Official UK procurement notice
Thornaby Swimming Pool New Leisure Building and Pavilion Remodelling
Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFurther Competition from the Procure Partnerships Framework, North East £5m to £15m Construction Partners for Thornaby Swimming Pool New Leisure Building and Pavilion Remodelling works.
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council seeks to appoint a Principal Contractor and Design Team to design and construct the works, identified in the tender documents, adjacent to Thornaby Pavilion.
Provide a new leisure facility adjacent to the existing Pavilion building which will include the following;
- Two storey leisure building with pool, gym, changing and other associated accommodation.
- New 1st Floor Level Link from the new building to the existing Pavilion Building.
- Refurbishment/Remodelling to the Pavilion including works to accommodate the new link.
- Public Realm improvements in and around the site and new car parking
- Improve access links between the new building, the Pavilion and the town centre.
This project is a two-stage contract includes the PCSA agreement to manage and complete RIBA Stage 4 designs and main contractor costings to agree a contract sum. The subsequent direct award of the construction stage of the contract will follow this.
This completes Stage 1 (PSCA RIBA 4 pre-construction design and costings as Decision ref RIG.01.2526
CPV: Construction work of leisure facilities
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Further Competition from the Procure Partnerships Framework, North East £5m to £15m…Awarded
Further Competition from the Procure Partnerships Framework, North East £5m to £15m Construction Partners for Thornaby Swimming Pool New Leisure Building and Pavilion Remodelling works.
Stage 1 (Previously approved delegated decision record - RIG.01.2526)
To invest in the delivery of a new swimming pool linked to Thornaby Pavilion, and the mini competition process undertaken through the Procure Partnerships Framework Northeast (£5m to £15m Construction Partners) to appoint a supplier for the project and records the decision to progress the PCSA stage.
Thornaby Swimming Pool New Leisure Building and Pavilion Remodelling Works - Stage 2
The conclusion of Stage 1 has established agreement with all stakeholders (SBC, Tees Active Ltd and Sport England) for:
A fixed design for the project
An in-budget Stage Price for the project.
A construction period for the scheme - 64 weeks (From 09/02/2026 to 06/05/2027)
The build contract to be JCT. Design and Build
Known client risks
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Feb 2026, 16:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 16:24 GMT
- Authority reference
RIG.119.2526- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010165- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06475fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This procurement was run as a Further Competition from the Procure Partnerships Framework, North East £5m to £15m Construction Partners
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galliford Try Construction Limited | £13,999,476 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 010165-2026-1 · Galliford Try Construction Limited
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- £13,999,476
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Galliford Try Construction LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.