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Roof Survey accross the TVP estate

The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police · Police and fire

In brief

The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering 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 £195,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 months, starting 1 December 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 8 bids per contract for architecture and engineering contracts in this region (from 248 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

To attend TVP sites, survey and identify all instances of woodwool/stramit flat roof constructions, and other flat roof deck constructions and waterproofing layers. Their condition and schedule/specification for their maintenance and repair/replacement. Secondly, to identify the condition and construction of all pitched roofs on the estate and schedule for their maintenance/repair/replacement. The Roof Surveys and Maintenance Schedules will be dip tested presented to TVP as the survey work proceeds to ensure that data collected by the consultant is adequate for the purpose of TVP extracting relevant data for onward reporting, data interrogation and scheduling of roof replacements and repairs. For example, written narrative reporting in MS Word with PDF copy and data/schedules in MS Excel and PDF copy. Drawings to be presented in Autodesk AutoCAD .dwg format with PDF copy. TVP will forward site plans in dwg format to the awarded consultant firm for them to make detail upon. The consultant firm must have police vetted staff (TVP or Warwickshire), visiting sites and compiling the survey data. Full details of sites will be passed to the awarded consultant firm, outline detail as below: Approximately 75 flat roof units and 110 pitched roof units

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 090497-2026

About the buyer

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    The Pirbright InstituteSouth EastConstruction, Management consultancy

    Closing soon7 hours leftSmall contract

    £154kestimated
  2. Design Consultancy Framework

    Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustSouth EastManagement consultancy, IT services and software

    Closing soon7 hours leftExpress interest11 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £4.5mframework ceiling
  3. Site Energy Project Development Services

    The Pirbright InstituteSouth EastArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    Closing soon31 hours leftSmall contract

    £51kestimated
  4. Provision of EA, QS and CDM Consultant Services for Chatsworth Avenue and Hadrians Community Centre

    Waverley Borough CouncilSouth EastArchitecture and engineering

    Closing soon31 hours leftSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. PA2 - Archaeological Management Plan & HE1 Works Specification, Wallingford Scheduled Monuments

    Wallingford Town CouncilNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestArchitecture and engineering, Leisure, culture and events

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated

From notice 090497-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.