Official UK procurement notice
York Road Refurbishment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Guildford Borough Council (Local council)
Guildford Borough Council wishes to notify contractors of an upcoming procurement opportunity for the delivery of the York Road Refurbishment Project in Guildford. The site sits within a Conservation Area and the scope of works includes the refurbishment and partial reconfiguration of existing buildings at 1 & 3-5 York Road, Guildford, to provide improved emergency temporary accommodation and rough sleeper support facilities.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGuildford Borough Council wishes to notify contractors of an upcoming procurement opportunity for the delivery of the York Road Refurbishment Project in Guildford.
The site sits within a Conservation Area and the scope of works includes the refurbishment and partial reconfiguration of existing buildings at 1 & 3-5 York Road, Guildford, to provide improved emergency temporary accommodation and rough sleeper support facilities.
The proposed works will include:
- Internal refurbishment and reconfiguration works.
- Formation of new ensuites to bedrooms.
- Conversion of loft space into habitable accommodation.
- Building services (MEP) upgrades and replacement plant.
- Window and door replacements.
- Roof insulation, façade repairs and other external repairs.
- Associated external works.
- Delivery within a phased construction programme, maintaining operation of parts of the facility during the works.
The project is intended to be procured using a traditional procurement route.
Planning permission has now been granted (refer to Planning Application reference 26/P/00492 for more details), and the project is progressing through RIBA Stage 4 (Technical Design).
Prior to issuing the tender, the Council intends to undertake soft market testing with interested contractors. Further details will be shared with suppliers who respond to this notice expressing their interest
CPV: Electrical installation work · Facade work · Installation of doors and windows and related components · Overhaul and refurbishment work · Plumbing and sanitary works · Roof insulation work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Guildford Borough Council buys Other building completion work (CPV 4545), and who usually turns up
Guildford Borough Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Other building completion work (CPV 4545) →
How the contest usually goes
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 82 days of the bid deadline.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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1 bid18% / 20%
2–318% / 3%
4–618% / 30%
7+45% / 47%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate33%
Within ±2%33%
Above estimate33%
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Lot #1CPV 45Estimate not published
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 45. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 326 past lots.
1 bid12%
2–323%
4–629%
7+36%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
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Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
- Authority reference
CRPN-00712- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092195- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d2aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Sept 2026 → 17 Feb 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published46 days ago30 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
- Market engagement36 days ago10 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
Interested contractors are invited to submit an expression of interest by email to [email protected] by 9th October 2026. Please provide the following information:
- Company name
- Name and job title of the principal contact
- Contact email address
The Council may provide further information to interested parties and may arrange a market engagement activity in October. Details of any such event, including the date, time, location and joining instructions, will be communicated directly to interested parties.
- Today15 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 93 days17 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Sept 2026, 10:16 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender