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Published 17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Kielder Castle Refurbishment · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Forestry Commission (Public body)

Dynamic marketWorksBelow threshold
Planned pipeline value£1,200,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Market period 6 moends 6 Jan 2026 · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is advance notice that we will have a tender out shortly for refurbishment works to Kielder Castle.

Kielder Castle is a Grade II listed building owned by Forestry England. The intention of this project is to refurbish some of the ground floor rooms to improve the entrance to and space inside the café.

The works include but are not limited to: partial demolition of the single storey extension in the courtyard, reconfiguration of the toilets, construction of new entrance, removal of two existing staircases and supply & installation of one spiral staircase, plastering, flooring, decoration and M & E works.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/369… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

forestryengland.delta-esourcing.com/respond/369Y5972QF ↗

CPV: Refurbishment work

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Market period
6 mo from 7 Jul 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot FCCN003548Planned 6 mo
Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 6 Jan 2026 (6 mo)
Delivery: North East

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Kielder Castle Refurbishment” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015870
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Refurbishment work
Delivery area
North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504be Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Admission period ends
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Timeline

17 Apr 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Market engagement
    2 May 2025, 00:59 BST

    This notice is for information only. There is no formal engagement process taking place. The purpose of this is to provide early awareness of the up and coming procurement opportunity.

  3. Contract starts
    7 Jul 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK2

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

Forestry Commission

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLRM-7846-HGLG 620 Bristol Business Park, 620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, South West, BS16 1EJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure