Buyer Name: Gloucester City Council
Buyer Address: North Warehouse, Gloucester, UKK13, GL1 2FB, United Kingdom
Contact Name: John Bessant
Contact Email: procurement@gloucester.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +447789798976
GROUNDWORKS, DEMOLITION AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AT WESSEX HOUSE, GLOUCESTER
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
457766.67 GBP
457766.67 GBP
Published
17 Feb 2026, 15:47
17 Feb 2026, 15:47
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
22 Jan 2026, 00:00
22 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
13 Mar 2026, 23:59
13 Mar 2026, 23:59
Category
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n/a
CPV
45000000 - Construction work
45000000 - Construction work
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n/a
Awarded To
WYE VALLEY DEMOLITION LIMITED
WYE VALLEY DEMOLITION LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
Description
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.
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Lot 1 Status: complete
Contracts
Contract Title: CONTRACT FOR THE GROUNDWORKS, DEMOLITION AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AT WESSEX HOUSE, GLOUCESTER
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