirements • Delivery Methodology - Planned Works • Health, Safety and Compliance • Social Value and Community Benefits • Environmental Sustainability • Framework Management
  • Cost — Schedule of Rates Daywork Labour Rate Daywork Plant Rate Preliminaries Overheads Profit

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Burnley Borough Council buys Other building completion work (CPV 4545) — and who usually turns up

Burnley Borough Council’s own published record, next to the North West England market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Other building completion work (CPV 4545) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested frameworks and DPS only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Burnley Borough Council

no framework/DPS notices in Other building completion work (CPV 4545) in 36 months — its record across all categories, 24 months

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 30 lots.

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

7all categories · 24m · n=30 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 30 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

7%all categories · 24m · n=30 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 20 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

2% belowall categories · 24m · n=20 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 27 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

13dall categories · 24m · n=27 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 39 notices.

Last 24 months.

3all categories · 24m · n=39 notices
Awarded without competition
i

How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Nothing published for this buyer in this sector: no notices in this market.

Last 36 months.

—no notices in this market
The market · delivery region

North West England · Other building completion work (CPV 4545)

framework/DPS notices delivered in North West England in 36 months: 37 in CPV 4545 (31 competed, 6 route not published) · 437 in division 45 (367 competed, 65 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 24 lots. 5 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 19) and 19 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

9.5CPV 4545 · 36m · n=24 lots
Single-bid lots
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How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 24 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

8%CPV 4545 · 36m · n=24 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Nothing published for this region in this sector: not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

—not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 3 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

96dCPV 4545 · 36m · n=3 notices
SME bidders
i

How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 18 lots.

Last 36 months.

71%CPV 4545 · 36m · n=18 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this sector (CPV 4545), last 36 months: 173 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

86%CPV 4545 · 36m · n=173 awards
Bids per lot · history, not this notice’s lots robust · n=24
i

How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 24 lots on 11 contested notices · CPV 4545, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 8%
  • 2–3 8%
  • 4–6 25%
  • 7+ 58%

Middle value 9.5 · 24 lots on 11 contested notices · CPV 4545.

How procedures are run robust · n=31
i

Which procedures buyers here use.

Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.

Based on 37 notices · CPV 4545, last 36 months.

  • Open 74%
  • Selective 26%
  • Limited 0%
  • Direct 0%

37 notices · CPV 4545. Open and selective are competed (they feed the bid and price figures above); limited and direct are not; notices publishing no route are outside all four.

robust · n=20
i

Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

This notice gives one total for several lots, so we show the percentage but do not turn it into pounds.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

The middle award in Burnley Borough Council (all categories, n=20 pairs) lands 2% below. Applied to each lot’s own published value in the lot table below — the notice total (£50,000,000) is an envelope for 5 lots and is not converted.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open admission
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 21 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
DN831033
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workElectrical installation workExcavating and earthmoving workMechanical installationsRestoration work
Delivery area
North West (UKD46)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c21 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Apply via ProContract (Due North)
Submission portal named on this notice: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Appointment period ends
17 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
2 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tender documents available via www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ - Ref DN831033. Tender Submission must be received via the chest by the deadline of 17/11/26 at 5pm

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    29 Sept 2026, 10:50 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 34 days
    2 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Admission / appointment period endsin 49 days · period end, not a bid countdown
    17 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected byin 114 days
    21 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 183 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Sept 2026, 10:50 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Burnley Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXCG-1649-DCLV Town Hall, Manchester Rd, Burnley, North West, BB119SA [email protected]

Other public bodies

  • EXCEEDING LIMITEDProcuring entityProcurement ConsultantGB-COH: 07706566GB-PPON: PPDN-7596-WRJY London, London [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published
  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsTender documents available via https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ - Ref DN831033. Tender Submission must be received via the chest by the deadline of 17/11/26 at 5pm

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender