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Published 22 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

St Martins fire station replacement roof

Official notice Competition analysis

Authority: Council of the Isles of Scilly (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South West (UKK30)
Published estimate£45,000£54,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 16 Oct 202623:59 BST · 20d 13h left
Clarification cut-off 9 Oct 202623:59 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 3 mostarts 23 Nov 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 2.5division 45 · n=4 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Like for like replacement roof for St. Martin's fire station on the Isles of Scilly

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 3 moSMEPublished value£45,000
Contract period: 23 Nov 2026 — 12 Feb 2027 (3 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: South WestTurnover guideline: ~£90,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£45,000 exc. VAT · £54,000 inc. VAT
45000000 Construction 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

Contracts will be awarded on a 70:30 price:quality basis.

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

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

How Council of the Isles of Scilly buys Construction work (CPV 45) — and who usually turns up

Council of the Isles of Scilly’s own published record, next to the South West England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →

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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 contracts 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

Council of the Isles of Scilly

contract notices in 36 months: 10 in division 45 · 22 in all categories

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 this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 4 lots. All 4 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices, which count bids assessed.

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

2.5division 45 · 36m · n=4 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 this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 4 lots.

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

25%division 45 · 36m · n=4 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 this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 5 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

3% belowdivision 45 · 36m · n=5 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 this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 4 notices.

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

Last 36 months.

26ddivision 45 · 36m · n=4 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: 22 notices.

Last 24 months.

1all categories · 24m · n=22 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.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 10 notices.

Last 36 months.

0%division 45 · 36m · n=10 notices
Bids per lot moderate · n=4
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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 4 lots on 4 contested notices · division 45, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 25%
  • 2–3 50%
  • 4–6 25%
  • 7+ 0%

Middle value 2.5 · 4 lots on 4 contested notices · division 45.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=5
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 5 lot pairs · division 45, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 60%
  • Within ±2% 20%
  • Above estimate 20%

5 lot pairs · division 45.

The market · delivery region

South West England · Construction work (CPV 45)

contract notices delivered in South West England in 36 months: 1,403 in division 45 (1,045 competed, 256 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 industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 383 lots. 245 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 5) and 138 from older notices (bids received, middle 5).

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

5division 45 · 36m · n=383 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 region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 383 lots.

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

9%division 45 · 36m · n=383 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 region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 264 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimatedivision 45 · 36m · n=264 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 region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 261 notices.

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

Last 36 months.

48ddivision 45 · 36m · n=261 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 industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 333 lots.

Last 36 months.

79%division 45 · 36m · n=333 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 industry (CPV 45), last 36 months: 557 awards.

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

Last 36 months.

80%division 45 · 36m · n=557 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=383
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 383 lots on 324 contested notices · division 45, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 9%
  • 2–3 26%
  • 4–6 28%
  • 7+ 37%

Middle value 5 · 383 lots on 324 contested notices · division 45.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=264
i

How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 264 lot pairs · division 45, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 41%
  • Within ±2% 30%
  • Above estimate 29%

264 lot pairs · division 45.

robust · n=5
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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.

Based on this buyer’s own usual movement over 5 lots (division 45), applied to the £45,000 estimate on this notice.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

The middle award in Council of the Isles of Scilly (division 45, n=5 pairs) lands 3% below: on this notice’s £45,000 that is about £43,515. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.
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Who you are likely to meet
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Who you may be up against.

Suppliers on this buyer’s earlier similar contracts, and suppliers whose record fits this tender.

A guess from the record. Buyers do not publish who is bidding.

Suppliers on this authority’s earlier similar contracts, then suppliers with a matching track record — from published award history, not a bid list

Suppliers with a similar track record — and how they price
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Suppliers with a similar track record, and how they price.

Suppliers matched on wins in this category, history with this buyer, location and size. Their award vs estimate is from their own past wins.

A guess from the record, not a bidder list.

SupplierEvidenceLast awardTheir award vs estimateRelevance
E & J W Glendinning Limited SME10 class wins1 months agoat estimate n=167%
Kennford Tarmacadam Ltd SME16 class wins1 months agono comparable pairs65%
CAMBORNE JOINERY LIMITED SME1 class wins3 months agono comparable pairs64%
BRIDGE Civil Engineering LTD 12 class wins1 months ago31% above n=162%
Cormac Contracting Ltd SME10 class wins1 months agoat estimate n=159%

Matched by the nightly worker on class wins, buyer history, delivery geography, scale and notice text; relevance is a 0–100% heuristic score, not a probability of bidding. “Their award vs estimate” is that supplier’s middle value on its own comparable single-supplier wins. Nobody here is known to be bidding.

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
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST
Last source update
22 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
South West (UKK30)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077792 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submissions should be made electronically to: [email protected] The tender opportunity will also be listed on www.scilly.gov.uk ↗
Published estimate £45,000 excludes VAT (£54,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice published4 days ago
    22 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 14 days
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 21 days
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 58 days
    23 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

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
    22 Sept 2026, 14:02 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Council of the Isles of Scilly

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJMD-6413-WGTG Wesleyan Chapel, Hugh Town, South West, TR210JD [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsZIPTender pack containing: B1 Instructions for bidders B3 Response to tender Pricing documents (.xls and .pdf) Site location PreConstruction Information document Contract conditions Preliminaries Fixing guide Highlands and Islands Windloading and fixing advice

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender