Notice Information
Notice Title
Fordington Cemetery Boundary/Retaining Wall
Notice Description
The purpose of this expression of interest invitation is to assist Dorchester Town Council in deciding which suppliers to short-list to invite to tender for the provision of construction services to the Town Council. The contract will be let by Dorchester Town Council, 19 North Square, Dorchester DT1 1JF. This form should be returned to:- Carl Dallison Assistant Town Clerk Dorchester Town Council 19 North Show less description Square Dorchester Dorset DT1 1JF Or email it to - c.dallison@dorchester-tc.gov.uk Carl Dallison T: 01305 266861 B. Introduction Dorchester Town Council are seeking suitably qualified construction companies to provide construction services to the Council. C. Scope of Service To rebuild a collapsed section of retaining wall which forms the boundary between Fordington Cemetery and a car park along Holloway Road, Dorchester. Although the wall is not listed it is located within a Dorchester Conservation Area. The retaining wall is approximately 5.5 metres high and has failure due to hydrostatic pressure. The works will involve cutting back the chalk escarpment and the installation of gabion baskets built off a concrete footing. Front face of the gabions will be lined with dense blocks with a natural stone finish. Formation of weep holes drilled into the remaining wall sections to ease hydrostatic pressure. The removal of vegetation and areas of repointing.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Discovery of unknown ground conditions, burials, geological issues; post commencement of works.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e845
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007360-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £150,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Feb 202512 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2025 - 1 Oct 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Carl Dallison
- Contact Email
- c.dallison@dorchester-tc.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01305 266861
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DORCHESTER
- Postcode
- DT1 1JF
- Post Town
- Dorchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK64 Dorset
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Dorset
- Electoral Ward
- Dorchester West
- Westminster Constituency
- West Dorset
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007360-2025
27th February 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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