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Groundworks, demolition and archaeological investigation at wessex house, gloucester

Gloucester City Council · Local authority

In brief

Gloucester City Council awarded construction and architecture and engineering work to Wye Valley Demolition Limited on 22 January 2026.

The notice gives a value of £384,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 months, starting 6 January 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Wye Valley Demolition Limited (SME)£457,767
22 January 2026 to 13 March 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 062451-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 064402-2025
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 065687-2025
  4. Tender notice · UK4, notice 066126-2025
  5. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 014458-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 062451-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 6 October 2025, last updated 17 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.