Construction of dwellings at Halesworth Road, Ilketshall

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH1)

Awarded value£1,775,372published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Oct 2025

Awarded to H. SMITH & SONS (HONINGHAM) LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Suffolk Council ('the Council', 'ESC') is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced main contractor to provide RIBA Stage 4 design and build services for the construction of 7 new dwellings and infrastructure on land at Halesworth Road, Ilketshall.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

45210000 Building construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Oct 2025, 10:39 BST
Last source update: 23 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
Authority reference: 2664-TEN-C
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-006275
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d230 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025

Contract award notice published
23 Oct 2025, 10:39 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
23 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,775,3721 award exc. VAT

Bids received 33 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
H. SMITH & SONS (HONINGHAM) LIMITEDSME5 Nov 2025 – 7 Jan 2027	£1,775,372	22 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · H. SMITH & SONS (HONINGHAM) LIMITEDSME
Signed
23 Jan 2026
Value
£1,775,372
Period
26 Jan 2026 – 7 Jan 2027
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLPP-1174-BHLX East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, East of England, IP12 1RTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

H Smith & Sons (Honingham) LtdAwarded supplier Quarry Works, Dereham Road, Honingham, East of England, NR9 5APContact email
H. SMITH & SONS (HONINGHAM) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00758857GB-PPON: PZNH-2466-NDXL Quarry Works Dereham Road, Norwich, East of England, NR9 5APContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Jan 2026, 14:51 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Oct 2025, 10:39 BST