Refurbishment tenders in South East England
Open for bids now
- Refurbishment of Ground Floor Toilets & Cloakroom at Cornerstone Arts Centre, DidcotSouth Oxfordshire District Council · Bids due 4 Nov 2026 · £74,000
- Boiler & Mechanical Specialist Remedials, Minor Works and New InstallationsKENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Bids due 10 Nov 2026 · £250,000
- Old Barton Primary to Medina House School Internal Alterations and RefurbishmentIsle of Wight Council · Bids due 13 Nov 2026 · £1,300,000
- GH2011 Kitchen and Bathrooms RefurbishmentGolding Homes · Bids due 20 Nov 2026 · £21,000,000
- Capital Works FrameworkBracknell Forest Borough Council · Bids due 26 Nov 2026 · £80,000,000
- Wantage Leisure Centre - Gym Extension and Wet Side Changing Facilities RefurbishmentsVale of White Horse District Council · Bids due 27 Nov 2026 · £680,000
- Residential conversion of 38-40 Grosvenor Place, MargateThanet District Council · Bids due 29 Jan 2027 · £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxfordshire County Council | Witney Library Refurbishment Works | 25 Oct 2026 | £220,224 |
| Eastleigh Borough Council | Market Street - Refurbishment | 30 Oct 2026 | £347,715 |
| Kent County Council | Rodmersham Primary School- Extension, Internal Reconfiguration and Mobile Refurbishment Project - MainContract - Redec Ltd. PM - RH | 30 Oct 2026 | £522,062 |
| OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED | Property Refurbishment Works | 1 Nov 2026 | Not published |
| Portsmouth City Council | Canoe Lake Splash Pad refurbishment | 1 Nov 2026 | Not published |
| East Sussex Fire Authority | Capital Building Works | 13 Nov 2026 | £8,000,000 |
| Rother District Council | RDC JB Ravenside Swimming Pool and Bexhill Leisure Centre Refurbishment Works (ESPH763 CS) | 14 Nov 2026 | £1,255,823 |
| Dorchester Parish Council | Dorchester Pavilion Refurbishment | 18 Nov 2026 | £32,000 |
| Horsham District Council | HDC Reconfiguration & Upgrade of Newmans Garden Car Park, Steyning | 23 Nov 2026 | £137,395 |
| Oxford City Council | Friars Wharf Play Area Refurbishment | 27 Nov 2026 | Not published |
Showing the 10 ending soonest of 33.
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 | 173 | award notices, April 2021 to October 2026; 173 contracts |
| Buyers | 76 | distinct buyers on those contracts; 173 contracts |
| Median contract value | £151,000 | median of published values (whole contract, all years); 155 contracts |
| Lower quartile value | £65,000 | 25th percentile of published values; 155 contracts |
| Upper quartile value | £453,000 | 75th percentile of published values; 155 contracts |
| Median initial term in months | 3 | months from award to the end date in the notice, before extensions; 142 contracts |
| Lower quartile term in months | 2 | 25th percentile; 142 contracts |
| Upper quartile term in months | 7 | 75th percentile; 142 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
- Kent County Council 21 contracts, latest 27 Aug 2026
- Oxfordshire County Council 13 contracts, latest 17 Jul 2026
- East Sussex County Council 8 contracts, latest 10 Jul 2026
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust 7 contracts, latest 9 Feb 2026
- Medway Council 6 contracts, latest 15 Sept 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 (14 contracts that published a weighting). See how tenders are scored.
- A median of 5 bids per contract (60 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, East of England, London, North East England, North West England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Other trades in South East England: electrical and EICR testing, fire safety, gas and heating, groundworks, insulation and retrofit, 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 173 award notices between 23 Apr 2021 and 15 Oct 2026 and the live tenders in our index on 24 Oct 2026. See how these pages are built.