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Opportunity overview
Rother District Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced main contractor for the design and construction of a new four-bay steel portal frame workshop and associated facilities at its existing Sidley Depot, to serve the Biffa-operated waste collection fleet delivering statutory waste services under the Joint Waste Partnership.
The site is the former East Sussex County Council Highways Depot at Elva Way, Bexhill-on-Sea. The freehold is held by East Sussex County Council; Rother District Council is the leaseholder. The site is in continuous operational use as a waste collection depot by Biffa Waste Services Ltd under the Joint Waste Partnership (Rother District Council, Wealden District Council and Hastings Borough Council).
The site comprises a generally rectangular concrete-surfaced yard with vehicular access from Elva Way to the north via existing double gates. The southern boundary adjoins residential properties on Buckland Drive. Existing site infrastructure to remain includes arm-code barrier, smoking shelter, cycle stores, lockers and existing welfare portacabin facilities.
Demolition and clearance works have been completed prior to Contract commencement by others. The Contractor is not required to disturb the existing welfare portacabin arrangement, which is held under a separate contract.
Biffa Waste Services Ltd will continue all waste collection, vehicle washing, refuelling, dispatch and depot operations throughout the duration of the Works. The site access on Elva Way will be shared with Biffa vehicles entering and exiting their facilities.
The Joint Waste Partnership's statutory waste service must not be interrupted during the Works. Specific limitations on method and sequence arising from this concurrent occupation are set out in the tender documents.
The Council is seeking to contract with an organisation that will manage the Services to the highest levels of satisfaction, professional standards and cost effectiveness. The Contractor will be expected to deliver improvements to service delivery and value for money over the life of the contract.
Please check the attached Specification (Appendix A) and other tender documents for more information.
Classification
CPV45210000 — Building construction work
CPV45213000 — Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
CPV45213270 — Construction works for recycling station
CPV45213280 — Construction works for compost facility
CPV71220000 — Architectural design services
Lots
Lot 1AED 1.3m · Source currency differs from tender
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Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ESPH753
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No
How to submit
The Council is managing this tender process and communicating with Tenderers using the East Sussex Procurement Hub e-procurement portal hosted by In-Tend Limited (https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/seshared/home). No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with the Council (including submission of tenders) will be conducted via the Portal.
The evaluation of your tender submission will be undertaken in a number of stages as detailed below.
1 - Conditions of Participation will be evaluated on Pass/Fail Criteria.
2 - Quality 40%, Price - 60%
3 - Verification. Conditions of Participation checklist evidence – preferred bidder only. Will be evaluated on Pass/Fail Criteria
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45210000
Description
Building construction work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45213000
Description
Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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098660-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Rother District Council is procuring a main contractor to design and construct a new four-bay steel portal-frame workshop and associated facilities at Sidley Depot, Bexhill-on-Sea. The depot will remain operational for Biffa’s waste-collection fleet during the works, and statutory waste services must not be interrupted.
Who this may suit
Suitable for an experienced main contractor able to undertake the stated design-and-construction works in a live operational depot environment. Detailed technical scope, sequencing constraints and tender conditions are referenced in tender documents but are not supplied here.
Key points identified
Supplier roleSuitably qualified and experienced main contractorEvidence: “seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced main contractor”
Core scopeDesign and construction of a new four-bay steel portal-frame workshop and associated facilitiesEvidence: “for the design and construction of a new four-bay steel portal frame workshop and associated facilities”
Operational continuityStatutory waste service must not be interrupted during the worksEvidence: “The Joint Waste Partnership's statutory waste service must not be interrupted during the Works.”
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Rother District Council is procuring a main contractor to design and construct a new four-bay steel portal-frame workshop and associated facilities at Sidley Depot, Bexhill-on-Sea. The depot will remain operational for Biffa’s waste-collection fleet during the works, and statutory waste services must not be interrupted.
Who this may suit
Suitable for an experienced main contractor able to undertake the stated design-and-construction works in a live operational depot environment. Detailed technical scope, sequencing constraints and tender conditions are referenced in tender documents but are not supplied here.
Key deliverables
Design and construction of a new four-bay steel portal-frame workshop
Associated facilities at Sidley Depot
Works delivery while waste-depot operations continue without interruption
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Supplier role
98% confidence
Suitably qualified and experienced main contractor
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“seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced main contractor”
Core scope
99% confidence
Design and construction of a new four-bay steel portal-frame workshop and associated facilities
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“for the design and construction of a new four-bay steel portal frame workshop and associated facilities”
Operational continuity
99% confidence
Statutory waste service must not be interrupted during the works
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“The Joint Waste Partnership's statutory waste service must not be interrupted during the Works.”
Tender-document compliance
96% confidence
Specific limitations on method and sequence are stated in the tender documents
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“Specific limitations on method and sequence arising from this concurrent occupation are set out in the tender documents.”
Qualification and experience criteria
91% confidence
Suitably qualified and experienced; detailed criteria unknown from supplied notice content
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“suitably qualified and experienced main contractor”; no detailed selection criteria are supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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suitable_for_sme is null.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown
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suitable_for_vcse is null.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated maximum contract value
93% confidence
GBP 1,342,000 at process level
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process value_max: 1342000; process currency: GBP.
Lot value currency
99% confidence
AED 1,342,000 is reported for Lot 1, conflicting with the process-level GBP currency
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Lot 1 value_amount: 1342000; currency: AED. Process currency: GBP.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Delivery
Site
99% confidence
Sidley Depot, Elva Way, Bexhill-on-Sea
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“at its existing Sidley Depot”; “The site is the former East Sussex County Council Highways Depot at Elva Way, Bexhill-on-Sea.”
Delivery region
95% confidence
UKJ, United Kingdom
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Delivery location region: UKJ; country: United Kingdom.
Live-site constraint
99% confidence
Biffa waste-collection, vehicle-washing, refuelling, dispatch and depot operations will continue during the works; Elva Way access will be shared
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“Biffa Waste Services Ltd will continue all waste collection, vehicle washing, refuelling, dispatch and depot operations throughout the duration of the Works.”
Excluded activity
98% confidence
Do not disturb the existing welfare portacabin arrangement
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“The Contractor is not required to disturb the existing welfare portacabin arrangement, which is held under a separate contract.”
Pre-completed activity
98% confidence
Demolition and clearance have been completed by others before contract commencement
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“Demolition and clearance works have been completed prior to Contract commencement by others.”
procurement_method: open; procurement_method_details: “Below threshold - open competition”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
7 December 2026, 13:00 UTC
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submission_deadline: 2026-12-07T13:00:00+00:00.
Lot structure
98% confidence
One active lot is supplied, but it has no title or description
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Lot 1 status: active; title: null; description: null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Currency inconsistency
99% confidence
The process-level estimated value is reported in GBP, while the sole lot reports the same numeric value in AED. The applicable contract currency cannot be determined from supplied data.
Works must be planned around ongoing vehicle movements and waste-depot operations, with no interruption to statutory waste services.
View supporting evidence
“Biffa Waste Services Ltd will continue all waste collection... throughout the duration of the Works”; “statutory waste service must not be interrupted”.
Detailed scope and sequencing unavailable
97% confidence
Tender documents are needed to assess the full specification, method/sequence limitations and associated facilities.
View supporting evidence
“Please check the attached Specification (Appendix A) and other tender documents for more information.”
Lot detail incomplete
99% confidence
The supplied active lot has no title or description, preventing lot-specific scope analysis.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
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