Glassford Community Hall - Partial Demolition, Extension and Refurbishment

Glassford Community Group invites expressions of interest from suitably experienced main contractors for the partial demolition, extension and refurbishment of Glassford Community Hall, 3 Alston Street, Glassford. The estimated value is GBP 1.5 million excluding VAT. Contractors will be shortlisted on the basis of a selection questionnaire, and five or six will be invited to tender.

Glassford Community Group, a Scottish charity, is seeking a main contractor to carry out the partial demolition, extension and refurbishment of Glassford Community Hall to provide a hall, bar, cafe, shop and external seating area.

The works include: partial demolition of the existing building; new structural openings in existing walls; a new extension with a lower floor level formed by reinforced concrete retaining walls up to 2.4 m high; structural steelwork, masonry and timber-frame walls and precast concrete floors; a new roof with roof-mounted solar PV; a platform lift; complete electrical strip-out and new installations; refurbishment of the existing hall; and external works and drainage.

The site is within the Glassford Conservation Area, next to a listed building and an electricity sub-station, and adjoins a public footway. Planning permission and building warrant have been granted. An archaeological watching brief is required during ground works.

The contract will be the SBCC Standard Building Contract with Quantities for use in Scotland. The contract period is 9 months, with a start on site expected in April 2027. The successful contractor will act as principal contractor under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

The project is funded by the Scottish Government Regeneration Capital Grant Fund, South Lanarkshire Council's Renewable Energy Fund, the Kype Muir Community Fund and other grant funding. Award is subject to funding conditions and the approval of South Lanarkshire Council as funding administrator.. The invitation to tender is expected to be issued to shortlisted applicants on Monday 14 December 2026, with tenders returned by 12:00 on Friday 5 February 2027.

The buyer is a Scottish charity and not a contracting authority. This procurement is being advertised on Public Contracts Scotland as a condition of the project's funding. Angus Design Associates Ltd, the project architect and principal designer, is administering the procurement on the buyer's behalf.

Glassford Community Group is committed to Fair Work First, as set out in the Scottish Government's Fair Work First guidance. Tenderers will be required to demonstrate their approach to fair work practices, including payment of at least the real Living Wage, and this will be evaluated as part of the quality assessment.

The selection questionnaire, pre-construction information and drawings are attached to this notice. Completed questionnaires must be returned through the Public Contracts Scotland postbox by 12:00 on Friday 4 December 2026. Clarification questions must be sent through the postbox by 12:00 on Friday 27 November 2026.

The buyer is not bound to award a contract and may cancel the procurement at any time. Applicants take part at their own cost. Shortlisted contractors may be asked to attend a site visit during the tender period.