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Opportunity overview
Stotfold Town Council is seeking tenders from suitably experienced contractors to undertake renovation works to the Cemetery Toilet Block to provide 2 unisex WCs one of which to be DDA compliant, solar panels and battery to support trace heating and storage space.
Pre-Application advice has been received from Central Bedfordshire Council detailing requirements of the works. A summary of these is included in the Schedule of Works and the full Pre-Application Advice is available.
The toilet block has been given non-designated heritage asset status by Central Bedfordshire Council.
A planning application will be required for these works.
A building condition survey has identified several structural issues to be addressed as part of the renovation.
The Town Council's budget for this project is approximately £190,000-£210,000 including VAT. The Council reserves the right not to proceed, or to amend the scope of works, where tenders exceed the available budget.
Classification
CPV44112000 — Miscellaneous building structures
CPV45212350 — Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
CPV45215000 — Construction work for buildings relating to health and social services, for crematoriums and public conveniences
The document clarifies that the contractor must manage and price all ecological requirements. It sets staged payments based on completed, verified work, with 10% retention, separate pricing for optional items, and safeguards for variations, evidence and defective work.Open source ↗
Published notice details
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A supplemental questions document has been uploaded
The document clarifies that the contractor must manage and price all ecological requirements. It sets staged payments based on completed, verified work, with 10% retention, separate pricing for optional items, and safeguards for variations, evidence and defective work.
Id
097682-2026
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Value
Including VAT
210,000
Amount
168,000
Currency
GBP
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price and value for money
Description
Total cost, clarity of breakdown, treatment of provisional sums, assumptions, exclusions, VAT, and whether the price appears realistic for the scope
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
33
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Relevant experience and technical capability
Description
Experience with historic/traditional masonry buildings, structural repairs, accessible WC refurbishments, cemetery or sensitive public sites, asbestos-related works, ecology constraints, and solar lighting installations.
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
22
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
quality
Name
Quality of proposed methodology
Description
Understanding of the scope, approach to heritage-sensitive repairs, sequencing, protection of graves/memorials/pathways, lime mortar/brick matching, asbestos controls, bat/ecology supervision, waste management, and quality control.
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
22
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Submission quality and completeness
Description
Whether the contractor has submitted all requested information and responded fully to the schedule of works.
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
12
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Type
quality
Name
Programme and availability
Description
Earliest start date, realistic duration, ability to complete continuously once started, allowance for planning/building control/ecology constraints, and management of lead times
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
11
Weight
percentageExact
Contract period
Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
44112000
Description
Miscellaneous building structures
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45212350
Description
Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
45215000
Description
Construction work for buildings relating to health and social services, for crematoriums and public conveniences
The document clarifies that the contractor must manage and price all ecological requirements. It sets staged payments based on completed, verified work, with 10% retention, separate pricing for optional items, and safeguards for variations, evidence and defective work.
4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
4 VERSIONS
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087518-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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093332-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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095755-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
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097682-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Stotfold Town Council is inviting tenders for renovation of a cemetery toilet block, including two unisex WCs (one DDA compliant), solar panels, battery provision, trace heating support, storage space and structural repairs. The building is a non-designated heritage asset and planning permission will be required.
Who this may suit
Suitable for experienced building-renovation contractors able to deliver public-convenience refurbishment and address structural, heritage, planning and ecological requirements.
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Stotfold Town Council is inviting tenders for renovation of a cemetery toilet block, including two unisex WCs (one DDA compliant), solar panels, battery provision, trace heating support, storage space and structural repairs. The building is a non-designated heritage asset and planning permission will be required.
Who this may suit
Suitable for experienced building-renovation contractors able to deliver public-convenience refurbishment and address structural, heritage, planning and ecological requirements.
Key deliverables
Renovated cemetery toilet block
Two unisex WCs, including one DDA-compliant WC
Solar panels and battery
Trace-heating support and storage space
Remediation of identified structural issues
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Relevant experience
98% confidence
Suitably experienced contractors sought
View supporting evidence
"seeking tenders from suitably experienced contractors"
Accessible WC
99% confidence
Provide one DDA-compliant unisex WC
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"provide 2 unisex WCs one of which to be DDA compliant"
Planning
99% confidence
A planning application is required
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"A planning application will be required for these works."
Ecological requirements
90% confidence
Contractor must manage and price all ecological requirements
View supporting evidence
Document title: "the contractor must manage and price all ecological requirements"
Structural repairs
98% confidence
Address structural issues identified in the building condition survey
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"A building condition survey has identified several structural issues to be addressed as part of the renovation."
Supplier eligibility requirements
95% confidence
Unknown from supplied notice content
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No explicit eligibility, financial standing, insurance or registration requirements supplied.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Council budget
99% confidence
Approximately £190,000–£210,000 including VAT
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"The Town Council's budget for this project is approximately £190,000-£210,000 including VAT."
Published lot value
99% confidence
£168,000
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Lot 1 value_amount: 168000 GBP
Payment and retention
90% confidence
Staged payments for completed, verified work; 10% retention
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Document title: "It sets staged payments based on completed, verified work, with 10% retention"
Optional items and variations
88% confidence
Separate pricing for optional items; provisions concerning variations, evidence and defective work
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Document title: "separate pricing for optional items, and safeguards for variations, evidence and defective work"
Scope/budget reservation
99% confidence
Buyer may not proceed or may amend scope if tenders exceed available budget
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"The Council reserves the right not to proceed, or to amend the scope of works, where tenders exceed the available budget."
One active lot; no lot title or description supplied
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Lot 1 is active, with null title and description.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Published value discrepancy
99% confidence
The stated budget is approximately £190,000–£210,000 including VAT, while the active lot value is £168,000. The supplied data does not state whether these figures use different VAT bases or otherwise reconcile.
View supporting evidence
Description states "£190,000-£210,000 including VAT"; Lot 1 value_amount is "168000" GBP.
Planning risk
99% confidence
Works require a planning application.
View supporting evidence
"A planning application will be required for these works."
Heritage constraints
99% confidence
The toilet block has non-designated heritage asset status.
View supporting evidence
"The toilet block has been given non-designated heritage asset status"
Scope change/cancellation risk
99% confidence
Buyer reserves the right not to proceed or amend scope if tenders exceed budget.
View supporting evidence
"The Council reserves the right not to proceed, or to amend the scope of works"
Ecological cost and delivery risk
90% confidence
Contractor is stated to be responsible for managing and pricing ecological requirements, but detailed requirements are not supplied in the notice content.
View supporting evidence
Document title: "the contractor must manage and price all ecological requirements".
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