---
title: "Strengthening of Art Store Flooring"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0783b2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Hartlepool Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-08"
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# Strengthening of Art Store Flooring

Buyer: Hartlepool Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0783b2

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## Summary

Hartlepool Borough Council commissioned structural strengthening of the art-store flooring at Sir William Gray House so the building can accommodate the council’s art collection. The work is a flooring and building-restoration project, classified as wood flooring work (CPV 45432114). Delivery is in Hartlepool, England. The requirement concerns strengthening existing flooring rather than supplying or installing a general flooring package; suppliers whose work covers assessment and reinforcement of floors in historic or existing buildings are closest to its scope. The council is the buyer and the site is Sir William Gray House.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Historic Property Restoration Limited. The council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, for a single lot. The contract was signed on 7 September 2026 and runs from 14 to 23 October 2026. Its value is £89,000 excluding VAT (£106,800 including VAT). The award is active and the contract is active. The published information gives no separate award date or stated evaluation criteria; the selection was made through the non-competitive direct-award route. The recorded work is the strengthening of the art-store flooring, with the awarded flooring work located in Hartlepool.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need to deliver structural floor strengthening in an existing property and demonstrate that the reinforced floor can support the intended use of a stored art collection. Experience in building restoration and wood flooring work is directly relevant, particularly where the site must remain suited to the preservation and storage of valuable collections. This contract shows Hartlepool Borough Council has bought a focused works package through a below-threshold direct award, rather than an openly competed multi-lot project. A competitor should therefore be able to present a clear, technically suitable approach to assessing and strengthening the floor, with the specialist restoration capability to carry out the works in a defined site-based package. The selected supplier was a small or medium-sized business.

## Notice

Strengthening of Art Store Flooring at Sir William Gray House to accommodate HBC's Art Collection.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095179-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Oct 2026 - 23 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £89,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Hartlepool Borough Council |
| Locality | HARTLEPOOL |
| Postcode area | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS24 8AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Hartlepool |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Hartlepool |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Historic Property Restoration Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45432114 - Wood flooring work

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 12:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095179-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095179-2026
  8th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.hprltd.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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