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Abbey Sport Field Access Improvements

Cambridge City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 07:22.

Opportunity overview

Cambridge City Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the design and construction of a new bowling pavilion at Abbey Leisure Complex in Cambridge, including all associated design works, construction and groundworks. The contractor will be responsible for completing all works relating to the design of the grass guard surfacing sub-base thickness. The contractor can arrange for localised trial holes to determine the ground conditions for foundations for the grass guard. The works are located in the north east of Cambridge, at Abbey Leisure Complex and are on City Council land. The site is situated at the entrance to various sports pitches, cycle track, fit kit, also a well-used through route footpath and cycleway. Vehicles require to access the sports patches to carry out maintenance works. The contractor shall programme the works to minimise access disruption for all of these access needs. The works are to improve the access onto the sports pitches, this is proposed to be grass guard construction, bituminous footway works, and other works include kerbing, fencing, signage, easy gates and cattlegrids. The bituminous footway construction for the footway shall be graded to allow drainage into the middle, where the contractor shall for a low spot. The contractor shall ensure that there is no localised flooding after the works completion. Access to the works site is limited with a narrow bridge, approximately 3.0m wide and a 30 tonne weight limit. The contractor is advised to consider the access and egress to the site carefully as the site is accessed through a residential area with heavy on street parking, and then through the Leasure Complex where there are narrow roadways and restricted turning areas. The contractor shall be responsible for a site compound and parking, there are areas close to the site which could be used, the contractor shall include details (size, what cabins & plant will be on site, maintenance, material delivery etc) in the tender submission. The number of vehicles on site shall be minimised.

Classification

  • CPV45212000 — Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
  • CPV45212200 — Construction work for sports facilities

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 60k · Including VAT · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

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-06dd42
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
9 Sept 2026, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
2 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
60,000
Currency
AED

Contract period

Starts
12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
12 Dec 2026, 23:59

Award criteria

Description
Quality - 60% Price - 40%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45212000
Description
Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45212200
Description
Construction work for sports facilities

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH12
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
074530-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Aug 2026, 10:14
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cambridge City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCBT-6819-NDPJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCBT-6819-NDPJ

Address

Street Address
The Guildhall
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB2 1BY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cambridge · UKH12 · CB2 1BY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH12 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 074530-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·