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# Lowestoft Town Hall - Refurbishment and Construction of Extensions

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lowestoft-town-hall-refurbishment-and-construction-of-extensions-ocds-h6vhtk-04721a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Lowestoft Town Council: "Lowestoft Town Hall - Refurbishment and Construction of Extensions". Published status: complete. Published Value: £7,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Lowestoft Town Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lowestoft-town-council-GB-PPON-PLRB-8148-CZHY)
- **Published Value:** £7,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 August 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building construction work
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £9,138,651 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lowestoft-town-hall-refurbishment-and-construction-of-extensions-ocds-h6vhtk-04721a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04721a`

## Before you bid
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- **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-town-hall-refurbishment-and-construction-of-extensions-ocds-h6vhtk-04721a#tl-md)

## Description
The Grade II Lowestoft Town Hall was built during the late Victorian period and has been vacant since 2015. It is a prominent landmark on Lowestoft's historic High Street. Now owned by Lowestoft Town Council, grant funding from the Heritage Fund, Towns Fund and East Suffolk Council is supporting a project to restore and extend it.
The restored Town Hall will be transformed into a multifunctional community building - 1,900sqm over two floors - bringing significant footfall to this deprived area.
Lowestoft Town Council and the Registrars will become 'anchor' tenants; the remainder of the building will include a heritage gallery, a café, art gallery, coworking space, meeting rooms and events spaces, around a courtyard garden.
The development of the Town Hall is intended to contribute to economic regeneration, part of a multimillion-pound investment programme in this most easterly town.
The works consist of
• Demolition of some parts of the current structure/strip out of
later additions to the building.
• Extensive reconfiguration and restoration of the existing
buildings, including conservation of the historic fabric,
including lime plaster, mouldings, original sash windows and
doors, original floors etc and slate roof replacement.
• Construction of a new events space with prep kitchen and bar,
and an art gallery
• M&E throughout including low carbon technologies (air
source heat pumps, PV panels, MVHR etc), fire and security
alarms; lifts; AV support.
• Groundworks, services and landscaping.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £7,000,000
- **Description:** The Procurement Route is an Open Tender (subject to meeting minimum selection criteria using the Common Assessment Standard Questionnaire, experience and financial standards).
The works are designed to RIBA 4 and a Bill of Quantities will be the pric...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Lowestoft Town Hall - Refurbishment and Construction of Extensions (active)
  - Award id: `012682-2025-1`
  - Supplier(s): **THE BARNES GROUP LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-151874`
  - Value: £9,138,651 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Lowestoft Town Hall - Refurbishment and Construction of Extensions (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,138,651
  - Signed Date: 05/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012682-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-03T08:42:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:31:03.879Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04721a