Refurbishment tenders in North East England
Open for bids now
- Alterations and RefurbishmentSouth Tyneside Borough Council · Bids due 13 Nov 2026 · £81,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle City Council | 009316 - Discovery Museum Gallery Refurbishment Works | 16 Dec 2026 | £190,184 |
| Middlesbrough Council | REG/F/007/2026 West Middlesbrough Family Hub Lift Refurbishment | 31 Mar 2027 | £50,264 |
| Stockton on Tees Borough Council | Redevelopment and refurbishment of St John the Baptist Primary School to create 24 SEND places. | 9 Apr 2027 | £3,907,000 |
| Newcastle City Council | Discovery Museum Gallery Refurbishment Works | 30 Apr 2027 | £190,184 |
| NEUPC Ltd | Minor Works Framework 2023 (£1m to £4.1m) North East Universities | 28 Aug 2027 | £60,000,000 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | General Building Repairs and Maintenance, Small Building Works, Mechanical Works | 29 Sept 2027 | £6,250,000 |
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 | 50 | award notices, May 2022 to September 2026; 50 contracts |
| Buyers | 27 | distinct buyers on those contracts; 50 contracts |
| Median contract value | £592,000 | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 46 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £127,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 46 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £3.9 million | 75th percentile of published values; 46 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 8 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 42 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 2 | 25th percentile; 42 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 35 | 75th percentile; 42 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
- Newcastle City Council 7 contracts, latest 12 Aug 2026
- Stockton on Tees Borough Council 6 contracts, latest 30 Sept 2026
- Hartlepool Borough Council 3 contracts, latest 25 Jun 2026
- Northumberland County Council 3 contracts, latest 25 Jun 2026
- Durham County Council 3 contracts, latest 6 Mar 2026
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 60% of the marks (15 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- A median of 4.5 bids per contract (30 contracts that published a bid count).
- 22% 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.
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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 50 award notices between 14 May 2022 and 30 Sept 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 24 Oct 2026. See how these pages are built.