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Thorney Close Primary School

Sunderland City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:17.

Opportunity overview

Construction of a new primary school with external car parks, access roads and hard & soft landscaping. The new school, on the former Sunningdale School site, is a mix of single storey and two storey elements, tucked between the existing car park and playground. The single storey wing houses the entrance reception, nursery, sport hall, studio, practical kitchen and school kitchen and plant room, the two storey wing houses teaching spaces which all have direct access to the external play spaces. External works include rejuvenation of retained playground and car park, swale/SuDs areas, and creation of new play areas/MUGA and sports pitch. Proposed sports pitch to be established early within construction process and protected during build for immediate use on School occupation.

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.

Brims Construction Limited

Matched by number
Contract value
£11.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Apr 2025
Award ID
037020-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03288664
Location
Sunderland, UKC23, SR5 2AL, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45214210 — Primary school construction work
  • CPV45214000 — Construction work for buildings relating to education and research

Lots

  • Construction of a new primary school with external car parks, access roads and hard & soft landscaping. The new school, on the former Sunningdale School site, is a mix of single storey and two storey elements, tucked between the existing car park and playground. The single storey wing houses the entrance reception, nursery, sport hall, studio, practical kitchen and school kitchen and plant room, the two storey wing houses teaching spaces which all have direct access to the external play spaces. External works include rejuvenation of retained playground and car park, swale/SuDs areas, and creation of new play areas/MUGA and sports pitch. Proposed sports pitch to be established early within construction process and protected during build for immediate use on School occupation. There may be a requirement to accommodate the School's ICT installation Contractor within the contract programme£9.5m

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
OPEN2024205
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
4

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
28 Mar 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
21 Mar 2025, 12:00
Entry 2

Where

Label
Conditions for opening of tenders
Section
IV.2.7

New Value

Date
28 Mar 2025, 13:00

Old Value

Date
21 Mar 2025, 13:00
Entry 2
Id
5

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
4 Apr 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
28 Mar 2025, 12:00
Entry 2

Where

Label
Conditions for opening of tenders
Section
IV.2.7

New Value

Date
4 Apr 2025, 13:00

Old Value

Date
28 Mar 2025, 13:00
Entry 3
Id
6

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Section
IV.2.2

New Value

Date
11 Apr 2025, 12:00

Old Value

Date
4 Apr 2025, 12:00
Entry 2

Where

Label
Conditions for opening of tenders
Section
IV.2.7

New Value

Date
11 Apr 2025, 13:00

Old Value

Date
4 Apr 2025, 13:00

Bid Opening

Date
21 Mar 2025, 13:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
21 Mar 2025, 13:00

Tender Period

Ends
21 Mar 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
20 Jan 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
45214210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Primary school construction work

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
90

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
Construction of a new primary school with external car parks, access roads and hard & soft landscaping. The new school, on the former Sunningdale School site, is a mix of single storey and two storey elements, tucked between the existing car park and playground. The single storey wing houses the entrance reception, nursery, sport hall, studio, practical kitchen and school kitchen and plant room, the two storey wing houses teaching spaces which all have direct access to the external play spaces. External works include rejuvenation of retained playground and car park, swale/SuDs areas, and creation of new play areas/MUGA and sports pitch. Proposed sports pitch to be established early within construction process and protected during build for immediate use on School occupation. There may be a requirement to accommodate the School's ICT installation Contractor within the contract programme

Value

Amount
9,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Roles and Responsibilities
Type
quality
Description
3
Criterion 2
Name
Programme
Type
quality
Description
4
Criterion 3
Name
Method Statement
Type
quality
Description
3
Criterion 4
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Type
price
Description
80

Contract period

Duration In Days
450

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Land at former Sunningdale School Site, Shaftoe Rd, Springwell, Sunderland SR3 4HA

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC23
Entry 2
Region
UKC23
Entry 3
Region
UKC23
Entry 4
Region
UKC23

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45214000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for buildings relating to education and research

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-120035
Name
City Of Sunderland

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC23
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR1 3AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Hall, Plater Way

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
City Of Sunderland
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Andrew Raft
Telephone
+44 7909320787
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-135734
Name
Sunderland City Council, Corporate Procurement

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR1 3AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Hall, Plater Way

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Sunderland City Council, Corporate Procurement

Contact

Telephone
+44 1915205555
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-139398
Name
Sunderland City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC23
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR13AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
City Hall, Plater Way,

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
Sunderland City Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Andrew Raft
Telephone
+44 7909320787
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-03288664
Name
Brims Construction Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC23
Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR5 2AL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3 Austin Boulevard, Quay West Business Park

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
03288664
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Brims Construction Limited
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-153277
Name
Sunderland City Council,

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Sunderland
Postal Code
SR1 3AA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Corporate Procurement, City Hall, Plater Way

Identifier

Legal Name
Sunderland City Council,

Award information

Award 1
Id
037020-2025-1
Title
Thorney Close Primary School
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03288664
Name
Brims Construction Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
037020-2025-1
Title
Thorney Close Primary School
Status
active
Award ID
037020-2025-1
Date Signed
11 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
11,730,513.03
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sunderland · UKC23 · SR13AA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC23

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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