Stotfold Cemetery - Toilet and Storage

What the buyer is asking for

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.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 33%pricePrice and value for moneyTotal cost, clarity of breakdown, treatment of provisional sums, assumptions, exclusions, VAT, and whether the price appears realistic for the scope
• 22%qualityRelevant experience and technical capabilityExperience with historic/traditional masonry buildings, structural repairs, accessible WC refurbishments, cemetery or sensitive public sites, asbestos-related works, ecology constraints, and solar lighting installations.
• 22%qualityQuality of proposed methodologyUnderstanding 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.
• 12%qualitySubmission quality and completenessWhether the contractor has submitted all requested information and responded fully to the schedule of works.
• 11%qualityProgramme and availabilityEarliest start date, realistic duration, ability to complete continuously once started, allowance for planning/building control/ecology constraints, and management of lead times

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published6 days ago

   15 Sept 2026, 18:54 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 25 days

   16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 42 days

   2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
4. Award decision expected byin 74 days

   4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice15 Sept 2026, 18:54 BST087518-2026

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