--- title: "Willowbed Hall Extension and Refurbishment, Chickerell Town Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b2e60b94-bf9b-4169-b3af-0f58fdb72f0f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b2e60b94-bf9b-4169-b3af-0f58fdb72f0f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b2e60b94-bf9b-4169-b3af-0f58fdb72f0f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b2e60b94-bf9b-4169-b3af-0f58fdb72f0f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WESTERN DESIGN LIMITED" published: "2025-11-05" --- # Willowbed Hall Extension and Refurbishment, Chickerell Town Council Buyer: WESTERN DESIGN LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b2e60b94-bf9b-4169-b3af-0f58fdb72f0f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b2e60b94-bf9b-4169-b3af-0f58fdb72f0f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b2e60b94-bf9b-4169-b3af-0f58fdb72f0f.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the "Willowbed Hall Extension and Refurbishment, Chickerell Town Council" project, initiated by Chickerell Town Council through Western Design Limited, focuses on extensive construction work under CPV classification 45000000. Located in Chickerell, Dorset (postal code DT34AJ), the initiative involves the enhancement of a local community hall and council office, comprising internal reconfiguration and external extensions. Published on 5th September 2025, this tender is at the "Tender" stage, with an invitation to submit bids by 10 AM on 17th October 2025 to Western Design Architects. The open procedure adopted indicates a competitive environment aimed at ensuring cost-effective execution. The project, valued at £720,000, accommodates SMEs for participation, reflecting the buyer's emphasis on inclusive procurement practices. This tender represents a significant opportunity for construction firms, particularly those experienced in community projects and public sector work. The scope for modifying internal space and constructing new facilities means businesses with expertise in both building interiors and new structures can find ample prospects to showcase their capabilities. Small and medium enterprises stand to benefit greatly from such public contracts due to the confirmed suitability preferences, allowing them to expand their portfolio and gain visibility within the public sector. Additionally, successful involvement in this project can pave the way for future tenders within the public domain, fostering long-term business growth. ## Notice The existing use of the site is a Local Community Hall and Chickerell Town Council Office. The proposed works include the reconfiguration of the internal layout of the existing Town Council offices to provide a registrar room and meeting room and erect a single storey extension adjoined to the west of the existing building to provide new Town Council office accommodation, storage areas and reduced sized commercial kitchen. In addition, new ramped access will be provided to all principal entrances alongside new landscaping, re-sited vehicular access and cycle store. The estimated project construction budget is PS705,000.00 Completed Invitation to Tender, Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Priced Schedule of Works should be returned to Western Design Architects at m.witt@westerndesign.co.uk no later that 10am on Friday 17th October 2025. Deadline for Bidder Clarifications 30th September 2025 to be sent to m.witt@westerndesign.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90e6fdce-8bfa-4b37-a3a4-1ce9f3ad4a22 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | 19 Oct 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Nov 2025 - 10 May 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £720,000 | | 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 | WESTERN DESIGN LIMITED | | Locality | BLANDFORD FORUM | | Post town | Dorchester | | Postcode | DT11 8JF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | | ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset | | Local authority | Dorset | | Electoral ward | Hill Forts & Upper Tarrants | | Westminster constituency | North Dorset | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 5 Nov 2025 at 09:53 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90e6fdce-8bfa-4b37-a3a4-1ce9f3ad4a22 - 2 Oct 2025 at 13:35 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90e6fdce-8bfa-4b37-a3a4-1ce9f3ad4a22 - 23 Sep 2025 at 12:23 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90e6fdce-8bfa-4b37-a3a4-1ce9f3ad4a22 - 19 Sep 2025 at 11:06 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90e6fdce-8bfa-4b37-a3a4-1ce9f3ad4a22 - 11 Sep 2025 at 08:54 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90e6fdce-8bfa-4b37-a3a4-1ce9f3ad4a22 - 5 Sep 2025 at 12:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90e6fdce-8bfa-4b37-a3a4-1ce9f3ad4a22 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90e6fdce-8bfa-4b37-a3a4-1ce9f3ad4a22 5th November 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/899d79bb-4bc1-41f7-946a-132adb953e4a Form of Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5e3f00bb-f776-43a2-813c-a8f7ec5a15d8 Pre Qualification Questionnaire - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c4519c99-7698-43a0-8aaf-db12956fcb6d Existing Site Plan - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2eee123-f78c-48f6-b249-f5ae8a220078 Existing Ground Floor Plan and Elevations - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c9013014-6e61-4b1e-a540-cccd5abf19e9 Construction Notes - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/536ff109-1432-45c0-bae1-7e11dfcf69bb Detailed Ground Floor Plan - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/64a01663-f136-435c-a3e9-e0e5f4f20b9c elevations - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b9f66637-6212-47b7-9e71-20ae3f90c482 Section 1 