Official UK procurement notice
Houghton Depot · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProposed development to comprise of office, welfare and workshop areas, fleet vehicle garages, a gritter vehicle shed and salt barn (8000 tonne capacity) building, external hardstanding areas for additional fleet parking, skip storage and ancillary facilities (including a truck wash bay, refuelling area, EV charging and containerised storage). Staff parking for 50 vehicles.
CPV: Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£10,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Detailed within the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
Detailed within the tender documentation
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 (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Detailed within the tender documentation
- Technical & professional ability
Detailed within the tender documentation
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Feb 2026, 16:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN2026249- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033280- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064d1eFind a Tender
- Risks
There are some risks to the contract being awarded:
Tenders being received that are all above budget and unaffordable
Change of political party leadership within the Council (there are local Council elections taking place on 7th May 2026 which may lead to a change in party control of the Council who may have alternative priorities on the Council budget and expenditure)
However, these will not lead to a modification, just the publication of a UK12 Procurement Termination Notice.
There is a risk to the price as Construction materials are energy intensive and energy prices are highly volatile at present due to the geopolitical tension in the middle east at present.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
submissions must be made online using the Open system: www.open-uk.org ↗
Timeline
10 Feb 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published255 days ago10 Feb 2026, 16:29 GMT
- Market engagement238 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
This market engagement will allow the Council to understand the appetite in the market and prepare the market and to advise them to register with the appropriate sies to ensure that have access to all documentation and can submit compliant tenders.
Suppliers can access brief information of the requirement, the proposed tender dates and works timetable and the proposed form of contract by registering their interest on the Councils online tendering system (www.open-uk.org ↗).
There is a questionnaire where they can advise if they have the capacity and can make any comments on the process.
- Tender notice published193 days ago13 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
- Next notice expected137 days ago8 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by133 days ago12 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline126 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by102 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts89 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent78 days ago7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published77 days ago7 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
- Standstill ends65 days ago19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Feb 2026, 16:29 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Apr 2026, 13:37 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active13 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
- Procurement method changed13 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST13 Apr 2026, 13:37 BST
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2026, 16:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2026, 16:33 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meldrum Construction Services Group Ltd21 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2027 | £10,053,324 | 7 Aug 2026standstill to 19 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonMELDRUM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES GROUP LIMITED · North East England
- did not winBOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITED · East Midlands
- did not winBRIMS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North East England
- did not winBRITCON (UK) LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winC.R. REYNOLDS LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North East England
- did not winGMI Construction Group plc · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winThe Castle Building Services Organisation 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
8 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- BRIMS CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- BRITCON (UK) LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- C.R. REYNOLDS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- GMI Construction Group plcBidder / tenderer
- MELDRUM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- The Castle Building Services Organisation LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsVisit www.open-uk.org to register an account (Registration is free and easy. Simply head over to www.open-uk.org and complete the online registration form). Top tips to help you get started: Keep an eye out for the temporary password to confirm your account - this is only valid f…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender