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ITT for Works to Install Dignity Rooms at Five Fire Stations

ConstructionCPV 45200000

Value£636,000

Deadline3 Nov 2026

Published24 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£636,000 — stated in the notice, including VAT

Timeline

Published 24 Sept 202636 days leftCloses 3 Nov 2026

Who to contact

procurement@wmfs.net

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

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Contract value in context

£636ktotal contract value

median £158k

this tender£0£6.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

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The brief

The installation of Dignity Rooms, which comprise small sleeping accommodation rooms for a single occupant, to be installed at the following Authority locations.

The Contract(s) to be awarded as 5 Lots (“Lots”), as follows: Lot 1 – Binley Fire Station, Hipswell Highway, CV2 5FQ (6 Dignity Rooms) Lot 2 - Hay Mills Fire Station, Speedwell Road, B25 8HH (8 Dignity Rooms) Lot 3 – Highgate Fire Station, Moseley Road, B12 0DP (9 Dignity Rooms) Lot 4 – Walsall Fire Station, Blue Lane West, WS2 8NU (9 Dignity Rooms) Lot 5 – Wolverhampton Fire Station, Merridale Street, WV3 0RE (8 Dignity Rooms

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Hold at bidSSIP-family accreditation (CHAS / Constructionline)
Hold at bidISO 45001 / H&S policy & CDM competence
Show at bidNamed site & contract managers with CVs
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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