--- title: "Refurbishment of the Somerfield & Thomas Warehouse" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d2.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk" published: "2026-08-17" --- # Refurbishment of the Somerfield & Thomas Warehouse Buyer: Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e5d2.json) ## Summary The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk intends to appoint a contractor to refurbish the Somerfield & Thomas warehouse on South Quay, King’s Lynn. The works are intended to bring the warehouse into a usable shell state, including utility provision, access improvements, and work to windows and doors. This is a construction and building-refurbishment requirement, covering warehouse and industrial-building construction, the overhaul of run-down buildings and associated refurbishment works. Delivery is in King’s Lynn, Norfolk. The council is the buying organisation and will use the completed building as a usable shell rather than procuring a finished operational facility. The requirement therefore suits contractors able to undertake coordinated refurbishment and construction works in an existing warehouse environment. This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has stated an intention to procure, but this process does not yet constitute an invitation to tender. The council expects the contract to run from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its estimated value is £1,000,000 excluding VAT, or £1,200,000 including VAT. The procurement is structured as a single lot and is below the applicable threshold. The council has planned preliminary market engagement through written responses to the areas identified in its pre-market engagement document. Responses are expected by 1 September 2026. Businesses should treat the dates as the buyer’s current expectations and use the engagement exercise to understand or inform the developing requirement before a future tender is issued. This requirement should suit construction contractors and building-refurbishment specialists with experience of bringing older or run-down warehouse and industrial premises back into usable condition. Relevant capability is likely to include managing refurbishment in an existing building, coordinating building fabric and access works, installing or upgrading utilities, and delivering windows and doors as part of a wider construction programme. Contractors with the capacity to manage several workstreams through to a usable shell state are likely to be well placed. The single-lot structure points to a main contractor able to take overall responsibility for delivery, although specialist subcontractors may find a route into the work through the principal contractor. Suppliers can use the planned market engagement to explain their relevant experience and practical delivery approach. ## Notice The Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk intend to procure a suitable contractor to bring the Sommerfeld & Thomas warehouse on South Quay, King's Lynn to a usable shell state including utilities, access improvements and works such as windows and doors. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%27s-Lynn:-Construction-work-for-warehouses-and-industrial-buildings./3M24YYN9QX To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3M24YYN9QX ### Planning Information The exercise will consist of written responses to the areas of the Pre Market Engagement document identified as requiring response. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078210-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 19 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | | Locality | KING'S LYNN | | Postcode area | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE30 1EX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk | | ITL 3 | TLH52 North and West Norfolk | | Local authority | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | | Electoral ward | St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas | | Westminster constituency | North West Norfolk | | Delivery location | TLH16 North and West Norfolk | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45213200 - Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings - 45262690 - Refurbishment of run-down buildings - 45453000 - Overhaul and refurbishment work - 45453100 - Refurbishment work ## Release History - 17 Aug 2026 at 15:25 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078210-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078210-2026 17th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3M24YYN9QX - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%27s-Lynn:-Construction-work-for-warehouses-and-industrial-buildings./3M24YYN9QX - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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