5496 - St. Gwladys Primary School - Lintel Replacement & Associated Works
Caerphilly County Borough CouncilEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
12 June 2026
Published
28 May 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
You are invited to submit a tender for the Replacement of defective lintels at St Gwladys Primary School. The scope of the project is fully described in the drawings and schedules of works but in summary the scope is:• Replacement of defective lintels and associated works• Provide internal scaffolding, remove existing suspended ceilings to rooms 078 and 063 • Provide temporary support and replace defective timber lintels with concrete lintels.• Provide timber treatment to any remaining timber left insitu• Hack off all defective plaster and replaster, redecorate to match existing • Provide external scaffolding, remove all defective stonework above existing stone lintels, provide new cavity trays and reinstate existing stonework and make good on completion including repointing • Take out defective windows and replace like for like with mechanical operators to open windows in room 078Key Dates:Construction Start:13/07/2026Duration:4 weeks
AI Analysis
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This is a building repair contract for St. Gwladys Primary School where you'll replace broken lintels (the beams above windows and doors) and fix associated damage. The work includes scaffolding, removing and replacing ceilings, fixing plaster, redecorating, stonework repairs, and replacing windows. It's a 4-week project starting 13 July 2026.
Requirements
- Must be able to work in an active school environment with appropriate safeguarding measures
- Must provide both internal and external scaffolding
- Must have competence in timber and concrete lintel replacement
- Must be able to match existing plaster finishes and decoration
- Must have stonework repointing expertise
- Must be able to remove and replace windows like-for-like with mechanical operators
- Must provide timber treatment to remaining timbers in situ
- Full scope of works detailed in drawings and schedules (not provided in this summary)
Key Tasks & Deliverables
- Remove internal suspended ceilings in rooms 078 and 063
- Provide temporary support structures while work is underway
- Replace defective timber lintels with concrete lintels throughout the building
- Apply timber treatment to any existing timber left in place
- Hack off defective plaster from ceilings and walls
- Replaster all affected areas to match the existing finish
- Redecorate (paint/finish) all worked areas to match existing appearance
- Erect external scaffolding
- Remove all defective stonework above the existing stone lintels
- Install new cavity trays (water management barriers)
- Reinstate the stonework to its original condition
- Repoint all stonework joints
- Remove existing windows from room 078 and install replacement windows with mechanical operators
- Make good (tidy up and finish) all areas on completion
How to Read This Tender
- 1This is a 'drawings and schedules' contract — the real detail is in the attached documents, not the summary. Request and carefully study the architectural drawings, specification schedules, and any site survey reports before bidding. The summary here only gives you the headline work.
- 2Note the school location and 'active school environment' phrase — this means you'll be working around pupils and staff. Expect restrictions on noise, dust, working hours, and site access. Budget extra time for this complexity.
- 3The 4-week duration is tight for this amount of work (internal ceilings, lintels, plaster, decoration, external stonework, windows). Challenge this timeline in your planning and flag any risks in your bid — the client needs to know if it's realistic.
- 4Look carefully at the specification for 'match existing' requirements (plaster, decoration, stonework repointing, windows). This requires good site surveying upfront and skilled trades to replicate finishes — not a like-for-like specification but a 'match what's already there' one, which is harder and more costly.
- 5Mechanical operators on windows (room 078) is a specific requirement — confirm in the detailed drawings what type and specification is needed. This is a specialist item that may have lead times.
Tips for Small Businesses
- Consider a subcontracting approach: partner with a scaffolding specialist (internal and external), a plastering/decoration firm, and a stonework specialist. This spreads risk and lets you bid as a main contractor without holding all the skilled trades in-house. You manage the schedule and quality.
- The school setting is a social value opportunity — highlight in your bid how you'll manage site safety for pupils (toolbox talks, secure site, debris control), support local labour or apprenticeships, and minimise disruption. Schools often score social value highly.
- Request the full drawings and specification documents immediately and spend time on-site surveying the existing finishes (plaster texture, paint colour, stonework pointing style, window type/detail). Poor understanding of 'match existing' is the biggest cost overrun on school projects. Get a detailed quote from your plaster and decoration subcontractors based on samples, not assumptions.
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Caerphilly County Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
28 May 2026
Submission deadline
12 June 2026
Notice type
UK4
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