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WO2136 Central Depot Melksham Construction

Wiltshire Council · Local authority

In brief

Wiltshire 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 £20,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 30 November 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

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 37 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The project is part of a wider strategic programme to open three large-scale depots in Wiltshire. Northern, Central and Southern. This Depot is the Central Depot. Business cases are in train for Northern and Southern. •The depot is a multi-disciplinary site. It is to compromise of various services in Wiltshire; these are Highways, Waste, Streetscene and Fleet. These can then be segregated into Wiltshire’s staff and their subcontractors who undertake the operations.

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. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 039001-2026

About the buyer

Wiltshire CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

86

Awards

58

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From notice 039001-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.