Official UK procurement notice
NCC1109 Berwick Maltings Theatre Main Contractor
Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumberland County Council (NCC) conducted a procurement exercise to appoint a main contractor to carry out the works at The Berwick Maltings Theatre.
Project Aims:
- Provide a landmark cultural attraction at the heart of the town, creating a new focal point for visitors and residents' year-round activity and a cornerstone of destination development
- Broaden the visitor offer by working in partnership with complimentary proposals reflecting the wider, environmental, heritage, commercial and cultural interests of the town
- Develop an improved wet weather daytime facility for residents and visitors
- Develop a year-round festival/events programme to grow the evening economy and lengthen the visitor season
- Raise awareness of Berwick upon Tweed and its diverse assets, maximising its appeal as both a day trip and overnight destination and supporting year- round growth in revenues and employment across the visitor economy
- Facilitate skills development and job creation through the provision of on-site learning activity, apprenticeships, and new jobs.
The overall development budget is £25.9m. The target build cost for the development is £15m (exclusive of Preliminaries, OH&P, PCSA Fee, Risk and Inflation).
The successful contractor will be expected to coordinate a value engineering process with the project team during the PCSA period, to reach an affordable scheme.
PCSA - 31st March 2025 - 19th August 2025 (20 weeks)
Main Contract - 22nd September 2025 - 22nd March 2027 (78 weeks)
CPV: Construction machinery and equipment · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Construction work · Design and construction
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This project is to be developed using a two-stage design and build procurementAwarded
This project is to be developed using a two-stage design and build procurement. The first stage is implemented through a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) where the successful bidder will carry out a set of pre-construction services for an agreed fee.
During this stage the design and scope, price and programme for the main works under the building contract will be developed by the successful bidder and provided to the Council for approval. The Council at its entire discretion may then award a building contract by issuing a notice to proceed.
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).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Q1-Technical Deliverability: 20%
- Q2-Site Logistics and Phasing: 10%
- Q3-Pre-Construction Services Agreement: 15%
- Q4-Programme: 10%
- Q6-Social Value Methodology Statement: 5%
- price: 30%
- Q5-Decarbonisation & Sustainability Improvements: 10%
Published award criteria (7)
- Q1-Technical Deliverability: 20%
- Q2-Site Logistics and Phasing: 10%
- Q3-Pre-Construction Services Agreement: 15%
- Q4-Programme: 10%
- Q5-Decarbonisation & Sustainability Improvements: 10%
- Q6-Social Value Methodology Statement: 5%
- Price: 30%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Jan 2025, 18:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2025, 10:03 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069623- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d698Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2025, 11:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 26 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
26 Feb 2025 → 30 Oct 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline26 Feb 2025, 11:59 GMT
- Bids opened26 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published357 days ago30 Oct 2025, 10:03 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2025- Status changed to complete30 Oct 2025, 10:03 GMT
- Buyer details updated30 Oct 2025, 10:03 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLMOTT DIXON LIMITED | £883,727 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 069623-2025-1 · WILLMOTT DIXON LIMITED
- Signed
- 2 Apr 2025
- Value
- £883,727
- Period
- … – 22 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Willmott Dixon Construction LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.