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Dumbarton Exit, Rivercity Set Demolition_

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)

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23 Jul 2026 at 13:04

UK5 - Transparency Notice
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16 Jul 2026 at 14:46

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The BBC commissioned works to dismantle, remove and clear the River City television set at Dumbarton, Scotland. The serial drama has been decommissioned, so the set must be derigged and removed from the site before the property is handed back to the landlord in the condition required by the lease. The procurement is for demolition work, including the removal of set structures and associated materials. The requirement arose at a BBC filming location and concerns a specific site exit rather than ongoing broadcast production, facilities management or general construction services. Businesses with relevant demolition, dismantling, clearance and site handover capability are the closest fit, particularly those able to work safely where hazardous materials may be present.

The procurement is complete and BJM Design was selected for the single works package. The BBC used a direct award because hazardous materials were unexpectedly identified on site, creating extreme urgency and making standard or accelerated competitive procedures impracticable without risking the wider site-exit programme. The awarded gross value is £489,000 including applicable taxes. The contract period runs from 20 July 2026 to 31 October 2026. The award covers demolition work at the Dumbarton site in Scotland. The award is recorded as pending, while the tender itself is complete. The scope description was corrected through an amendment. The procurement was above the relevant threshold and was evaluated through the direct-award route justified by urgency.

This outcome indicates demand for specialist set demolition and urgent site-clearance work from a major public broadcaster. A credible future competitor would need practical experience dismantling temporary or production-related structures, removing materials from an operational or recently vacated site, and leaving premises ready for landlord handover. Capability to identify, isolate and manage hazardous materials is particularly important because their unexpected discovery drove the procurement route. Suppliers should also be able to mobilise quickly, coordinate safe removal and disposal, control programme risk, and document that the site has been cleared to an agreed condition. The requirement is most relevant to demolition contractors and specialist dismantling or clearance firms with the capacity to deliver a complete site-exit package.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dumbarton Exit, Rivercity Set Demolition_

Notice Description

Dumbarton is the filming location for the BBC Scotland serial drama River City which has been decommissioned. Consequently, the set needs to be derigged and removed from the site to be handed over to the landlord in the condition agreed upon in the lease.

Procurement Information

The grounds for this are that the works are strictly necessary by reason of extreme urgency brought about by events that were unforeseeable by the contracting authority, namely the unexpected identification of hazardous materials on site necessitating an immediate site exit which could not reasonably have been anticipated in the contracting authority's planning and programming. The urgency of the situation is such that it is impossible to comply with the minimum time limits required under the standard open or restricted procedures, or indeed the accelerated variants thereof, without creating an unacceptable risk to the programme of wider works required to achieve site exit.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd0c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069689-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45111100 - Demolition work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£489,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Jul 2026 - 31 Oct 2026 1-6 months
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
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W1A 1AA
Postcode Area
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
West End
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BJM Design

Further Information

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