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# Lake Lothing Third Crossing Build Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lake-lothing-third-crossing-build-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-028e8c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Suffolk County Council: "Lake Lothing Third Crossing Build Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Suffolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/suffolk-county-council-ons-e10000029)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Construction work for bridges
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £74,850,556 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028e8c`

## 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/lake-lothing-third-crossing-build-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-028e8c#tl-md)

## Description
Suffolk County Council wish to award a contract for the build of the Lake Lothing Third Crossing in Lowestoft, Suffolk under the NEC4 ECC Option A form of contract with bespoke Z clauses. The new crossing will be a multi-span bridge which includes a rolling bascule opening section, a section which will span the existing East Suffolk Line on the North side of the lake. The new bridge will have a 12 metre air draft height which will enable smaller vessels to pass underneath without an opening. The new crossing of Lake Lothing will include footway/cycleways on both sides and a control tower inclusive of plant room. The Council will have completed the detailed design for the majority of the crossing with the exception being the MIECA. The mechanical design element will be completed to detailed design but the electrical and hydraulics for the bascule will be completed to scheme design. The successful contractor will be responsible for completing the detailed design of these elements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45221100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Suffolk County Council undertook the procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 restricted procedure.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Lake Lothing Third Crossing Build Contract (active)
  - Award id: `001846-2021-CD1160-2-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Farrans Construction a trading division of Northstone (NI) Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-3677`
  - Value: £74,850,556 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Lake Lothing Third Crossing Build Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £74,850,556
  - Signed Date: 13/01/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001846-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-29T13:55:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:33:45.299Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028e8c