Official UK procurement notice
Infrastructure Works at Hethel Technology Park
Authority: South Norfolk District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: East Suffolk Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Norfolk Council (“SNC”, “the Council”) wishes to procure a suitably experienced Contractor to construct a roundabout on B1135 Wymondham Road and on-site link road to provide access to the new Hethel Technology Park and open-up Lotus employment land.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation (CoP) Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage 3 - Post-Tender Clarifications Stage 4 - Contract Award Further details can be found in the tender documents.
CPV: Road construction works · Roundabout construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,000,000
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).
- Simple description: Anticipated award criteria is 80% price/ 20% quality. Further information can be found in the tender documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- 21 Mar 2025, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 20:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
2543-PPT-C- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021843- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f796Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Conditions of Participation (CoP)
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Stage 3 - Post-Tender Clarifications
Stage 4 - Contract Award
Further details can be found in the tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 12 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 12 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published21 Mar 2025, 16:06 GMT
- Market engagement5 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
South Norfolk Council (SNC) is inviting contractors interested in an opportunity to deliver highways infrastructure in Hethel, Norfolk to participate in Preliminary Market Engagement. The proposed works contract will open up employment land comprising a new roundabout and link road. It is intended to procure the contract through the Competitive Flexible Procedure subject to the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024.
SNC invites contractors who would like to participate in the market engagement to express their interest by emailing [email protected]. You can also register on In-tend for free via the link provided in this notice: in-tendhost.co.uk/eastsuffolk ↗
Contractors will have access to a presentation which includes the scheme background and overview, key project constraints, procurement process and key dates. If you have any questions about the opportunity, please submit these to [email protected] by 4th April 2025 5pm. Questions will be anonymised and the responses sent to all contractors who have expressed an interest by 11 April 2025. A copy will also be included in the tender pack for all prospective tenderers once published. You do not have to participate in the PME stage to submit a tender.
SNC requests that each organisation expressing an interest in this opportunity as a response to this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice, states whether they intend to participate in the procurement (Tender Notice estimated to be published on 9th May 2025).
- Next notice expected10 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published15 May 2025, 15:13 BST
- Submission deadline12 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by12 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent326 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends315 days ago11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts270 days ago26 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published210 days ago26 Mar 2026, 20:20 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Mar 2025, 16:06 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published15 May 2025, 15:13 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active15 May 2025, 15:13 BST
- Procurement method changed15 May 2025, 15:13 BST
- Contract award notice published2 Dec 2025, 00:24 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Dec 2025, 00:24 GMT
- Contract signature expected15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Mar 2026, 20:20 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 21 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Civil Engineering Group Limited16 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2026 | £3,900,139 | 1 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Infrastructure Works at Hethel Technology Park · Jackson Civil Engineering Group Limited
- Signed
- 5 Mar 2026
- Value
- £3,900,139
- Period
- 5 Mar 2026 – 30 Nov 2026
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- East Suffolk CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityEast Suffolk Council Procurement Team is supporting South Norfolk Council in this procurement.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jackson Civil Engineering Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Published via In-tend via the above address
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender