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# South Durham Court - Internal Refurbishment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-durham-court-internal-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-050dea). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gentoo Group Limited: "South Durham Court - Internal Refurbishment". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Gentoo Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gentoo-group-limited-rsh-l4313)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKC23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/south-durham-court-internal-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-050dea#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050dea`

## Before you bid
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- **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/south-durham-court-internal-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-050dea#tl-md)

## Description
Gentoo Group are seeking to a Consultant Architect with a background knowledge and proven track record of working on multi-disciplinary projects. The project will require Principal Designer and a Building Safety Act overview to be provided by the successful applicant.
It would also be ideal if the same could offer an in-house Fire Safety Engineering services for the project.
The works to be designed are to a high-rise block located within the City of Sunderland. The block contains 104 residential flats with an equal split of 52 1-bedroom flats and 52 2-bedroom flats.
The scheme to be completed will involve the following:
•	Retro-fit Sprinkler system, Type 4 Installation
•	Full communal Re-wire. Work will include the installation of a new internal meter room within the building.
•	Internal re-wire of all 104 flats, to include new High Retention storage heating to 102 of the flats
•	Full L1 Fire alarm system
•	S & F of new Kitchens to 102 flats.
•	S & F of new bathrooms to 102 flats, with an element of internal remodelling to remove a prefabricated metal cabinet that forms part of the internal layout.
•	Communal redecoration on completion.
•	Replacement flooring to all communal areas.
For an informal chat about this project, please feel free to contact Mr Alan Callear - Asset Technical Manager on 07525 66894 or Mr Barrie Callaghan - Asset Building Surveyor on 07793 305 389

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 04/05/2026 to 25/06/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019404-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-07T13:32:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T12:50:55.970Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-050dea