Colchester flat roof replacement contract awarded to AMBER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 09:55.

Opportunity overview

Colchester Borough Homes (the Authority) on behalf of Colchester City Council (the Council) wishes to commission a contractor to undertake the following: The works briefly comprise the re-covering of felt flat roof coverings to two storey flat blocks at various locations within the Colchester District. The works will require stripping up and replacement of roof decks to some locations and overlaying to others. To all locations the installation of a designed, tapered insulation system will be required. Where roof deck replacement is required, full temporary roof protection (tin hat) will be required. The blocks have existing photovoltaic panels installed, these are to be removed and reinstated by the Contractor or by specialist named subcontractors whose works are to be managed by the principal contractor. This description is non exhaustive and a summary only; full details are contained within the accompanying documents. The form of contract to be used for this tender exercise is the JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2016 Edition (IC2016). Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The contract period provided is a guide, although the works shall take no longer than 22 weeks. Provisional dates stated as w/c 28th September 2026 to w/e 12 March 2027 (allowing a 2-week break for the Festive Period). Bidders are to confirm their timeline in 3.3 of the Bidder Response Document.

Awarded to

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Amber Construction Services Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £1.1m
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-f2c14e87-36ab-429b-a4a8-baeba2bd9759-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV45261210 — Roof-covering work
CPV44112400 — Roof
CPV45261910 — Roof repair
CPV45261920 — Roof maintenance work

Documents and notices

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Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: BIP1068697319
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure
Main Procurement Category: works

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45261210
Description: Roof-covering work

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45261910
Description: Roof repair

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 44112400
Description: Roof

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 45261920
Description: Roof maintenance work

Tender Period

Ends: 28 Jul 2026, 00:00

Contract period

Starts: 25 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 9 Apr 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: East of England
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-232137
Name: Colchester City Council

Identifier

Legal Name: Colchester City Council

Address

Street Address: Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road
Locality: Colchester
Postal Code: CO3 3WG
Country Name: UK

Contact

Name: Matt Howe
Email: matthew.howe@colchester.gov.uk
Telephone: +447976794358

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-164074
Name: Amber Construction Services Ltd

Identifier

Legal Name: Amber Construction Services Ltd

Address

Street Address: Unit 5 Rippleside Commercial Estate Barking IG11 0RJ

Details

Scale: sme

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-f2c14e87-36ab-429b-a4a8-baeba2bd9759-1
Status: active
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 9 Oct 2026, 08:50

Value

Amount: 1,134,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-164074
Name: Amber Construction Services Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 25 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 9 Apr 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25454106-34d6-4680-a14c-43e04ed421d5 ↗
Published: 9 Oct 2026, 08:50
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Document Type: tenderNotice
Description: Please follow this link to view the notice.
Url: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1068697319 ↗

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Colchester · CO3 3WG · UK
Delivery location · East of England · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

25454106-34d6-4680-a14c-43e04ed421d5-917187Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 9 Oct 2026, 08:50

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Colchester City Council has published an active award for felt flat-roof replacement works on two-storey blocks in the Colchester District. The award names AMBER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED and has a published value of £1,134,000.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; award status activeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award decision date8 October 2026Evidence: Award record date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication9 October 2026Evidence: Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-09T08:50:03+01:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 25454106-34d6-4680-a14c-43e04ed421d5-917187
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f2c14e87-36ab-429b-a4a8-baeba2bd9759
First published: 9 Oct 2026
Last checked: 9 Oct 2026, 09:55
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award decision published on 9 October 2026; the award is marked active. The published contract period is 25 October 2026 to 9 April 2027. The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.

Market significance

A £1.134m East of England roofing works opportunity covering roof re-covering, selected deck replacement, tapered insulation, temporary protection and photovoltaic-panel removal/reinstatement management.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

AMBER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-f2c14e87-36ab-429b-a4a8-baeba2bd9759-1 · 1134000 GBP · Awarded supplier on an active award

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The award identifies supplier "Amber Construction Services Ltd" and has value £1,134,000. Supplier verification provides verified company name AMBER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED (company number 04184802), matched by exact name.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; award status active

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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; award status is "active".

Award decision date

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Award record date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-09T08:50:03+01:00.

Published contract period

98% confidence

25 October 2026 to 9 April 2027

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Award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-10-25 and endDate 2027-04-09T23:59:59+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£1,134,000

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Award value.amount is 1134000 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Single published award value; no lot-level allocation supplied

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One award is listed, with no lot IDs or lot records.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

99% confidence

28 July 2026

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TenderPeriod endDate: 2026-07-28T00:00:00+01:00.

