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Construction Contract Leads

Scope

Reference

NRW/30373

Description

Norwich City Council was awarded UK government's Levelling Up Fund (LUF) to deliver improvements to Sloughbottom Park. The project is centred on health and wellbeing, aiming to improve the park accessibility and amenities for all users, supporting more people to live healthier and more active lifestyles from a young age.

This construction project will deliver a linked set of new community and sporting facilities, including:

• A new Sports Hub designed to Sport England and Football Foundation standards which will include new changing facilities, including fully accessible facilities; changing places toilet; multi use studio; refreshment outlet and associated office reception and storage facilities

• Full refurbishment of existing Pavilion to provide a new café facility, public WCs and a community use room, to serve park users.

• Existing landscaping to the front of the Pavilion will be upgraded to allow for community use and easy transition between the new pavilion café and the new destination play park.

• To the south of the park sits an existing BMX track, this construction contract includes providing new footpaths and lighting to the track and the construction of a new modular storage building with lighting and potable water and associated facilities at the BMX track.

• Park's supporting infrastructure improvements throughout. The car park will be resurfaced with a new vehicle entrance, lighting and marked parking bays. Paths around the park will be resurfaced and lighting to the central path through the park to improve safety and visibility.

• Signage will be installed to assist with public navigation, particularly for the entrance into Sweetbriar Marshes from Sloughbottom Park.

• In addition to the main contractors works the following will be completed by specialist contractors under a separate contract:

o a new AGP football pitch will be constructed

o a new inclusive destination play park.

o Improvements and resurfacing of the BMX track, including a new electric start gate.

Total value (estimated)

• £7,000,000 excluding VAT
• £8,400,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 19 November 2026 to 31 March 2028
• 1 year, 4 months, 12 days

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

• 45212172 - Recreation centre construction work
• 45212200 - ÂÜÀòÔ­´´ work for sports facilities
• 45453100 - Refurbishment work

Contract locations

• UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

25 August 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

9 November 2026

Award criteria

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Competitive flexible procedure description

Stage 1 - Selection Stage (this stage)

Suppliers are required to complete and submit the Selection Questionnaire. The purpose of this stage is to assess supplier suitability, financial standing and technical ability to deliver the contract.

Suppliers that satisfy these requirements will be ranked based on their total score across the Technical Ability questions. The four highest-scoring suppliers will be invited to participate in Stage 2.

Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender

The four shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit a full tender.

The Stage 2 tender documentation will include the drawings, specification, pricing documents and evaluation criteria. Tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the Stage 2 evaluation methodology and the contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender.

Contracting authority

Norwich City Council

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWRB-7245-GVXQ

City Hall, St Peters Street

Norwich

NR2 1NH

United Kingdom

Email: procurement [at] norwich.gov.uk

Website:

Region: UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

GREYFRIARS COST MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Summary of their role in this procurement: Cost consultant/Quantity Surveyor acting on behalf of the Council

• Companies House: 15843457
• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMWN-3579-LYGJ

Suite E, Queen's House

Norwich

NR1 3PL

United Kingdom

Email: Info [at] greyfriarscm.com

Website: /

Region: UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Contact organisation

Contact Norwich City Council for any enquiries.