ESPH AB RDC Sidley Depot (ESPH753)
- Buyer
- Rother District Council
- Value
- £1,342,000
- Closes
- 7 December 2026
- Where
- Bexhill-on-Sea, the South East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Rother District Council wants a building contractor to design and build a new four-bay steel workshop at its Sidley Depot in Bexhill-on-Sea. The workshop will maintain vehicles for the Biffa-run bin collection fleet. The depot stays fully operational during the work, so the build must be phased around live waste collections.
What the buyer wants
• Design and build a new four-bay steel portal frame workshop with associated facilities, acting as main contractor for the whole project • Carry out all works while Biffa continues waste collections, vehicle washing, refuelling and dispatch, with shared access from Elva Way and no interruption to the statutory waste service • Follow the method and sequencing limits set out in the tender documents and Appendix A, and show how you will protect existing infrastructure such as the barrier, cycle stores, lockers and welfare portacabins
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
Most small businesses would be ruled out because the contract requires in-house or sub-contracted design capability, a track record of delivering a £1.3 million build, and the ability to manage a live depot with shared access and no service disruption, which many small builders cannot evidence.
How to bid
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