Official UK procurement notice
North Northamptonshire Council Refurbishment of Autumn Day Centre, Corby
Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Northamptonshire Council (here after referred to as 'the Council) are looking to procure a principal contractor to undertake a range of refurbishment works required at a Public Health dementia facility.
As the centre is dated and in need of modernisation, the Council have engaged with a specialist architect to develop the design and reconfiguration with a focus on a dementia friendly environment. The key areas of focus include improving overall layout, including accessibility and areas of movement whilst applying dementia-friendly design principles.
Other upgrades include reconfiguration works, modernising the utilities, improving lighting and installing safety features such as non-slip flooring and additional handrails.
The Council are undertaking this procurement on behalf of Public Health, the University of Northampton and the Autumn Centre.
The Council is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement process. All documents and communications issued by the Council Procurement Team will be sent via the Council's e-Procurement portal, ProContract, which is provided by PROACTIS
The Council require any potential organisation to submit their interest via the Council's e-procurement portal, ProContract,
located at
procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗
All interested organisations must have a free ProContract account to be able to access this procurement.
CPV: Overhaul and refurbishment work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£190,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £456,250 (twice the annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How North Northamptonshire Council buys Other building completion work (CPV 4545), and who usually turns up
North Northamptonshire 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
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in East Midlands.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 32 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid13% / 25%
2–338% / 19%
4–613% / 13%
7+38% / 44%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate56% / 35%
Within ±2%33% / 18%
Above estimate11% / 47%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 4545Published estimate£190k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid2%
2–38%
4–610%
7+80%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 7 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£147k–£190k
Estimate£190k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IGLOO SURFACES LIMITEDEarlier contract | North Northamptonshire Council Refurbishment of Ravens Houseended May 2026 | — | £202k | Matched as the earlier contract |
| J & B Electrical LtdWorked for this buyer | North Northamptonshire Council - Marlow Court Rewireruns to Mar 2027 | — | £235k | Similar wording and category |
| KBCO LTDWorked for this buyer | Refurbishment works to 4 seasons Learning Centrenotice published Jul 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Autumn Mechanical Services LtdWorked for this buyer | North Northamptonshire Council Replacement of Croyland School Boilers RFQended Oct 2026 | — | £395k | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £180k4 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £525k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £202k1 awards in 36m · last 14 months ago | None on file | 19% below n=1 | |
| £247m4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £686k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 2% above n=2 | |
| £6.7m15 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £15k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=6 | |
| £4.7m22 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 4 live · £6.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 25% below n=3 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
What this replaces i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
58% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
58% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (58% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
North Northamptonshire Council Refurbishment of Ravens House — held by IGLOO SURFACES LIMITED; the published contract ends 29 May 2026.
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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 11 Dec 2025, 17:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 09:37 BST
- Authority reference
DN815226- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088065- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f458Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The Council is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement process. All documents and communications issued by the Council Procurement Team will be sent via the Council's e-Procurement portal, ProContract, which is provided by PROACTIS
The Council require any potential organisation to submit their interest via the Council's e-procurement portal, ProContract,
located at
procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗
All interested organisations must have a free ProContract account to be able to access this procurement.
Timeline
11 Dec 2025 → 5 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published319 days ago11 Dec 2025, 17:40 GMT
- Market engagement284 days ago15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
To support the Council in this process we ask that all potential and interested providers please contact the Council at procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk for further information.
All responses to this PME must be submitted to the Council either on or before 15th January 2026. All requests for information and any responses must be sent to procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
- Tender notice published39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
- Latest notice published6 days ago20 Oct 2026, 09:37 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 4 days30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 70 days5 Jan 2027
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Dec 2025, 17:40 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Sept 2026, 10:16 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £190,00017 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
- Status changed to active17 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST17 Sept 2026, 10:16 BST
- Tender notice published23 Sept 2026, 10:25 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT23 Sept 2026, 10:25 BST+7 days · was 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published20 Oct 2026, 09:37 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT20 Oct 2026, 09:37 BST+4 days · was 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
Published amendments (2)
Deadline extended.
Deadline Extended
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 11 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- 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 (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender