PL0009/1 - Groundworks, Demolition and Archaeological Investigation at Wessex House, Gloucester

Tender description

The Authority is undertaking a programme of de-risking for archaeology and ground contamination on land in Great Western Road that is the site of the former Wessex House. This building was a former commercial electrical contractor’s brick-built structure with substantial foundations. The ground floor slab remains in situ and requires to be broken up and removed. The site extends to 0.60 of an acre and is bounded by Network Rail land forming part of Gloucester railway station on three sides, with direct frontage to Great Western Road forming the fourth side. The land is almost level and owned freehold entirely by the Authority with boundary fencing on all sides. The intended works are a prelude to, and the information obtained will be used to inform, a planning application for developing the site with high density residential apartments to provide homes for the city. Date(s) and time(s) Procurement activity 6th October 2025 Below Threshold Tender Notice and Procurement Documents Published 10th October 2025 Issue RFQ 14h October 2025 Tender Clarification Questions Commence 28th October 2025 Deadline for Supplier’s Clarification Questions 30th October 2025 Deadline for Response to clarification questions Either 14th or 15th October Supplier Site Visits – by appointment 4th November 2025 Deadline for return of Tender 4th – 18th November 2025 Evaluation and Assessment of Submissions using the published criteria below 11th December 2025 Contract award notice 23rd December 2025 Standstill period ends – not mandatory 23rd December 2025 Sign contract 5th January 2026 Publish Contract Details Notice 6th January 2026 Start of contract Related Tender notice on CDP = Publication reference: 2025/S 000-062451 - 6 October 2025, 11:44am Keywords: Wessex House, Excavation