Refurbishment of 1 and 3 Faringdon Road, Swindon
Swindon Borough CouncilEstimated Value
£500,000 – £650,000
Deadline
23 May 2017
Published
10 May 2017
Type
works
Overview
Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced contractors to undertake the refurbishment of 1 and 3 Faringdon Road, Swindon. A development that sees existing commercial premises converted to 8 residential units on the upper floors and part ground floor with a retained commercial area on the ground floor frontage.
The contract will be initially for a period of 20 weeks commencing 14th August 2017. Full details relating to the works are provided in the tender documents.
Swindon Borough Council will evaluate the Selection Questionnaire and shortlist 5 suitably qualified bidders who will be invited to tender for the refurbishment of 1 and 3 Faringdon Road, Swindon. A draft ITT, which may be subject to minor changes, will be issued with the Selection Questionnaire for information about the works only, you are not required to complete the ITT at this stage.
Key dates
- Commences
- 14th August 2017
- Duration
- 20 weeks
Eligibility & compliance
This is a restricted tender where bidder are required to pre-qualify to tender by completing and submitting the Selection Questionnaire by 1200hrs, UK Local Time 23/05/2017.
Additional details
The formal ITT will be issued to the short listed suitably qualified bidders. Please note that this project has been advertised on Supplying the South West Portal which is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity. URL: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk Project Id: DN262565
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Quick,Son (South & West) Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£16m
total awarded
- 2
Abbey Electrical (Swindon) UK Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£8m
total awarded
- 3
Penshurst Construction Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£8m
total awarded
- 4
Shield Electrical Services Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£8m
total awarded
- 5
SN Heating & Plumbing Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Sept 2025£8m
total awarded
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Swindon Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
10 May 2017
Submission deadline
23 May 2017
Notice type
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