Refurbishment tenders in the East Midlands
Open for bids now
- North Northamptonshire Council Refurbishment of Autumn Day Centre, CorbyNorth Northamptonshire Council · Bids due 30 Oct 2026 · £190,000
- Plumbing Room Workshop and Classroom Alterations at the Roundhouse Stephenson Building.Derby College Group · Bids due 30 Oct 2026 · Value not published
- Building Minor WorksDerbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited · Bids due 13 Nov 2026 · £1,000,000
- Newark Market Place RefurbishmentNewark And Sherwood District Council · Bids due 27 Nov 2026 · £1,150,000
- HDC-1714 WADKINS PAVILION REFURBISHMENTHarborough District Council · Bids due 27 Nov 2026 · £495,000
- Play Ground Refurbishment x 2Ingoldmells Parish Council · Bids due 31 Dec 2026 · £120,000
Links go to the notice on Find a Tender or Contracts Finder. The tender documents are on the buyer's own site.
Likely re-tenders in the next 12 months
| Buyer | Contract | Ends (estimate) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERBY CITY COUNCIL | TD2228 - Council House Lift Refurbishment (2025) | 26 Oct 2026 | £110,000 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | Delapre Annexe - Roof Replacement/Repairs and Refurbishment | 31 Oct 2026 | £282,745 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | Abington Library Refurbishment Works | 28 Nov 2026 | £300,000 |
| RYKNELD HOMES LIMITED | Contract for the provision of minor works and associated services - electrical | 29 Nov 2026 | Not published |
| Eagle & Swinethorpe Parish Council | Eagle Kitchen Block Refurbishment | 1 Dec 2026 | £120,000 |
| Newark And Sherwood District Council | NSDC-1681 Wellow Green Refurbishment | 29 Mar 2027 | £500,000 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | Northampton Central Library Refurbishment Works | 31 Mar 2027 | £851,341 |
| North Northamptonshire Council | Main Contract Works for the ARC Lobby Alteration Project | 30 Apr 2027 | £28,950 |
| Leicestershire County Council | Small Works and Minor Building Adaptations Framework | 31 May 2027 | Not published |
End dates are the initial term in the award notice. Contracts are often extended or brought forward, so a re-tender can come earlier or later. Bid Radar tracks them for 24 months.
Typical contract values and lengths
| Measure | Figure | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts awarded | 72 | award notices, May 2021 to October 2026; 72 contracts |
| Buyers | 33 | distinct buyers on those contracts; 72 contracts |
| Median contract value | £135,000 | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 62 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £67,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 62 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £340,000 | 75th percentile of published values; 62 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 6 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 62 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 2 | 25th percentile; 62 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 17 | 75th percentile; 62 contracts |
Values are the whole contract as published, often over several years. Lengths run from the award date to the end date in the notice.
Main buyers
- North Northamptonshire Council 11 contracts, latest 8 Jul 2026
- West Northamptonshire Council 6 contracts, latest 6 Aug 2026
- Lincolnshire County Council 6 contracts, latest 2 Apr 2026
- DERBY CITY COUNCIL 5 contracts, latest 3 Mar 2025
- United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust 4 contracts, latest 16 Aug 2023
Linked buyers have their own page with values, marking, live tenders and a retender calendar. All buyers.
What these tenders usually ask for
- Quality carried a median of 50% of the marks (19 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- A median of 5 bids per contract (32 contracts that published a bid count).
- 14% were set up as frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems, so some work comes as call-offs you only see once you are on one.
- We don't yet hold enough public tender packs for this trade to say how many questions they ask. The Bid Matcher reads each live tender's documents where they are public.
More tenders
Refurbishment elsewhere: East of England, London, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Other trades in East Midlands: electrical and EICR testing, fire safety, gas and heating, groundworks, home care, insulation and retrofit, mechanical and electrical, roofing, supported living, windows and doors.
Figures are automated summaries of published notices, not advice. Contract end dates come from award notices and are often extended or brought forward, so re-tender dates are estimates. Check the tender documents before deciding to bid. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Built from 72 award notices between 25 May 2021 and 7 Oct 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 24 Oct 2026. See how these pages are built.