--- title: "CA18575 - RFQ 2026/42 - Conservation Engineer for St Paul's Church The Crag Cemetery Rostrevor" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2197c74e-9f26-477a-b909-0958c9779a8e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2197c74e-9f26-477a-b909-0958c9779a8e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2197c74e-9f26-477a-b909-0958c9779a8e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2197c74e-9f26-477a-b909-0958c9779a8e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)" published: "2026-10-16" --- # CA18575 - RFQ 2026/42 - Conservation Engineer for St Paul's Church The Crag Cemetery Rostrevor Buyer: Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2197c74e-9f26-477a-b909-0958c9779a8e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2197c74e-9f26-477a-b909-0958c9779a8e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2197c74e-9f26-477a-b909-0958c9779a8e.json) ## Summary Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is seeking a conservation engineer to assess the structure of St Paul’s Church ruins and the surrounding site at Crag Cemetery in Rostrevor. The commission is to produce a phased, costed conservation strategy covering short-, medium- and long-term actions. The church is in a deteriorated and unstable condition, and the graveyard has been closed on health and safety grounds, affecting public access, heritage value and community use. The ruins are within Rostrevor Conservation Area and are treated as curtilage listed because of their proximity to a Grade B listed memorial. This is a heritage conservation engineering and structural assessment service, within the broader architectural and engineering services category (CPV 71000000). The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The tender was published on 16 October 2026, with submissions due by 13 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The estimated contract value is £15,000. The contract period is set to run from 23 November 2026 to 22 November 2027. The scope is described as a single requirement, rather than a multi-lot competition. The tender identifies the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No award criteria or separate technical or financial evaluation weighting is stated in the information provided. The required output is a structural assessment and a costed, phased conservation strategy for the church ruins and environs; earlier structural appraisal work was completed in 2019, with further recommendations in 2021, and the condition has since worsened. This commission is suited to engineering consultancies and independent conservation engineers able to assess unstable historic masonry and develop practical conservation plans. Relevant strengths include structural appraisal of ruined or deteriorating buildings, understanding of heritage constraints in a conservation area, and the ability to translate inspection findings into sequenced short-, medium- and long-term interventions with costings. Suppliers should be capable of considering the church and its environs as a connected site and of addressing the safety implications of a structure that has resulted in cemetery closure. The requirement is identified as suitable for SMEs, so a smaller specialist practice may be well placed to compete if it can deliver the assessment and strategy. No specific accreditation, named professional qualification or minimum experience threshold is stated. ## Notice Newry, Mourne & Down District Council looking for a Conservation Engineer who shall undertake a structural assessment of St Paul's Church and its environs and prepare a phased, costed conservation strategy addressing short-, medium- and long-term actions. St Paul's Church (ruins) is located within Crag Cemetery in the Rostrevor Conservation Area. The cemetery is accessed via a lane off Mary Street/The Square and is bounded by St Bronagh's GAA Clubrooms to the west, with residential development to the south and east. While the church is neither listed in its own right nor a scheduled monument, it is considered curtilage listed due to its proximity to a Grade B listed memorial (HB16/06/050). The church ruins are in a deteriorated and unstable condition, which has led to the closure of the graveyard on health and safety grounds. This has significant implications for public access, heritage value and community use. A structural appraisal was undertaken in 2019, with further recommendations issued in 2021. Although initial actions were progressed, the project subsequently stalled due to COVID-19 disruption and changes in personnel. The condition of the structure has since worsened, and the site remains closed. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18575. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18575 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bf128b9-9ba2-41eb-922d-9fe37928f4f8 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 13 Nov 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 23 Nov 2026 - 22 Nov 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) | | Locality | NEWRY | | Postcode area | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT34 2QU | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN08 Newry, Mourne and Down | | Local authority | Newry, Mourne and Down | | Electoral ward | Abbey | | Westminster constituency | Newry and Armagh | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71200000 - Architectural and related services - 71210000 - Advisory architectural services ## Release History - 16 Oct 2026 at 11:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bf128b9-9ba2-41eb-922d-9fe37928f4f8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bf128b9-9ba2-41eb-922d-9fe37928f4f8 16th October 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://suppliers.multiquote.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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