Scope
Description
Pendle Borough Council is seeking to employ a contractor to demolish Pendle Rise Shopping Centre in Nelson town centre. The shopping centre is surrounded, in close vicinity, by busy highways and public areas on all four sides.The building was predominantly built in the 1960s with a later extension added on in the 2000s.
Tender applicants must be capable of undertaking both the building demolition and asbestos removal in-house. As such, all applicants must be a member of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association.
All tender applicants must have undertaken demolition schemes within busy town centre areas, must have an exemplary health & safety record and must be able to provide proof of schemes and Local Authority references.
The tenders will be assessed on a price and quality basis.
Total value (estimated)
- £900,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 November 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 5 months
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45110000 - Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work
- 45262660 - Asbestos-removal work
Contract locations
- UKD46 - East Lancashire
Participation
Technical ability conditions of participation
All applicants must be a member of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors and the Asbestos Removal Contractors Association.
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
29 August 2025, 5:00pm
Tender submission deadline
5 September 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
19 September 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Price | 50% |
| Quality | Quality | 50% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Documents
Associated tender documents
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=c441168e-5c61-f011-813a-005056b64545
To participate, suppliers must register an interest before 12pm, 5th August 2025 to obtain access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com.
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 5th September 2025, 12.00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal.
If you require any clarifications on the tender documents, please submit these in writing via ProContract tender portal. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded on the ProContract tender portal.
Please note that ProContract, is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN782239.
No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.
Contracting authority
Pendle Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWLP-5822-NGLL
Nelson Town Hall
Nelson
BB9 7LG
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@pendle.gov.uk
Website: https://www.pendle.gov.uk/
Region: UKD46 - East Lancashire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government