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Music Services Relocation to Spindles
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority
In brief
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council has announced plans to buy construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £2,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 8 months, starting 1 October 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 11 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Proposal to relocate Music Services from Lyceum into Spindles former B&M unit and back office storage.
This is a Pipeline Notice only and does not require responding to. This notice is to inform potential bidders that at some time during the next 18 months we may be advertising this opportunity. Please do not respond at this time. The procurement detailed in this notice is subject to internal governance and approvals.
The procurement route to market is yet to be determined and this notice will be updated once the procurement route is known. We reserve the right to amend the proposed procurement route at any point up until the actual tender notice is issued. We reserve the right to amend the project details including value or consolidate the spend further with other projects (where applicable). The CPV codes may be expanded further besides the ones listed subject to further scope clarification of the project. The procurement may include mixed procurement including goods or services apart from construction works. As such it may be determined that the procurement included in this pipeline may fall under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Procurement Act 23, Provider Selection Regime or the opportunity may be withdrawn altogether, or the procedure type etc. may change.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 048405-2026
About the buyer
Oldham Metropolitan Borough CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
67Awards
18Suppliers it has used most for construction
- Building Projects Group Limited2 contracts
- Druggitt & Harding Limited2 contracts
- Hanson Quarry Products Europe Limited1 contract
- High-Low Ropes Course Consulting Ltd1 contract
- J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited1 contract
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From notice 048405-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.