Official UK procurement notice
Refurbishment Works Lot 3 Blandford Fire Station
Authority: Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Published estimate£878,102total for 4 lots · £1,097,630 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Nov 2025awarded 9 Mar 2026
Awarded to Rocare Building Services Limited +3 more4 awards
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 1 mo from 5 Jan 2026 · see each lot
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionRefurbishment Works at Blandford Fire Station
The works will include, but are not limited to, painting and decorating, floor covering replacements, joinery repairs, external works (resurfacing, ground works, brickwork repairs and repointing, boundary fence repairs), appliance bay floor works, asbestos removal, electrical works, roof repairs, window/door replacements.
CPV: Building completion work · Building installation work · Electrical installation work · Other building completion work
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£878,102 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of themLot #1Refurbishment Works at DevizesAwardedPublished value£59,570
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Refurbishment Works at SalisburyAwardedPublished value£175,680
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Refurbishment Works at BlandfordAwardedPublished value£377,627
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Refurbishment Works at BridportAwardedPublished value£265,226
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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
Lot distribution rule: Bidder(s) may bid for a maximum of Two Lots. Bidders must ensure that they are able to deliver the full requirements for the Lot/s for which they intend to bid.
It is the intention of the Authority that no more than Two Lots will be awarded to any Single Bidder.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 10 Oct 2025, 17:41 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2026, 17:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
Estates 2025/004- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064387- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ad43Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 7 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Oct 2025 → 10 Jul 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published383 days ago10 Oct 2025, 17:41 BST
- Submission deadline355 days ago7 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by324 days ago8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts297 days ago5 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent234 days ago9 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published110 days ago10 Jul 2026, 17:15 BST
Notice history
8 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025- Tender notice published10 Oct 2025, 17:41 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Mar 2026, 11:06 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Mar 2026, 11:06 GMT
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Jun 2026, 11:54 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published16 Jun 2026, 12:11 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published10 Jul 2026, 13:44 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published10 Jul 2026, 17:15 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 16 Jun 2026
- 2026-03: 1 release · 10 Mar 2026
- 2025-10: 1 release · 10 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 4
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £1,078,6484 awards inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 2725 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 23 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Refurbishment Works at Devizes1 award | |||
| Rocare Building Services LimitedSMERefurbishment Works Devizes25 Mar 2026 – 29 May 2026 | £89,689 inc. VAT | 9 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Refurbishment Works at Salisbury1 award | |||
| Birchen Construction LimitedSMERefurbishment Works Salisbury25 Mar 2026 – 19 Jun 2026 | £222,801 inc. VAT | 9 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Refurbishment Works at Blandford1 award | |||
| Greendale Construction LimitedSMERefurbishment Works Blandford25 Mar 2026 – 21 Aug 2026 | £428,964 inc. VAT | 9 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Refurbishment Works at Bridport1 award | |||
| Stuart Randall Construction LtdSMERefurbishment Works Bridport25 Mar 2026 – 4 Sept 2026 | £337,194 inc. VAT | 9 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Birchen Construction LimitedSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2026
- Value
- £222,801 inc. VAT
- Period
- 20 Jul 2026 – 11 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Contract 3 · Greendale Construction LimitedSME
- Signed
- 26 May 2026
- Value
- £428,964 inc. VAT
- Period
- 26 May 2026 – 14 Sept 2026
- Status
- active
Contract 1 · Rocare Building Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 8 May 2026
- Value
- £89,689 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 29 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
Contract 4 · Stuart Randall Construction LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 May 2026
- Value
- £337,194 inc. VAT
- Period
- 8 May 2026 – 24 Aug 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Refurbishment Works at Devizes | 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Refurbishment Works at Salisbury | 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Refurbishment Works at Blandford | 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Refurbishment Works at Bridport | 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
8 commercial parties on the notice- BIRCHEN CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Birchen Construction LimitedAwarded supplier
- GREENDALE CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Greendale Construction LimitedAwarded supplier
- ROCARE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Rocare Building Services LimitedAwarded supplier
- STUART RANDALL CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Stuart Randall Construction LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
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