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Lowestoft Post Office: Restoration and Conversion

East Suffolk Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:34.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

The Barnes Group Limited trading as Barnes Construction

Match pending…
Contract value
£3.9m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jun 2025
Award ID
031473-2025-2426-PPT-O-1
Status
active
Identifier
1359667
Location
6 Bermuda Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9RU, UKH14, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45210000 — Building construction work
  • CPV45212300 — Construction work for art and cultural buildings
  • CPV45212311 — Art gallery construction work
  • CPV45213100 — Construction work for commercial buildings
  • CPV45262700 — Building alteration work
  • CPV45262800 — Building extension work
  • CPV45400000 — Building completion work
  • CPV45450000 — Other building completion work
  • CPV45454100 — Restoration work

Lots

  • 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.£5m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
2426-PPT-O
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Closing date
Section
IV.2.2 , IV.2.7

New Value

Date
30 Sept 2024, 16:00

Old Value

Date
23 Sept 2024, 16:00

Bid Opening

Date
23 Sept 2024, 16:00

Address

Street Address
As stated in the Tender Documents

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
23 Sept 2024, 16:00

Tender Period

Ends
23 Sept 2024, 16:00

Classification

Id
45454100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Restoration work

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
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.

Value

Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
As stated in Tender Documents
Type
quality
Description
60
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
40

Contract period

Ends
25 Nov 2025, 23:59
Starts
25 Nov 2024, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH14
Entry 2
Region
UKH14

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45212311
Scheme
CPV
Description
Art gallery construction work
Entry 2
Id
45450000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other building completion work
Entry 3
Id
45262800
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building extension work
Entry 4
Id
45454100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Restoration work
Entry 5
Id
45400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building completion work
Entry 6
Id
45262700
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building alteration work
Entry 7
Id
45210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building construction work
Entry 8
Id
45212300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for art and cultural buildings
Entry 9
Id
45213100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for commercial buildings

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-120619
Name
East Suffolk Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
Lowestoft
Postal Code
NR33 0EQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Riverside,4 Canning Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
East Suffolk Council

Contact

Name
procurement
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-109992
Name
East Suffolk Council Procurement Team

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Lowestoft
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Riverside , 4 Canning Road

Identifier

Legal Name
East Suffolk Council Procurement Team

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-150992
Name
The Barnes Group Limited trading as Barnes Construction

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH14
Locality
6 Bermuda Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9RU
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
1359667
Legal Name
The Barnes Group Limited trading as Barnes Construction

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
031473-2025-2426-PPT-O-1
Title
Lowestoft Post office :Restoration and Conversion
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-150992
Name
The Barnes Group Limited trading as Barnes Construction

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
031473-2025-2426-PPT-O-1
Title
Lowestoft Post office :Restoration and Conversion
Status
active
Award ID
031473-2025-2426-PPT-O-1
Date Signed
2 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
3,895,134.03
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lowestoft · UKH14 · NR33 0EQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-048839-2025-06-11T11:28:50+01:00compiled ·