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NCC1109 Berwick Maltings Theatre Main Contractor

Northumberland County Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:09.

Opportunity overview

Northumberland 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)

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.

Contract value
£883.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Apr 2025
Award ID
069623-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 5922246
Location
Gateshead, UKC, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV43300000 — Construction machinery and equipment
  • CPV44000000 — Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPVS45000000-IA01 — Design and construction

Lots

  • 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.Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-04d698
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
26 Feb 2025, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
26 Feb 2025, 12:00

Tender Period

Ends
26 Feb 2025, 11:59

Classification

Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45000000-IA01
Scheme
CPVS
Description
Design and construction

Lots and requirements

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

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Q1-Technical Deliverability
Type
quality
Description
20%
Criterion 2
Name
Q2-Site Logistics and Phasing
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 3
Name
Q3-Pre-Construction Services Agreement
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 4
Name
Q4-Programme
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 5
Name
Q5-Decarbonisation & Sustainability Improvements
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 6
Name
Q6-Social Value Methodology Statement
Type
quality
Description
5%
Criterion 7
Type
price
Description
30%

Contract period

Ends
22 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
31 Mar 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC2
Entry 2
Region
UKC

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
43300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction machinery and equipment
Entry 2
Id
44000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
Entry 3
Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work
Entry 4
Id
45000000-IA01
Scheme
CPVS
Description
Design and construction

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-131719
Name
Northumberland County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC21
Locality
MORPETH
Postal Code
NE612EF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
08
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Recreation, culture and religion

Identifier

Legal Name
Northumberland County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Kerry Davidson
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-2386
Name
Northumberland County Council

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Morpeth
Postal Code
NE61 2EF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Identifier

Legal Name
Northumberland County Council
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-148899
Name
Northumberland County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKC21
Locality
Morpeth
Postal Code
NE612EF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
08
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Recreation, culture and religion

Identifier

Legal Name
Northumberland County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Kerry Davidson
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-5922246
Name
Willmott Dixon Construction Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKC
Locality
Gateshead
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
5922246
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Willmott Dixon Construction Limited
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-726
Name
High Court of England and Wales

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Strand

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England and Wales

Award information

Award 1
Id
069623-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-5922246
Name
Willmott Dixon Construction Limited

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
069623-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
069623-2025-1
Date Signed
2 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
883,727
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Morpeth · UKC21 · NE612EF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC
  • Delivery location · UKC2

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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