ClosedDemolition, site preparation and clearance work

Design and Demolition of the Indoor Market and Forum, Barrow in Furness[E11]

United KingdomKendalWestmorland and Furness Council[E1]

Deadline[E4]: Buyer's deadline: 4 Sept 2025, 14:00 UTC+1. UTC: 4 Sept 2025, 13:00 UTC.
Value[E12]: GBP 8,100,000
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (above threshold)One stage: bids go in by the deadline
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Original notice

In plain English

What they want: To bid for a two Stage Design and Demolition Contract for the demolition of the Forum and Indoor Market in Barrow in Furness. The tender is advertised via The Chest, if you are not already registered on the portal the help you need to get started can be found here https://www.the-chest.org.uk/. All details are in the documents within the tender and available via the above portal.
Who can bid: The notice doesn't say. Check the selection criteria in the tender documents.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

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Published[E9]: 4 Aug 2025
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 days ago

About the requirement · From the notice

To bid for a two Stage Design and Demolition Contract for the demolition of the Forum and Indoor Market in Barrow in Furness. The tender is advertised via The Chest, if you are not already registered on the portal the help you need to get started can be found here https://www.the-chest.org.uk/. All details are in the documents within the tender and available via the above portal. Should you have any further questions please direct them via the messaging system on The Chest.[E5]

Preliminary, from the notice only

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Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]

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Eligibility and requirements

DetailDelivery location: England, United Kingdom.[E6]
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Tender documents

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Buyer

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Westmorland and Furness Council

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Evidence12 facts from the notice · Show

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E1
The buyer is Westmorland and Furness Council.
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 45111000 (Demolition, site preparation and clearance work).
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 4 Sep 2025, 14:00 UTC+01:00.
“2025-09-04T14:00:00+01:00”
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“To bid for a two Stage Design and Demolition Contract for the demolition of the Forum and Indoor Market in Barrow in Furness. The tender is advertised via The Chest, if you are not already registered on the portal the help you need to get started can be found here https://www.th…”
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: England, United Kingdom.
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 4 Aug 2025.
“2025-08-04T17:04:48+01:00”
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Design and Demolition of the Indoor Market and Forum, Barrow in Furness".
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 8,100,000.
“8100000 GBP”
Document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:36 UTC
The deadline (2025-09-04T13:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 256a4d42-1f91-4aa8-93f0-8439ecff0e68-857565