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Published 2 Jul 2025, 13:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Grainger Market Creative Workspace

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC2)
Published estimate£1,705,427£2,046,512 inc. VAT26.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Jul 2025awarded 14 Oct 2025
Awarded to MGM Ltd
Contract term 7 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Grainger Market Creative Workspace project involves the refurbishment and remodelling of the existing buildings at St Cuthberts Chambers, 35 Nelson Street, and 11-13 Clayton Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5AN. The works will be advertised on the OPEN portal on behalf of Newcastle City Council.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 7 moPublished value£1,705,427
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (7 mo)Value: £1,705,427 exc. VAT · £2,046,512 inc. VAT
Delivery: North East
45000000 Construction work

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Award criteria details are available via the document pack hosted on the OPEN procurement portal. www.open-uk.org

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
2 Jul 2025, 13:56 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2025, 15:52 BST
Authority reference
009078
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036812
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05579a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

2 Jul 2025 → 14 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 13:56 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    25 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published377 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 15:52 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 13:56 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    14 Oct 2025, 15:52 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2025, 15:52 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,255,9611 award exc. VAT
Bids received 77 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MGM Ltd28 Oct 2025 – 31 May 2026£1,255,96114 Oct 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7final-stage tenders70—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MGM LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02682028GB-PPON: PPTC-8667-WRXV Unit 333 Dukesway Court, Gateshead, North East, NE11 0BHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender