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Houghton Depot

Sunderland City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2026 at 16:33

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

13 Apr 2026 at 13:37

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

10 Feb 2026 at 16:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sunderland City Council commissioned the construction of a new Houghton Depot in Sunderland. The works comprise office, welfare and workshop areas, fleet vehicle garages, a gritter vehicle shed and an 8,000-tonne-capacity salt barn. The development also includes external hardstanding for additional fleet parking, skip storage and ancillary facilities: a truck wash bay, refuelling area, electric vehicle charging, containerised storage and staff parking for 50 vehicles. This is a substantial construction project for commercial, industrial and transport-related buildings, including associated site infrastructure and operational facilities. The requirement is relevant to principal contractors with experience delivering complex depot, warehouse, industrial or fleet-supporting facilities and their associated external works.

The procurement is complete and has reached the award stage. Sunderland City Council used a single-lot open procedure. Eight valid final-stage tenders were received, including five from SMEs. The tender deadline was 19 June 2026 at 12:00, enquiries closed on 12 June 2026 at 12:00, and the award decision period ended on 13 July 2026. Meldrum Construction Services Group Limited was selected on 7 August 2026. The awarded value is £10,053,323.62 excluding VAT, or £12,063,988.34 including VAT. The award standstill ends on 19 August 2026, with contract signature scheduled for 18 September 2026. The awarded contract period is 21 September 2026 to 30 September 2027. Evaluation weighted price at 80%, quality at 10% and social value at 10%; economic and technical selection criteria applied.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Sunderland City Council for a large, integrated depot construction scheme combining buildings, heavy-vehicle accommodation, a high-capacity salt barn, workshops, operational yards and specialist supporting facilities. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need the capacity to manage a major construction programme and coordinate multiple building and site-work packages, including fleet garages, hardstanding, drainage or servicing infrastructure, refuelling, vehicle washing, electric vehicle charging and storage facilities. Experience delivering commercial, industrial or transport-related buildings would be directly relevant. The competition also shows that both large contractors and SMEs were considered, with five SMEs submitting valid final-stage tenders, so firms with suitable delivery capability may compete independently or through an appropriately structured supply chain.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Houghton Depot

Notice Description

Proposed development to comprise of office, welfare and workshop areas, fleet vehicle garages, a gritter vehicle shed and salt barn (8000 tonne capacity) building, external hardstanding areas for additional fleet parking, skip storage and ancillary facilities (including a truck wash bay, refuelling area, EV charging and containerised storage). Staff parking for 50 vehicles.

Planning Information

This market engagement will allow the Council to understand the appetite in the market and prepare the market and to advise them to register with the appropriate sies to ensure that have access to all documentation and can submit compliant tenders. Suppliers can access brief information of the requirement, the proposed tender dates and works timetable and the proposed form of contract by registering their interest on the Councils online tendering system (www.open-uk.org). There is a questionnaire where they can advise if they have the capacity and can make any comments on the process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-064d1e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075449-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£10,053,323 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
8 Jun 2026Expired
Award Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
21 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 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
Sunderland City Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SUNDERLAND
Postcode
SR1 3AA
Postcode Area
Sunderland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC44 Sunderland
Delivery Location
TLC23 Sunderland
Local Authority
Sunderland
Electoral Ward
Millfield
Westminster Constituency
Sunderland Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MELDRUM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES GROUP LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075449-2026
    7th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033280-2026
    13th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012099-2026
    10th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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