Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 3 Jul 2025, 13:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Demolition of Pendle Rise Shopping Centre, Nelson

Official notice

Authority: Pendle Borough Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£900,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget · 1 value update
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2025awarded 14 Oct 2025
Awarded to HOWARD STOTT DEMOLITION LIMITED
Contract term 5 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Pendle Borough Council is seeking to employ a contractor to demolish Pendle Rise Shopping Centre in Nelson town centre. The shopping centre is surrounded, in close vicinity, by busy highways and public areas on all four sides.The building was predominantly built in the 1960s with a later extension added on in the 2000s.

Tender applicants must be capable of undertaking both the building demolition and asbestos removal in-house. As such, all applicants must be a member of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association.

All tender applicants must have undertaken demolition schemes within busy town centre areas, must have an exemplary health & safety record and must be able to provide proof of schemes and Local Authority references.

The tenders will be assessed on a price and quality basis.

CPV: Asbestos-removal work · Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 moSMEPublished value£900,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (5 mo)Value: £900,000 exc. VAT · £900,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Technical & professional ability

    All applicants must be a member of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association.

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 were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
Conditions of participation1
  • Technical & professional ability

    All applicants must be a member of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Jul 2025, 13:52 BST
Last source update
9 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 19 Sept 2025
Authority reference
DN782239
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039839
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Asbestos-removal workBuilding demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work
Delivery area
North West (UKD46)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055851 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Jul 2025 → 9 Dec 2025 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 13:52 BST
  2. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 10:36 BST
  3. Next notice expected
    15 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by
    29 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline
    5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by
    19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent380 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Standstill ends370 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  9. Contract starts362 days ago
    1 Nov 2025
  10. Latest notice published323 days ago
    9 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT

Notice history

13 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 13:52 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    3 Jul 2025, 13:57 BST
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 10:36 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value updated
    15 Jul 2025, 10:36 BST
  5. Status changed to active
    15 Jul 2025, 10:36 BST
  6. Procurement method changed
    15 Jul 2025, 10:36 BST
  7. Deadline published: 5 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
    15 Jul 2025, 10:36 BST
  8. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 10:53 BST
    UK4
  9. Tender notice published
    15 Jul 2025, 16:22 BST
    UK4
  10. Contract award notice published
    14 Oct 2025, 14:03 BST
    UK6
  11. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2025, 14:03 BST
  12. Contract signature expected
    31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  13. Contract details notice published
    9 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

Hyperlink to opportunity corrected

Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2025-07: 4 releases · 3 Jul 2025, 15 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,168,9651 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1211 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HOWARD STOTT DEMOLITION LIMITED1 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£1,168,96514 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12final-stage tenders · 13 at stage one110—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Pendle Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWLP-5822-NGLL Nelson Town Hall, Nelson, North West, BB9 7LGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HOWARD STOTT DEMOLITION LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04149632GB-PPON: PTJT-1311-TVLG Castle Clough Farm, Hapton, North West, BB12 7LNContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsTo participate, suppliers must register an interest before 12pm, 5th August 2025 to obtain access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com. Ten…

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