Provisional works programme stated in description

92% confidence

Week commencing 28 September 2026 to week ending 12 March 2027, including a two-week festive break

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Tender description states these provisional dates.

Maximum works duration stated in description

94% confidence

No longer than 22 weeks

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Tender description states that the works shall take no longer than 22 weeks.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Felt flat-roof replacement on two-storey flat blocks at various locations in the Colchester District

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Tender title and description.

Core works

97% confidence

Re-covering felt flat roofs; replacement of roof decks at some locations; overlays at others; and designed tapered insulation at all locations

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Tender description.

Associated requirements

96% confidence

Temporary "tin hat" roof protection where deck replacement is needed; removal and reinstatement of existing photovoltaic panels, managed by the principal contractor

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Tender description.

Delivery region

98% confidence

East of England, United Kingdom

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Tender item delivery address specifies East of England, United Kingdom.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 45261210 — Roof-covering work

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Tender classification.

Additional classifications

99% confidence

CPV 45261910 — Roof repair; CPV 44112400 — Roof; CPV 45261920 — Roof maintenance work

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Tender additionalClassifications.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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procurement_method is "open" and procurement_method_details is "Open procedure".

Procurement category

99% confidence

Works

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main_category / mainProcurementCategory is "works".

Competition data

99% confidence

Number of tenders and evaluation results unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

SME and VCSE suitability flag

93% confidence

The tender was flagged as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, subject to the stated selection criteria

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Tender suitability records sme: true and vcse: true; description says selection would be based solely on stated criteria.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated form of contract

97% confidence

JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2016 Edition (IC2016)

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Tender description.

Contract conclusion

98% confidence

Not explicitly evidenced as signed

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The source reports an active award and a contract period, but supplies no explicit signature or contract-conclusion confirmation.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Delivery and supply-chain implication

95% confidence

The principal contractor is expected to manage photovoltaic-panel removal and reinstatement, whether performed directly or by named specialist subcontractors.

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Tender description.

Programme implication

94% confidence

The description sets a maximum 22-week works period, while bidders were asked to confirm their timeline in the Bidder Response Document.

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Tender description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-f2c14e87-36ab-429b-a4a8-baeba2bd9759
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Colchester City Council

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Buyer party legalName and process buyer_name.

Authority delivery context

95% confidence

Colchester Borough Homes was stated to be acting on behalf of Colchester City Council

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Tender description.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Colchester, UK

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Buyer party address lists Colchester, CO3 3WG, UK.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

AMBER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED

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Supplier verification status is verified, with exact-name match to company number 04184802.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

Amber Construction Services Ltd

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Award supplier and source supplier name fields.

Supplier SME status in notice

94% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details.scale is "sme".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated end-date milestone

98% confidence

9 April 2027

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Published contract end date is 2027-04-09T23:59:59+01:00.

Renewal or extension terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award versus signed contract

98% confidence

The record supports an active award and published contract dates, not an explicit signed-contract confirmation.

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Award status is active; no signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.

Lot data

99% confidence

No lot records, lot titles or award-to-lot allocation supplied.

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lots is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.

Competition and evaluation detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

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No tender count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation fields are provided.

Value detail

99% confidence

No pricing breakdown or separate values for work elements are supplied.

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The source supplies only the total award value.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published record does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed or otherwise concluded.
Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bids, evaluation scores, award rationale and savings.
No lot records, lot titles or award-to-lot allocation are supplied.
Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, renewal and detailed pricing terms.
The stated works programme is described as provisional, while separately published contract dates run from 25 October 2026 to 9 April 2027.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Colchester flat roof replacement contract?

The published award names AMBER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED, verified to company number 04184802.

What is the published award value?

The published award value is £1,134,000.

Has the contract been confirmed as signed?

No explicit signature confirmation is supplied. The published record reports an active award and contract dates.

What works are included?

The scope includes felt flat-roof re-covering, selected deck replacement or overlays, tapered insulation, temporary roof protection where required, and management of photovoltaic-panel removal and reinstatement.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

GB-Colchester: 0486-PA - Felt Flat Roof Replacement on Two Storey Blocks - (Contract J)

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Amber Construction Services Ltd

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Additional Classifications

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

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Identifier

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Details

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Award information

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Notice and amendment history

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