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title: "Lowestoft Post Office: Restoration and Conversion"
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# Lowestoft Post Office: Restoration and Conversion

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lowestoft-post-office-restoration-and-conversion-ocds-h6vhtk-048839). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Suffolk Council: "Lowestoft Post Office: Restoration and Conversion". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Sept 2024, 16:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Suffolk Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-suffolk-council-ons-e07000244)
- **Published Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 September 2024 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Art gallery construction work, Building alteration work, Building completion work, Building construction work, Building extension work (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £3,895,134 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lowestoft-post-office-restoration-and-conversion-ocds-h6vhtk-048839#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048839`

## 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/lowestoft-post-office-restoration-and-conversion-ocds-h6vhtk-048839#tl-md)

## Description
East Suffolk Council is seeking to procure services of a contractor to carry out the restoration and conversion of the former Lowestoft Post Office into a creative venue with a new build to the rear.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45210000, 45212300, 45212311, 45213100, 45262700, 45262800
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** East Suffolk Council is seeking to procure services of a contractor to carry out the restoration and conversion of the former Lowestoft Post Office into a creative venue with a new build to the rear.
- **Contract Period:** 25/11/2024 to 25/11/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Lowestoft Post office :Restoration and Conversion (active)
  - Award id: `031473-2025-2426-PPT-O-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Barnes Group Limited trading as Barnes Construction**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151874`
  - Value: £3,895,134 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Lowestoft Post office :Restoration and Conversion (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,895,134
  - Signed Date: 01/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031473-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-11T10:28:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:14:50.222Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048839