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title: "Worcester Cathedral – Reaching New Heights: Scaffolding Contractor (Expression of Interest)"
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# Worcester Cathedral – Reaching New Heights: Scaffolding Contractor (Expression of Interest)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/worcester-cathedral-reaching-new-heights-scaffolding-contractor-expression-of-interest-ocds-h6vhtk-06917a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Worcester Cathedral: "Worcester Cathedral – Reaching New Heights: Scaffolding Contractor (Expression of Interest)". Published status: active. Published Value: £135,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Jun 2026, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.clewsarchitects.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Worcester Cathedral](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/worcester-cathedral-GB-PPON-PMBT-5624-HDQJ)
- **Published Value:** £135,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 June 2026 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest, Scaffolding, Scaffolding work
- **Delivery Location:** UKG12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/worcester-cathedral-reaching-new-heights-scaffolding-contractor-expression-of-interest-ocds-h6vhtk-06917a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06917a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/worcester-cathedral-reaching-new-heights-scaffolding-contractor-expression-of-interest-ocds-h6vhtk-06917a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [clewsarchitects.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.clewsarchitects.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/worcester-cathedral-reaching-new-heights-scaffolding-contractor-expression-of-interest-ocds-h6vhtk-06917a#participate

## Description
Project Overview
Worcester Cathedral is proposing a programme of high-level repair works to the North-West tower pinnacles, following previous storm-related damage and ongoing fabric deterioration.
The works will require a complex, high-level access scaffold to facilitate:
- Careful dismantling and rebuilding of stone pinnacles
- Masonry repairs and conservation works
- Associated roof-level access and protection measures
- The scaffold will form a critical element of the project, both in enabling safe access and in protecting the historic fabric below.
Scope of Scaffolding Works (Indicative)
The appointed contractor will be expected to:
- Design, supply, erect, maintain, adapt and dismantle a fully compliant scaffold system
- Provide independent tied scaffolding to the North-West tower at high level
- Minimise physical intervention into historic fabric (fixings into mortar joints only where required)
Incorporate:
- Full working platforms to pinnacle level
- Safe access routes for operatives and materials
- Hoisting arrangements / loading bays (subject to design development)
- Debris containment and protection measures
- Weather protection (if required)
- Welfare Facilites
Coordinate with:
- Cathedral operations (public access, services, events)
- Conservation requirements
- Specialist contractors (stonemasons, rope access where applicable)
All works must comply with:
BS EN 12811 and relevant TG20 guidance
Heritage best practice for working on listed structures
Key Constraints
- Grade I listed building of exceptional significance
- Prominent location within the city and cathedral precinct
- Ongoing public access and daily use of the cathedral
- Limited opportunities for fixing into historic fabric
- Requirement for visually sensitive and carefully detailed scaffold design
- Potential ecological constraints (programme-dependent)
Contractor Requirements
Interested contractors should be able to demonstrate:
- Proven experience of complex scaffolding to historic / listed buildings, ideally cathedrals or structures of similar scale
- Experience working at significant height and in constrained heritage environments
- Working to an agreed scaffold design on a complex building
Strong approach to:
- Health & safety
- Protection of historic fabric
- Coordination with multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to engage early in design development and methodology planning
Expression of Interest Submission
Contractors are invited to submit an Expression of Interest including:
- Company profile and relevant experience
- Examples of comparable projects (with images where possible)
Initial comments on approach to:
- Working on historic fabric
- High-level access and stability
- Confirmation of availability and capacity
Next Steps
Following review of Expressions of Interest, a shortlist of contractors will be invited to:
- Submit a formal tender

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 44212310, 45212350, 45262100
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £135,000

- **Contract Period:** 05/07/2026 to 26/02/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041057-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-05T13:14:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T05:24:07.607Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06917a