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c64974a9-fab0-4f5c-8a2c-987247300ba1 Section 2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fd0bc3d9-332f-408a-aa8f-5632af0865cd Details A B and C - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8e900c2a-8834-4dce-80d9-dc3cec816abc M&E Layout - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8665681b-9267-4aa3-a940-694982243c72 Fire Escape Strategy - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a5e67152-9dc7-462f-9297-63f3ab301d4a Planning Approval Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cf6df959-e860-4a83-8710-3f6625d1414f Schedule of Works for Pricing - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/93e861b4-5bad-4f16-9dda-30a38b795404 Trees - Survey Schedule - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f3a59f1a-dd9d-4147-af80-1c2933987767 Trees - Tree Protection Plan - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d0397ea3-5258-4c32-b816-bfb83240049a Trees - Method Statement - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/596445e7-a083-4f80-8ce6-8c7ff2fc080b Civils - Geotechnical Report - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/06ad01e4-c3ae-448b-8f87-f46727dd5c4e Civils - Drainage Strategy - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/64ff27e8-88b5-4339-85fa-0a33c9390a7f Civils - Existing Drainage - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3f203e1f-ef67-4f34-9a87-bfca05beeabe Civils - Existing Drainage 2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d90e0b81-deb3-40cd-bf7f-f7158652c3ad Civils - Proposed Site Levels - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/95c85372-bcd1-4d19-b381-8d09fcd7a78a Civils - Proposed Site Levels 2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d4e441c7-cf86-41ac-a711-f732ba311c23 Civils - Proposed External Finishes - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9913499c-67aa-43db-ac25-bed7d4270fbb Civils - Drainage Long Sections - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/190bbe6b-243a-43c1-ace6-656689d9575b Civils - Road Long Sections - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/566f34b7-b1ba-4062-8dd3-351216d04274 Civils - Road Long sections 2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8ea907c7-a659-4ecd-9a49-19dfd48c71f2 Civils - Road Cross Sections - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/591bc968-15ae-41b8-a100-8c59175a6555 Civils - Road Cross Sections 2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7438ccdd-e6f0-4d5f-95a5-f27f7a98ef6f Civils - Drainage details 1 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/496b72a3-a4d9-401e-9547-ed62c63cdb40 Civils - Drainage Details 2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/53422c4e-cc6f-4908-9863-c03b9c86a9d4 Civils - Drainage Details 3 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a19a1f77-b25e-4a91-8b93-80df2ea4fe6d Civils - External Finishes construction details - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4cbaeea4-6d36-4a64-9896-d5dba8cca7e9 Civils - Proposed Chamber Schedules - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4491776d-164f-48cf-8df7-890ca78baad1 Civils - Alignment setting out schedules - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/566d3b94-3997-4e9f-a972-8f9ff53541ab Civils - Drainage Strategy Report - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/36c65446-8742-4126-b6ef-1cad5975f3b6 Concertina Door Quote - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1240d8ab-94cd-4a9b-994a-96f101b495f7 Ecology - Certificate of Approval - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a4cc63ff-58d9-4579-8424-58fb0e461dc8 Ecology - Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c05a9ba2-ef07-4be1-9ab6-784b4e5dd1de Ecology - Ecological Impact Assessment - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/345061ab-7381-4411-98fd-afd4b524ae8e Invitation To Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/556fd486-561e-447e-8025-e1e0d835e5f5 Structural - Ground Floor Plan showing Foundations - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/771448f8-876e-4198-ae56-aaa6419bb56c Structural - Ground Floor Plan showing Structure over - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/54a8658b-da60-49e7-a672-d86921736d21 Structure - Sections - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02d238fe-e0cb-4456-a10f-8d0c87493240 CDM - Designers Risk Assessment - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a4b65a24-b5a5-4bd0-9c06-8b8742596e76 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0fdc7353-d84c-4af3-84a9-cb640a5f6b3c Tender Queries Response Tracker Revision 1 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b16b8300-f759-4afd-a907-0269889edcfd Detailed Ground Floor Plan - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/42ac4442-3f95-42ee-8b08-3f0b8bdd4490 Proposed Elevations - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b9be8697-5d7e-46aa-bb55-1126731246a3 M & E Layout - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2deb0d4d-6546-4952-bd7f-bfdbc84b7dc5 Fire Escape Strategy - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e7f4fb0e-eb8a-4a70-b271-c3606a8512ad Proposed Site Plan - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8001ef2a-25d1-464d-853c-f3f703d2eb1b Designers Risk Assessment - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c699b30b-c7d4-4bbc-b813-fb24208b52f1 Tender Queries Response Tracker Rev 2 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9b48c53b-42c0-45ce-897d-aabf37935b38 Tender Queries Response Tracker Rev 3 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/93544a89-82c9-4d7d-b727-f9c68845a451 106B - M&E Layout - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ec15e63e-452d-44ef-a317-3626d41a8553 Award Notice added 05.11.2025 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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