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WDC AB Knights Farm West Refuse Vehicle Depot and Road Infrastructure (ESPH732 CDS)

Wealden District Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2026 at 17:06

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

21 Nov 2025 at 14:09

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

26 Aug 2025 at 15:22

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

26 Aug 2025 at 09:34

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wealden District Council procured main-contractor works for the Knights Farm West development in East Sussex. The project is intended to replace the council’s waste collection and street-cleaning vehicle depot. It includes a waste vehicle storage depot, an administration building, a solar farm to power the facility, a new access roundabout on the A267, landscaping, parking, servicing and associated infrastructure. The work covers depot and light-industrial construction, solar-energy infrastructure and road and junction construction. The council is the contracting organisation. Delivery is centred on the Knights Farm West site and includes works affecting the A267. The procurement was classified as construction works, including stores depot construction, service depot construction, main-road construction and road-junction construction.

The procurement has reached award stage: Sunninghill Construction Co. Limited was selected for the single lot, with the award dated 7 August 2026. The award is valued at £13,468,871.97 excluding VAT and £16,162,646.36 including VAT. The original estimated value was £15,000,000 excluding VAT and £18,000,000 including VAT. The contract period is 1 October 2026 to 30 April 2028. A standstill period runs to 18 August 2026, with contract signature scheduled for that date. The route was a selective, two-stage competitive flexible procedure. Stage 1 assessed participation conditions and experience before shortlisting; Stage 2 evaluated tenders on cost at 40% and quality at 60%, including method statements, programme, resourcing, communication, environmental and social value criteria. Two valid bids were received.

This requirement indicates demand from Wealden District Council for an experienced principal contractor able to deliver a complex depot and infrastructure scheme in one programme. A credible future competitor would need evidence from three or four comparable contracts, including major-road works and management of information for a section 278 agreement, at least two depot or light-industrial schemes of similar value, and a project connecting statutory-supplier utilities. Relevant capability also includes managing subcontractors and supply chains, health and safety, quality assurance, GDPR compliance, carbon reduction and modern-slavery obligations. Strong evidence would be needed on performance outcomes, stakeholder and community engagement, innovation, sustainability, lessons learned and payment practices. The successful route rewarded quality more heavily than price, so robust delivery methods, programming, resourcing, communication and social-value proposals would be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WDC AB Knights Farm West Refuse Vehicle Depot and Road Infrastructure (ESPH732 CDS)

Notice Description

Wealden District Council are seeking to appoint a suitable qualified and experienced main contractor for delivery of a new mixed-use development to create a replacement depot for its waste collection and street cleaning vehicle. Development of the site known as Knights Farm West to provide a waste vehicle storage depot with administration building (Sui Generis) and solar farm which will provide power to the new facility, together with a new access roundabout on the A267, alongside associated landscaping, parking and servicing and other supporting infrastructure.

Planning Information

The Council has issued a questionnaire for interested operators to complete and is available at the Council procurement portal here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/esph/aspx/Home The deadline for submitting preliminary market engagement questionnaires is Sunday 7 September 2025.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d73
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075465-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45213260 - Stores depot construction work

45213352 - Service depot construction work

45233120 - Road construction works

45233121 - Main road construction works

45233125 - Road junction construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£13,468,871 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
3 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wealden District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HAILSHAM
Postcode
BN27 2AX
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Local Authority
Wealden
Electoral Ward
Hailsham Central
Westminster Constituency
Sussex Weald

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sunninghill Construction Co. Limited

Further Information

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