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Design and installation of Public Toilet Block at Rendlesham

Forestry Commission

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06 Oct 2026 at 16:39

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Forestry Commission is buying the design and construction of a new public toilet block at Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk. The works cover detailed design, groundworks, utility connections, manufacture, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning and handover. The facility is to include an accessible toilet with baby-changing and stoma-friendly facilities, four ambulatory unisex cubicles and a urinal room, together with external works and mechanical and electrical services. The contractor will take responsibility as both Principal Designer and Principal Contractor and deliver a fully operational facility. This is a public conveniences construction project, with modular building work also included (CPV 45215500).

The Forestry Commission invited offers through an open competition. The procurement has reached the tender stage. The deadline for enquiries was 23 October 2026 at 16:00, and bids were due by 2 November 2026 at 12:00. The contract period is 1 December 2026 to 17 March 2027, with the facility required to be operational by March 2027. The estimated value is £130,000 excluding VAT (£156,000 including VAT). There is one lot, and small and medium-sized businesses are considered suitable. Evaluation is weighted 45% on price and 55% on quality: design (20%), resources and capacity (15%), sustainability and net zero (10%), and programme and delivery risks (10%).

This suits building contractors able to manage an end-to-end public toilet project, including design, site preparation, utility connections, construction or manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning. The appointed contractor must be able to act as Principal Designer and Principal Contractor and coordinate the associated external, mechanical and electrical works through to handover. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate a credible design and delivery team, sufficient resources and capacity, and a programme that addresses delivery risks. The quality assessment also rewards a strong approach to sustainability and net zero, alongside design quality. The single-lot opportunity is explicitly considered suitable for SMEs, making it relevant to capable smaller contractors as well as larger construction firms, including those able to bring in specialist partners for utilities, modular construction or building services. The requirement combines a compact public facility with several accessibility and user-facility features.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Design and installation of Public Toilet Block at Rendlesham

Notice Description

Design and construction of a new public toilet block at Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, including detailed design, groundworks, utility connections, manufacture, delivery, installation, testing, commissioning and handover. The facility will comprise an accessible WC with baby changing and stoma-friendly facilities, four ambulatory unisex cubicles, a urinal room, associated external works, and all necessary mechanical and electrical services. The contractor will act as Principal Designer and Principal Contractor and deliver a fully operational facility by March 2027

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078207
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094435-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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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

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

44211100 - Modular and portable buildings

45215500 - Public conveniences

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
2 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 17 Mar 2027 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
Forestry Commission
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1EJ
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLH East (England)
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

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