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Guildhall Refurbishment

Winchester City Council

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

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04 Sep 2026 at 16:40

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04 Sep 2026 at 16:24

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04 Sep 2026 at 16:07

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04 Sep 2026 at 15:50

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04 Sep 2026 at 15:33

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04 Sep 2026 at 15:16

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01 Jul 2026 at 12:01

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Summary of the contracting process

Winchester City Council is procuring building refurbishment works for Winchester Guildhall and the associated Abbey House offices in Winchester. The scope covers internal and external alterations to a historic cultural building, including full internal redecoration, opening up vaulted ceilings, replacement and new toilet facilities, removal of partitions to create open office space, and an external balcony with possible strengthening and handrails. It also includes replacement mechanical and electrical plant, refurbishment or possible replacement of roof coverings and rainwater goods, external stonework refurbishment, and restoration of masonry fenestrations at Abbey House, the Mayor of Winchester’s office. This is a construction works requirement, including building alteration, roofing, scaffolding, masonry and bricklaying.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded, subject to a standstill period ending on 15 September 2026. It used a single open procedure with a two-stage appointment: pre-construction followed by construction. The award date is 4 September 2026, to Appledown Projects Ltd. The award value is £5,343,419.66 excluding VAT and £6,412,103,592 including VAT; the original estimated value was £4.9 million excluding VAT and £5.9 million including VAT, with costs described as indicative because of the two-stage process. The awarded contract period is 17 September 2026 to 29 February 2028. There was one valid bid. Evaluation weighted price at 60% and quality at 40%; economic and technical participation conditions were set out in the tender documents.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need the capacity to manage a substantial, phased refurbishment of a historic civic building while coordinating pre-construction and construction delivery. Relevant capability includes internal fit-out and alteration works, vaulted-ceiling openings, toilet installation, office-space reconfiguration, mechanical and electrical plant replacement, roofing and rainwater goods, external stonework, masonry fenestration restoration, scaffolding, and potentially structural strengthening for balcony works. Experience of working on buildings of historical or architectural interest would be particularly relevant. The procurement was marked as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Suppliers would need to satisfy the buyer’s economic and technical participation conditions and present a strong quality case alongside competitive pricing, since quality formed 40% of the evaluation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Guildhall Refurbishment

Notice Description

The monetary values stated within this notice are indicative only due to the 2 stage appointment and may vary significantly (both higher or lower) from the final construction costs. The council will be carrying out a two stage appointment and is for the refurbishment of Winchester Guildhall, to include internal and external works. For the avoidance of doubt, the contractor will be appointed with a single procurement but the resulting appointment will be phased over two stages, stage one, The Pre-Construction Phase, stage two, The Construction Phase. The works are to include the following: - Full redecoration internally - Removal of ceilings in some areas to open up existing vaulted ceilings - Replacement of existing Toilet facilities - Installation of new toilet facilities to the first floor - Removal of existing partitions to open up office space - Creation of external balcony space to include potential strengthening works and handrails - Replacement of Mechanical and Electrical plant - External refurbishment to existing stonework - External refurbishment and possible replacement of existing roof coverings and rainwater goods. - The restoration of the masonry fenestrations and associated works to Abbey House, the office of the Mayor of Winchester Due to the nature of the two stage appointment process, any stated contract cost estimates are subject to change during the life of the project, either higher or lower.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c111
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084096-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

45212000 - Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants

45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings

45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest

45260000 - Roof works and other special trade construction works

45262100 - Scaffolding work

45262500 - Masonry and bricklaying work

45262700 - Building alteration work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,900,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,900,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£5,343,419 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
17 Sep 2026 - 29 Feb 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Winchester City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
COLEBROOK STREET, WINCHESTER
Postcode
SO23 9LJ
Postcode Area
Southampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Local Authority
Winchester
Electoral Ward
St Michael
Westminster Constituency
Winchester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Appledown Projects Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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