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Published 16 Jul 2026, 14:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Dumbarton Exit, Rivercity Set Demolition_

Official notice

Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)

Direct award
Awarded value£489,000published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to BJM Design

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dumbarton is the filming location for the BBC Scotland serial drama River City which has been decommissioned.

Consequently, the set needs to be derigged and removed from the site to be handed over to the landlord in the condition agreed upon in the lease.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jul 2026, 14:46 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2026, 13:04 BST
Authority reference
SJ1017
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069689
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
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Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification

The grounds for this are that the works are strictly necessary by reason of extreme urgency brought about by events that were unforeseeable by the contracting authority, namely the unexpected identification of hazardous materials on site necessitating an immediate site exit which could not reasonably have been anticipated in the contracting authority's planning and programming. The urgency of the situation is such that it is impossible to comply with the minimum time limits required under the standard open or restricted procedures, or indeed the accelerated variants thereof, without creating an unacceptable risk to the programme of wider works required to achieve site exit.

Review and risk notes
Risks

n/a

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 14:46 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Transparency notice published
    23 Jul 2026, 13:04 BST
    UK5

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £489,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BJM Design20 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026Amended: Corrected description of Scope.£489,000 inc. VAT—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJRB-3233-GTQL Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, London, W1A 1AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BJM DesignAwarded supplierGB-PPON: urgency Montrose Ave, Glasgow, Scotland, G52 4LAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender