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City Running Track Works

Newcastle City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

28 Jul 2026 at 08:34

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

25 Feb 2026 at 14:53

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Newcastle City Council procured works for the city running track. The requirement covered landscaping associated with sports grounds and recreational areas, landscaping for playgrounds, and resurfacing works, with the awarded work specifically classified as flatwork for running tracks. The practical scope is therefore construction and renewal work to a running-track facility, including preparation, surfacing and related external landscaping. The procurement was for works rather than goods or professional services, and delivery was associated with Newcastle City Council’s city running track. This is relevant to contractors specialising in athletics-track construction, sports-ground landscaping, playground or recreation-area landscaping, and hard-surface resurfacing. The requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 28 July 2026 following an open procedure. It had one lot. The estimated value was £120,000 excluding VAT and £144,000 including VAT; the award to BCE Northern Limited was £109,615.88 excluding VAT and £131,539.06 including VAT. The tender deadline and enquiry deadline were both 23 March 2026 at 14:00, and the award decision period ended on 27 March 2026. The awarded contract period is 14 August 2026 to 30 June 2027. Evaluation used an equal 50% weighting for price and 50% for quality. Three bids were received, all three were from SMEs, and all reached the final stage. The planned signature date was 11 August 2026.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for specialist running-track flatwork and associated sports-facility external works from a local authority buyer. A credible competitor for similar work would need practical capability in athletics-track construction or resurfacing, including delivering durable, accurately finished surfaces suitable for sporting use. Experience of landscaping around sports grounds, recreation areas or playgrounds would also be relevant where the requirement combines surfacing with wider external works. Suppliers should be able to evidence quality as well as competitive pricing, since both were given equal importance in evaluation. The award to an SME and the receipt of three SME final-stage bids indicate that the scale and procurement route can be accessible to focused regional contractors with suitable delivery capacity, project management and relevant completed-work references.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

City Running Track Works

Notice Description

City Running Track Works - Specification was live on Open-uk.org

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065c3d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071001-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45112720 - Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas

45112723 - Landscaping work for playgrounds

45233251 - Resurfacing works

45236114 - Flatwork for running tracks

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£109,615 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
23 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
14 Aug 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Newcastle 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
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 8QH
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC22 Tyneside
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BCE Northern Ltd

Further Information

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