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title: "Demolition of Former Morpeth Riverside Leisure Centre"
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# Demolition of Former Morpeth Riverside Leisure Centre

Buyer: Northumberland County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-53917f89-3293-498e-a247-5e3bb824a194

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## Summary

Northumberland County Council procured demolition works at the former Morpeth Riverside Leisure Centre in Morpeth, Northumberland. The building had been disused as a leisure centre and was occasionally used by police for training. The work covered removal of any notifiable asbestos, internal soft stripping, remote demolition, and removal from site of hard materials and other debris for disposal. This is a construction and demolition requirement, delivered at the former leisure centre site in Morpeth.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to GROUNDWORK SERVICES (DURHAM) LTD. Northumberland County Council used a selective procedure to call off the work from a framework agreement. The award was made on 26 May 2026. The awarded contract value was £127,779.27. The contract period ran from 15 June to 14 August 2026. The tender submission deadline was 4 May 2026 at 12 noon. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises; no evaluation criteria are recorded in the available process information.

This award demonstrates a requirement for a contractor able to manage demolition of a disused public building in Morpeth, including asbestos removal where notifiable, interior soft stripping, remote demolition and off-site disposal of demolition materials and debris. A credible competitor for similar work would need the capability to coordinate these activities safely and deliver the full scope as a single demolition project. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that this scale of work was delivered by an SME. The work was procured as a call-off from a framework, so suppliers seeking comparable council work would need a route onto relevant frameworks as well as the operational capacity to undertake demolition and associated clearance.

## Notice

Demolition of Former Morpeth Riverside Leisure Centre. The building is not in use and has not been used as a leisure centre for some time. More recently, the building has occasionally been used by the Police for training exercises. The works involves the removal of any notifiable asbestos, soft strip of the interior of the buildings, remote demolish the buildings, remove any hard material off site and dispose of any other debris off site.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af1887a8-87e3-4572-948c-ca1edc049b15 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 15 Jun 2026 - 14 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £127,779 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £127,779 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Northumberland County Council |
| Locality | MORPETH |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE61 2EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC42 Northumberland |
| Local authority | Northumberland |
| Electoral ward | Morpeth Kirkhill |
| Westminster constituency | North Northumberland |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Groundwork Services Durham Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 13:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af1887a8-87e3-4572-948c-ca1edc049b15

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af1887a8-87e3-4572-948c-ca1edc049b15
  1st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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