Refurbishment tenders in the East of England
Open for bids now
- BBC 0926 - The Refurbishment of John Warner Sports Centre, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.Broxbourne Borough Council · Bids due 28 Oct 2026 · £3,500,000
- Refurbishment of The Cedars, North Walsham and Reconstruction of the associated Boundary WallNorth Norfolk District Council · Bids due 30 Oct 2026 · £150,000
- Changing Places FacilitiesCastle Point Borough Council · Bids due 30 Oct 2026 · Value not published
- Refurbishment of Cromer Pier Theatre AuditoriumNorth Norfolk District Council · Bids due 9 Nov 2026 · £2,000,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage Borough Council | SBC0926 (41 Coventry Close - Refurbishment Works - Void Property) | 30 Oct 2026 | Not published |
| East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust | EEAST - Refurbishment of First Floor, University of Essex (26-T11) | 31 Oct 2026 | £70,000 |
| Southend-on-Sea City Council | Unit 8 - Light Refurbishment | 6 Nov 2026 | £33,334 |
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | ED Reception Desk, MECU, Bereavement Room & WC refurbishment works | 13 Nov 2026 | £572,911 |
| East Cambridgeshire District Council | Cloisters toilets refurbishment | 30 Nov 2026 | £28,762 |
| Luton Council | AT1398 Refurbishment of Lewsey Community Centre | 30 Nov 2026 | £1,768,048 |
| East Suffolk Council | Refurbishment of 2 Woodend Cottages | 6 Dec 2026 | Not published |
| North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust | RAAC failsafe and Refurbishment | 22 Jan 2027 | £1,131,789 |
| Ipswich Borough Council | Ipswich Museum - Fit Out Contractor | 9 Feb 2027 | £3,258,642 |
| Cross Keys Homes | Provision of 72 London Road Refurbishment | 21 Feb 2027 | £180,276 |
Showing the 10 ending soonest of 17.
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 | 119 | award notices, May 2021 to September 2026; 119 contracts |
| Buyers | 63 | distinct buyers on those contracts; 119 contracts |
| Median contract value | £156,000 | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 107 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £44,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 107 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £1.1 million | 75th percentile of published values; 107 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 5 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 104 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 2 | 25th percentile; 104 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 9 | 75th percentile; 104 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
- Stevenage Borough Council 9 contracts, latest 17 Sept 2026
- East Suffolk Council 8 contracts, latest 24 Sept 2026
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 5 contracts, latest 7 Sept 2026
- West Suffolk Council 5 contracts, latest 22 Jun 2026
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust 5 contracts, latest 3 Mar 2026
What these tenders usually ask for
- Quality carried a median of 40% of the marks (21 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- A median of 5 bids per contract (49 contracts that published a bid count).
- 2% 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 Midlands, London, North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Other trades in East of England: electrical and EICR testing, fire safety, groundworks, home care, kitchen and bathroom, mechanical and electrical, roofing, supported living, void repairs, 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 119 award notices between 21 May 2021 and 24 Sept 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 24 Oct 2026. See how these pages are built.