Tender

Northampton Central Library Refurbishment Works

WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL

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Tender

25 Mar 2026 at 10:59

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council is inviting quotations for the refurbishment works at Northampton Central Library, which is located in the heart of Northampton town centre. The procurement process is currently in the tender stage. This project aims to enhance the library to provide improved facilities such as a family hub, a renovated Carnegie meeting room, and additional office and sensory spaces. The library is a Grade II Listed building, serving as a hub for various services including business support and local history. The submission deadline for potential suppliers is 27th April 2026, with the expected start on-site in May 2026 and completion in May 2027. The procurement method is open competition under the Regulated Below Threshold procedure, with specific geographical restrictions for suppliers located in Northamptonshire and its bordering counties.

This tender offers a crucial opportunity for businesses in the construction and refurbishment industry, as the project involves significant building alteration and installation work. Companies with expertise in renovating historical and public buildings will be particularly suited to compete, given the need to transform an existing Grade II Listed structure. Businesses located within Northamptonshire and its neighbouring counties are reserved to participate, thus reducing wider competition. This project not only provides substantial work for local construction firms but also supports the community by improving public facilities, potentially increasing client engagement and broadening business opportunities within the local council network.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Northampton Central Library Refurbishment Works

Notice Description

West Northamptonshire Council invite Potential Providers to quote for the refurbishment works at Northampton Central Library. Scope: Enhancing Northampton Central Library to provide a wider range of services with improved facilities, including a family hub. To refurbish and improve Northampton Central Library, built in 1910 and located in the heart of Northampton town centre. The project will make the Grade II Listed building more flexible, accessible and safer, and with greater commercial potential from the refurbishment of the Carnegie Room. Improvements to existing facilities to include the refurbishment of the existing lift into an evacuation lift, additional new Registrar's office, new children's 0-19/25 family hub facilities including two new therapy rooms, a new sensory room and new accessible toilets, refurbishment of the Carnegie meeting room, new staff room and classroom areas and redecoration to specified areas of the library including the basement. Northampton Central Library saw over 175,000 visits in the last 12 months. The library provides functions including the Business & IP service (BIPC) and Discover, the local and family history centre as well as West Northamptonshire's main Registrar's office. The library is also used as a 'welcoming space' and the 'flagship' library of the WNC library service, acting as a gateway to other Council services. Both the library and registrar's offices are means of delivering statutory services. The Council is developing a network of family hubs across West Northamptonshire to incorporate children's centres, a statutory function under Sections 5A to 5G of the Childcare Act 2006. This procurement is conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 under the Regulated Below Threshold procedure as an Open advertised quotation and the Reserved Below Threshold applies: Participation - Reserved Below Threshold - This procurement is reserved by supplier location in the geographical area of the County of Northamptonshire (Northampton, Daventry and South Northamptonshire) and bordering counties to Northamptonshire; Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Lincolnshire and Warwickshire, meaning only suppliers located in these geographical areas can bid. Request for Quotation submissions that are submitted by Potential Suppliers outside of the reserved supplier location will be rejected and not evaluated. Potential Suppliers will be assessed on their suitability to perform the contract as part of the conditions of participation, as pass/fail evaluation criteria, Potential Suppliers that fail will be rejected. Site visits will be available outside of opening hours. Potential Suppliers who wish to attend the out of hours site visits are to confirm their attendance and number of attendees and preferred date via the 'Correspondence' section of the In-Tend portal by: 15:00 on Thursday 26th March for the Friday 27th March site visit and by 16:00 on Friday 27th March for the Monday 30th March site visit. Potential Suppliers may also visit the library during public opening hours. Expected Start on site May 2026 and Practical Completion May 2027. Please view the quotation pack for full details via WNC In-Tend portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0673a2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027217-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45262700 - Building alteration work

45300000 - Building installation work

45453100 - Refurbishment work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Mar 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
27 Apr 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 May 2026 - 26 May 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Further Information

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