Scope
Reference
NNR19/0352
Description
Paston Great Barn is a 16th century thatched agricultural barn with associated outbuildings in north-east Norfolk, United Kingdom, located in the small hamlet of Paston. It is one of the best preserved thatched great barns left in England, and supports the only known breeding colony of Barbastelle bats Barbastella barbastellus found in a building in the United Kingdom. The South Range is an open fronted barn located separately from the Great Barn, and is a single-storey, detached structure to the southern boundary of the Paston Great Barn complex.
A condition survey of Paston Great Barn and outbuildings undertaken for Natural England has identified structural faults relating to the roof of the South Range. The roof of the South Range has a depression about mid-length where the structure below has failed. A structural assessment of the roof and associated timbers has been undertaken to identify and specify the necessary timber repairs to rectify the faults with the roof, including other trusses showing timber decay, reinforcing other truss ends and strengthening the bressummer beam connections.
The requirement is to undertake the required timber repairs to the roof structure of the South Range as in the Schedule of Works and Repair Specification Drawings, and to reinstate the existing set-aside roof covering. The following documents are appended this RFQ:
1) South Range Structural Condition Report.
2) Repair Drawings and Specifications (Zip File- 7 no. drawings).
3) Construction Hazard Assessment Structural Design (Designer Risk Assessment).
4) Schedule of Works.
Total value (estimated)
- £40,000 excluding VAT
- £48,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 15 September 2025 to 30 November 2025
- 2 months, 16 days
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
Contract locations
- UKH - East of England
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Tender submission deadline
1 August 2025, 5:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
To apply for this opportunity you must submit your quotation meeting the requirements detailed in the Request for Quotation (RFQ) attached.
Your response must be sent to steve.hall@naturalengland.org.uk by 17:00 BST on 01-08-2025.
If you have any clarification questions linked to this opportunity or the procurement process please submit these via email to rosie.cummings@naturalengland.org.uk. Please note that, unless commercially sensitive, both the question and the response will be circulated to all tenderers.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
No
Award criteria
Full details available in the RFQ.
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Documents
Associated tender documents
RFQ NNR19-0352 South Range Roof Repairs.pdf
RFQ
Order Form NE Standard Goods & Services Terms and Conditions.docx
Order Form
LIT 63284 - Guided Buying_Commercial Response Basic.docx
Commercial Response
Appendix A Conisbee Drawings and Specification.zip
Appendix B Conisbee Hazard Assessment.pdf
NNR19-0352 South Range Roof Repairs Pricing Schedule.pdf
Paston Great Barn Hazard Map.PDF
RA39 Paston Site Specific RA inc visitors.pdf
South Range Structural Condition Report.pdf
Contracting authority
Natural England
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJDG-6588-XDMM
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom
Contact name: Steve Hall
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government