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# Houghton Depot

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/houghton-depot-ocds-h6vhtk-064d1e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sunderland City Council: "Houghton Depot". Published status: complete. Published Value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sunderland City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sunderland-city-council-ons-e08000024)
- **Published Value:** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
- **Delivery Location:** UKC23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £10,053,324 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/houghton-depot-ocds-h6vhtk-064d1e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-064d1e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/houghton-depot-ocds-h6vhtk-064d1e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** submissions must be made online using the Open system: www.open-uk.org

## Description
Proposed 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45213000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 26/07/2026 to 06/09/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **MELDRUM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES GROUP LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92704`
  - Value: £10,053,324 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 06/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033280-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-07T15:33:29.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T14:07:01.364Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-064d1e