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Opportunity overview
Newry, Mourne & Down District Council looking for a Conservation Engineer who shall undertake a structural assessment of St Paul's Church and its environs and prepare a phased, costed conservation strategy addressing short-, medium- and long-term actions.
St Paul's Church (ruins) is located within Crag Cemetery in the Rostrevor Conservation Area. The cemetery is accessed via a lane off Mary Street/The Square and is bounded by St Bronagh's GAA Clubrooms to the west, with residential development to the south and east. While the church is neither listed in its own right nor a scheduled monument, it is considered curtilage listed due to its proximity to a Grade B listed memorial (HB16/06/050).
The church ruins are in a deteriorated and unstable condition, which has led to the closure of the graveyard on health and safety grounds. This has significant implications for public access, heritage value and community use.
A structural appraisal was undertaken in 2019, with further recommendations issued in 2021. Although initial actions were progressed, the project subsequently stalled due to COVID-19 disruption and changes in personnel. The condition of the structure has since worsened, and the site remains closed.
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Classification
CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
5b93f38e-ce64-428e-adc5-d51596ab8ab2
Published
16 Oct 2026, 11:12
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
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PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is seeking a Conservation Engineer to assess the structure of St Paul's Church ruins and surrounding area at Crag Cemetery, Rostrevor, and produce a phased, costed conservation strategy for short-, medium- and long-term actions.
Who this may suit
Best suited to conservation engineering providers able to undertake structural assessment and prepare costed conservation strategies for historic structures.
Key points identified
Required supplier roleConservation EngineerEvidence: "looking for a Conservation Engineer"
Structural assessmentUndertake a structural assessment of St Paul's Church and its environsEvidence: "shall undertake a structural assessment of St Paul's Church and its environs"
Conservation strategyPrepare a phased, costed conservation strategy covering short-, medium- and long-term actionsEvidence: "prepare a phased, costed conservation strategy addressing short-, medium- and long-term actions"
95% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is seeking a Conservation Engineer to assess the structure of St Paul's Church ruins and surrounding area at Crag Cemetery, Rostrevor, and produce a phased, costed conservation strategy for short-, medium- and long-term actions.
Who this may suit
Best suited to conservation engineering providers able to undertake structural assessment and prepare costed conservation strategies for historic structures.
Key deliverables
Structural assessment of St Paul's Church and its environs
Phased, costed conservation strategy
Short-, medium- and long-term conservation actions
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Required supplier role
99% confidence
Conservation Engineer
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"looking for a Conservation Engineer"
Structural assessment
99% confidence
Undertake a structural assessment of St Paul's Church and its environs
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"shall undertake a structural assessment of St Paul's Church and its environs"
Conservation strategy
99% confidence
Prepare a phased, costed conservation strategy covering short-, medium- and long-term actions
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"prepare a phased, costed conservation strategy addressing short-, medium- and long-term actions"
Competition access
93% confidence
Access is via the MultiQuote supplier portal; unregistered suppliers are directed to register and quote CA18575.
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"Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18575" and "register and quote CA18575 as the reason for registration."
SME suitability
98% confidence
Suitable for SMEs
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"suitable_for_sme": 1
VCSE suitability
98% confidence
Not marked suitable for VCSEs
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"suitable_for_vcse": 0
Other eligibility requirements
96% confidence
Unknown
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No financial, insurance, accreditation, or experience threshold is stated in the supplied notice content.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Stated contract value
93% confidence
Maximum stated value: £15,000
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"value_max": 15000 and "currency": "GBP"
Minimum value
99% confidence
Unknown
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"value_min": null
Pricing basis and payment terms
98% confidence
Unknown
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Not stated in the supplied notice content.
Delivery
Site
98% confidence
St Paul's Church ruins, Crag Cemetery, Rostrevor Conservation Area
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"St Paul's Church (ruins) is located within Crag Cemetery in the Rostrevor Conservation Area."
Contract period
98% confidence
23 November 2026 to 22 November 2027
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"contract_start_at": "2026-11-23T00:00:00Z" and "contract_end_at": "2027-11-22T23:59:59Z"
Site condition
98% confidence
The church ruins are described as deteriorated and unstable, and the graveyard remains closed on health and safety grounds.
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"The church ruins are in a deteriorated and unstable condition" and "the site remains closed."
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender
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"stage": "tender", "display_status": "open", and "source_status": "active"
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure
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"procurement_method": "open" and "procurement_method_details": "Open procedure"
Submission deadline
99% confidence
13 November 2026, 12:00 UTC
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"submission_deadline": "2026-11-13T12:00:00Z"
Reference
99% confidence
CA18575 / RFQ 2026/42
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"CA18575 - RFQ 2026/42"
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Unsafe and closed site
99% confidence
The site is described as deteriorated and unstable, with the graveyard closed on health and safety grounds.
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"The church ruins are in a deteriorated and unstable condition, which has led to the closure of the graveyard on health and safety grounds."
Heritage context
97% confidence
The church is stated to be curtilage listed because of proximity to a Grade B listed memorial, despite not being listed or scheduled in its own right.
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"the church is neither listed in its own right nor a scheduled monument, it is considered curtilage listed due to its proximity to a Grade B listed memorial (HB16/06/050)."
Location metadata inconsistency
98% confidence
The narrative identifies Rostrevor, while supplied location records include buyer location country "England" and broad delivery-country entries including United Kingdom, Europe and Rest of the World. The exact contractual delivery geography should be confirmed in the competition documents.
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Narrative: "located within Crag Cemetery in the Rostrevor Conservation Area". Location records include "country": "England", "United Kingdom", "Europe" and "Rest of the World".
Scope-detail limitation
94% confidence
The notice provides high-level deliverables only; inspection methodology, access arrangements, report format and evaluation criteria are not stated in the supplied content.
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No supporting tender documents beyond the opportunity notice were supplied.
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