Official UK procurement notice
Newbiggin Hall - Scaffolding for WRP
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC22)
Published estimate£185,000≈ £185k / year · £222,000 inc. VAT12.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 May 2026awarded 17 Jul 2026
Awarded to LOUIS JAMES SCAFFOLDING LTD
Contract term 1 yrends 31 May 2027 · starts 30 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNewbiggin Hall - Scaffolding for Window Replacement Programme
CPV: Scaffolding work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£185,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: Quality 40% Price 60%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 8 Apr 2026, 14:20 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2026, 15:43 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031977- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067e12Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: OPEN-UK
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Apr 2026 → 17 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published202 days ago8 Apr 2026, 14:20 BST
- Clarification questions by175 days ago6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline175 days ago6 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts151 days ago30 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published102 days ago17 Jul 2026, 15:43 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Apr 2026- Tender notice published8 Apr 2026, 14:20 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Jul 2026, 15:43 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Jul 2026, 15:43 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £161,2061 award exc. VAT
Bids received 99 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOUIS JAMES SCAFFOLDING LTD24 Jul 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 | £161,206 | 17 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 9 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LOUIS JAMES SCAFFOLDING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender