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title: "Northampton Central Library Refurbishment Works"
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# Northampton Central Library Refurbishment Works

Buyer: WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0673a2

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## Summary

The public procurement process for the project titled "Northampton Central Library Refurbishment Works" has been completed with West Northamptonshire Council as the contracting authority. This project involves significant refurbishments and enhancements of the Northampton Central Library, located in the heart of Northampton town centre, a Grade II listed building. The works aim to make the library more accessible, safer, and commercially viable, featuring improved facilities such as new therapy rooms and a sensory room. The process was governed under the Procurement Act 2023 using the Below Threshold open competition method, specifically reserved for suppliers within Northamptonshire and surrounding counties. The award phase saw Mineral Star Construction Ltd securing the contract, valued at £851,340.68. Work is expected to start on-site in May 2026 with practical completion anticipated in May 2027.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in refurbishment, building installation, and alteration work, particularly those located within the designated geographical areas. Companies with expertise in heritage building restoration and refurbishment can leverage this project to showcase their capabilities in handling significant structural and functional upgrades. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can particularly benefit by demonstrating their adaptability and compliance with the tender requirements, potentially enhancing their portfolio and paving the way for further similar opportunities. The project underscores the scope for businesses to grow through involvement in public service infrastructure improvement initiatives.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070740-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £851,340 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MINERAL STAR CONSTRUCTION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45262700 - Building alteration work
- 45300000 - Building installation work
- 45453100 - Refurbishment work

## Release History

- 27 Jul 2026 at 11:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070740-2026
- 25 Mar 2026 at 10:59 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027217-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070740-2026
  27th July 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027217-2026
  25th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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