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Provision of Groundworks, Demolition and Archaeological Investigation

Descriptions

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.

 

The Authority intends to appoint a Supplier to act as Principal Contractor who will co-ordinate and be responsible for the archaeological excavation and recording, the geotechnical decontamination and complete demolition and removal of the old ground floor slab with associated footings. The Supplier will also be Principal Designer and provide all necessary site welfare facilities.

The site is presently in use by Kier Construction as a site compound and material storage facility for The Forum redevelopment being the major new scheme currently under construction for the city. The site should be cleared and vacated in August this year.

The archaeology under this site consists of the surviving below ground remains of the Gloucester Union Workhouse Infirmary and the adjacent Casual Wards. A desk-based assessment and site trenching has been undertaken to initially assess the archaeological remains and inform this Request for Quotation.

This is a challenging site close to the operational railway with a busy Great Western Road frontage requiring 24-hour access for ambulances to the Royal Hospital on the opposite side of the road.

Timeline

Published Date :

6th Oct 2025 8 days ago

Deadline :

4th Nov 2025 in a 21 days

Contract Start :

5th Jan 2026

Contract End :

31st Mar 2026

Tender Regions

CPV Codes

Keywords

excavating and earthmoving work

bulk earthworks

site excavation

mass excavation

grading

earthmoving

soil relocation

trenching

material handling

land shaping

siteworks

site development services

construction site preparation

infrastructure siteworks

earthworks support

industrial site setup

utility siteworks

groundwork services

site facility preparation

construction siteworks

Tender Lot Details

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Tender

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

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