Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bc1-6f40-7389-ad0f-0eaec95114af/require-the-services-of-a-suitably-experienced-main-contractor-to-carry-out-a-re closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Require the services of a suitably experienced Main Contractor to carry out a refurbishment of the dry side changing facilities and additional works in 2 small exercise studios, at the Thame Leisure Centre, Oxford Road, Thame, South Oxfordshire. [South Oxfordshire District Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-oxfordshire-district-council) Estimated value £300,000 Published 18 Aug 2025 Deadline Closed 26 Sept 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The district of South Oxfordshire covers nearly 260 square miles. Its boundary reaches from the edge of the City of Oxford in the north-west along the borders of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire to the outskirts of Reading in the south. It has four main towns: Didcot, Henley, Thame, and Wallingford. Thame is a market town and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, about 13 miles (21km) east of the city of Oxford and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Aylesbury. This Invitation to Tender ("ITT") is issued to those bidders wishing to provide a tender to South Oxfordshire District Council ("the council") for the refurbishment of the dry side changing facilities and additional works in Studio 2, a small exercise studio, at the Thame Leisure Centre, Oxford Road, Thame. South Oxfordshire. ## CPV classification Building completion work Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0589a4-2025-08-18T12:10:28+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0589a4-2025-08-18T12:10:28+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile South Oxfordshire District Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-oxfordshire-district-council) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [Bannister Sports Centre Athletic Track Soft Market Testing Exercise · Harrow Council · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1540d-d9e4-71cb-ad57-1603e9042fec/bannister-sports-centre-athletic-track-soft-market-testing-exercise) [Building construction work – Budowa budynku mieszkalnego wielorodzinnego wraz z infrastrukturą techniczną w miejscowości Szczucin · KZN SIM Tarnów Sp. z o.o. · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-d859-7328-9ee6-a304ce645326/poland-building-construction-work-budowa-budynku-mieszkalnego-wielorodzinneg) [Plastering work – Modernisierung und Erweiterung Matthias-Claudius-Heim Würzburg · Diakonisches Werk Würzburg e.V. · 1 day left · 20 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-e605-706f-8937-7f0ba18339c0/germany-plastering-work-modernisierung-und-erweiterung-matthias-claudius-hei) [Floor-covering work – Universität Leipzig, Leuschnerplatz, Global Hub, Forschungsneubau · Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement, Zentrale, Zentralstelle Vergabe- und Vertragsmanagement · 2 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-acfc-73ee-baab-9e699f88521a/germany-floor-covering-work-universitat-leipzig-leuschnerplatz-global-hub) [Heating plant construction work – Petrašiūnų elektrinės elektrifikacija, įrengiant elektros energijos kaupimo įrenginius, dyzelinį generatorių ir rekonstruojant 6 kV skirstyklą (projektavimas ir rangos darbai) · Akcinė bendrovė „Kauno energija“ (PV) · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6f1d-727f-a077-bc25dec93b92/lithuania-heating-plant-construction-work-petrasiunu-elektrines-elektrifikac) [Demolition work – Rück- und Neubau Lichthochmaste · Hamburg Verkehrsanlagen GmbH · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6ef0-7276-94e2-d5fa0cb2d6c7/germany-demolition-work-ruck-und-neubau-lichthochmaste)