Planning

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Cowpen Bewley to Summerhill Cycleway

Hartlepool Borough Council

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Planning

30 Jul 2026 at 11:11

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Hartlepool Borough Council intends to procure construction works for a new cycleway linking Cowpen Bewley and Summerhill. The work is classified as construction and will be delivered in the Hartlepool area. The council is the public-sector buyer and is seeking a contractor to build the route rather than provide routine services or supplies. This is a single infrastructure project, with the planned works focused on creating the cycleway connection between the two named locations. It should therefore be relevant to civil engineering, highways, transport infrastructure and cycle-route construction businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises that undertake comparable local authority schemes. Suppliers whose core work is unrelated to construction or infrastructure delivery are unlikely to find this procurement relevant.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated an intention to procure, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use a selective, competitive award under a framework agreement. The planned contract period runs from 1 April 2027 to 1 May 2028. The estimated value is £6,000,000 excluding VAT and £7,200,000 including VAT. The procurement is above the applicable threshold and is divided into one planned lot. The council has identified the lot as suitable for SMEs. These are the buyer’s current plans and indicative expectations, so businesses should use them to prepare for the later procurement rather than treat them as a current tender deadline or invitation to respond.

The planned work should suit established civil engineering and highways contractors with experience constructing cycleways or similar transport infrastructure. Relevant capability is likely to include site preparation, earthworks, drainage, surfacing, kerbs, route formation, traffic management and the safe coordination of construction activities, although the detailed technical requirements will be set out when the procurement reaches the market. Contractors able to manage a complete route-construction project for a local authority should be well placed, as should specialist infrastructure firms with suitable delivery partners. The council has indicated that the work is suitable for SMEs, which may support participation by smaller contractors with the necessary construction capacity, project management, health and safety systems and experience of public-sector works.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Cowpen Bewley to Summerhill Cycleway

Notice Description

Hartlepool Borough Council is seeking to build a cycleway between Cowpen Bewley and Summerhill.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d753
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072067-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 1 May 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Hartlepool Borough 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
HARTLEPOOL
Postcode
TS24 8AY
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Local Authority
Hartlepool
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Hartlepool

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...