Official UK procurement notice
Groundworks · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNCC is awarding a contract commencing 13/04/2026 for 48 Months (24 months with 2 x 12 Month options to extend) for support from external construction groundwork contractors with skilled tradespersons to assist in delivering a first-class groundworks service for Capital projects.
CPV: Construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 4 bids received (1.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 13 Apr 2026
Published description of the framework
Ranked Framework, also option for Mini Competition.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£14,400,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price: Price 60%
- Quality: Quality 40%
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Groundworks” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Nov 2025, 12:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2026, 08:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
009275- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080077- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e164Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Newcastle City Council 'the Authority' and our in-house building contractor, 'Construction Services (CS) require support from external construction groundwork contractors with skilled tradespersons to assist in delivering a first-class groundworks service for Capital projects. Work awarded under this Framework will be predominantly to support Capital Projects.
This opportunity has been published via the Open E-Procurement tendering portal. The Deadline date and time for this opportunity is Monday 19th January 2026 at 10am.
Late submissions will not be accepted. Please search for this opportunity (Reference - OPEN20252096 / P-009275) via the following website: www.open-uk.org ↗
Timeline
14 Nov 2025 → 8 May 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published341 days ago14 Nov 2025, 12:31 GMT
- Next notice expected330 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published320 days ago5 Dec 2025, 11:42 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends275 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown19 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by210 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent209 days ago26 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends195 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts191 days ago13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published166 days ago8 May 2026, 08:44 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025- Pipeline notice published14 Nov 2025, 12:31 GMTUK1
- Tender notice published5 Dec 2025, 11:42 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £14,400,0005 Dec 2025, 11:42 GMT
- Status changed to active5 Dec 2025, 11:42 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT5 Dec 2025, 11:42 GMT
- Contract award notice published26 Mar 2026, 11:21 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2026, 11:21 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published8 May 2026, 08:44 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 14 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDERSTONE CIVILS LIMITED, BCE Northern Limited, G&B Civil Engineering Ltd13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2028 · up to 12 Apr 2030Extensions: Subject to performance, options of 2 x 12 month extensions available. | £14,400,000 | 26 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Groundworks · ADDERSTONE CIVILS LIMITED, BCE Northern Limited, G&B Civil Engineering Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Apr 2026
- Value
- £14,400,000
- Period
- 13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2028 · up to 12 Apr 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Subject to performance, options of 2 x 12 month extensions available.
3 agreed KPIs: Quality Control / Client Satisfaction · Timeliness · Communication
- Quality Control / Client Satisfaction
- Timeliness
- Communication
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonG & B CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED · North East England
- wonADDERSTONE CIVILS LIMITED · North East England
- wonBCE NORTHERN LIMITED · North East England
- did not winTANGENT CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDSME · North East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice · 3 awarded- ADDERSTONE CIVILS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BCE NORTHERN LIMITEDFramework contractor
- G & B CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- TANGENT CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender