Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 24 Jun 2026, 14:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Central Gateway Cladding Panel Replacement

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC22)

Published estimate£250,000£300,000 inc. VAT6.4% above published estimate

Submissions closed 15 Jul 2026awarded 6 Aug 2026

Awarded to Raskl Limited

Contract term 3 moends 31 Oct 2026 · starts 31 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Newcastle City Council has secured grant funding for connectivity improvement works in and around Central Station, Newcastle. The wider programme includes improvements to Orchard Street Tunnel and Forth Street Tunnel, with works intended to improve the pedestrian environment and support better movement around the station area.

Orchard Street Tunnel provides an important pedestrian link between the station / Neville Street area and the Founders Place quarter of the city. The tunnel is also used by station taxis as a queuing and waiting area before entering the station taxi rank.

The existing overhead cladding panel system in Orchard Street Tunnel is functional but is not considered to provide the desired aesthetic quality for the wider improvement scheme. The current panel arrangement also creates access difficulties for street lighting maintenance and Network Rail inspection activities.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 moSMEPublished value£250,000

Contract period: 31 Jul 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 (3 mo)Value: £250,000 exc. VAT · £300,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North EastEligibility: SME eligible

45000000 Construction work

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 60% Quality - Outlined in the tender response form 40% Price - Outlined in the pricing schedule response form.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Jun 2026, 14:07 BST
Last source update: 17 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-059450
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Construction work
Delivery area: North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bc3d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: OPEN-UK

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free

Submission deadline: 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.open-uk.org ↗

Timeline

24 Jun 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published124 days ago
24 Jun 2026, 14:07 BST
Clarification questions by105 days ago
13 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline103 days ago
15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract starts88 days ago
31 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published71 days ago
17 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2026

Tender notice published
24 Jun 2026, 14:07 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
17 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
17 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST
Contract signature expected
31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £265,9451 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Raskl Limited1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2026	£265,945	6 Aug 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG Civic Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RASKL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06854941GB-PPON: PGVQ-2786-WNCJ 37 Morley North, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE6 1PQContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Aug 2026, 08:41 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender24 Jun 2026, 14:07 BST