Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdd-4986-70e7-944a-8a4b59c20963/worcester-cathedral-reaching-new-heights-scaffolding-contractor-expression-o closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Worcester Cathedral – Reaching New Heights: Scaffolding Contractor (Expression of Interest) [Worcester Cathedral](https://tendernation.io/buyers/worcester-cathedral) Estimated value £135,000 Published 5 May 2026 Deadline Closed 4 Jun 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - 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 ### Project Overview Worcester Cathedral is proposing a programme of high-level repair works to the North-West tower pinnacles, following previous storm-related damage and ongoing fabric deterioration. The works will require a complex, high-level access scaffold to facilitate: - Careful dismantling and rebuilding of stone pinnacles - Masonry repairs and conservation works - Associated roof-level access and protection measures - The scaffold will form a critical element of the project, both in enabling safe access and in protecting the historic fabric below. ### Scope of Scaffolding Works (Indicative) The appointed contractor will be expected to: - Design, supply, erect, maintain, adapt and dismantle a fully compliant scaffold system - Provide independent tied scaffolding to the North-West tower at high level - Minimise physical intervention into historic fabric (fixings into mortar joints only where required) Incorporate: - Full working platforms to pinnacle level - Safe access routes for operatives and materials - Hoisting arrangements / loading bays (subject to design development) - Debris containment and protection measures - Weather protection (if required) - Welfare Facilites Coordinate with: - Cathedral operations (public access, services, events) - Conservation requirements - Specialist contractors (stonemasons, rope access where applicable) All works must comply with: ### BS EN 12811 and relevant TG20 guidance Heritage best practice for working on listed structures ### Key Constraints - Grade I listed building of exceptional significance - Prominent location within the city and cathedral precinct - Ongoing public access and daily use of the cathedral - Limited opportunities for fixing into historic fabric - Requirement for visually sensitive and carefully detailed scaffold design - Potential ecological constraints (programme-dependent) ### Contractor Requirements Interested contractors should be able to demonstrate: - Proven experience of complex scaffolding to historic / listed buildings, ideally cathedrals or structures of similar scale - Experience working at significant height and in constrained heritage environments - Working to an agreed scaffold design on a complex building Strong approach to: - Health & safety - Protection of historic fabric - Coordination with multi-disciplinary teams - Ability to engage early in design development and methodology planning ### Expression of Interest Submission Contractors are invited to submit an Expression of Interest including: - Company profile and relevant experience - Examples of comparable projects (with images where possible) Initial comments on approach to: - Working on historic fabric - High-level access and stability - Confirmation of availability and capacity ### Next Steps Following review of Expressions of Interest, a shortlist of contractors will be invited to: - Submit a formal tender Read full description ## CPV classification Scaffolding work Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest Scaffolding Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06917a-2026-05-05T14:14:18+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06917a-2026-05-05T14:14:18+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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