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Proposed car park, service yard and associated landscaping.

West Suffolk Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

09 Sep 2026 at 07:45

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

08 Jul 2026 at 12:35

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

08 Jul 2026 at 08:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Suffolk Council procured construction works for a new car park, service yard, attenuation pond and associated landscaping on land next to its West Suffolk Operational Hub in Bury St Edmunds. The scope is principally highways and surface construction, including formation and surfacing works for the car park and service yard, drainage through the attenuation pond, and related external landscaping. This is a local authority works requirement rather than a design-only, maintenance or professional services contract. It is relevant to civil engineering, highways, groundworks, drainage, surfacing and landscaping contractors able to deliver a coordinated site construction project in Bury St Edmunds.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Gipping Construction Ltd on 4 September 2026. It used a below-threshold open competition, with one lot and electronic submissions allowed. The award value is £1,784,800 excluding VAT (£2,141,760 including VAT). The awarded contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 25 June 2027, with signature scheduled by 5 October 2026. The original tender estimate was £2,500,000 excluding VAT (£3,000,000 including VAT). Evaluation weighted price at 65%, technical quality at 20%, environmental considerations at 10% and social value at 5%. Thirteen bids were received, all from SMEs.

This award provides a clear example of West Suffolk Council’s demand for combined highways, car park, service-yard, drainage and landscaping delivery rather than a single trade package. A credible future competitor would need practical capability in road and surface construction, groundworks, attenuation and associated external works, with sufficient organisation to coordinate the full site scope. The evaluation shows that price is important, but technical delivery, environmental performance and social value together account for 35% of the assessment. Firms should therefore be able to evidence construction methodology, quality and technical competence alongside responsible environmental and community outcomes. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that this scale of council works can suit capable smaller contractors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Proposed car park, service yard and associated landscaping.

Notice Description

West Suffolk Council are currently out to tender for the provision of the construction of a car park, service yard, attenuation pond and associated to land adjacent to the West Suffolk Operational Hub, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1FE. This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation. The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 12.00 on Wednesday 5th August . Please note late returns will NOT be permitted The deadline for clarification questions is at 17.00 on Monday 27th July which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c5c6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085150-2026
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
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads

45233130 - Construction work for highways

45233210 - Surface work for highways

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,784,800 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
5 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 25 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
West Suffolk 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
BURY ST EDMUNDS
Postcode
IP33 3YU
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH64 West Suffolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Suffolk
Electoral Ward
Minden
Westminster Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Gipping Construction Ltd

Further Information

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