Official UK procurement notice
Construction and Redevelopment of New Sports Hub, Café Pavilion, and Park Infrastructure Works throughout Sloughbottom Park
Authority: Norwich City Council (Local council)·On behalf of: GREYFRIARS COST MANAGEMENT LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorwich City Council was awarded UK government's Levelling Up Fund (LUF) to deliver improvements to Sloughbottom Park. The project is centred on health and wellbeing, aiming to improve the park accessibility and amenities for all users, supporting more people to live healthier and more active lifestyles from a young age.
This construction project will deliver a linked set of new community and sporting facilities, including:
- A new Sports Hub designed to Sport England and Football Foundation standards which will include new changing facilities, including fully accessible facilities; changing places toilet; multi use studio; refreshment outlet and associated office reception and storage facilities
- Full refurbishment of existing Pavilion to provide a new café facility, public WCs and a community use room, to serve park users.
- Existing landscaping to the front of the Pavilion will be upgraded to allow for community use and easy transition between the new pavilion café and the new destination play park.
- To the south of the park sits an existing BMX track, this construction contract includes providing new footpaths and lighting to the track and the construction of a new modular storage building with lighting and potable water and associated facilities at the BMX track.
- Park's supporting infrastructure improvements throughout. The car park will be resurfaced with a new vehicle entrance, lighting and marked parking bays. Paths around the park will be resurfaced and lighting to the central path through the park to improve safety and visibility.
- Signage will be installed to assist with public navigation, particularly for the entrance into Sweetbriar Marshes from Sloughbottom Park.
- In addition to the main contractors works the following will be completed by specialist contractors under a separate contract:
o a new AGP football pitch will be constructed
o a new inclusive destination play park.
o Improvements and resurfacing of the BMX track, including a new electric start gate.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Selection Stage (this stage) Suppliers are required to complete and submit the Selection Questionnaire. The purpose of this stage is to assess supplier suitability, financial standing and technical ability to deliver the contract. Suppliers that satisfy these requirements will be ranked based on their total score across the Technical Ability questions. The four highest-scoring suppliers will be invited to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender The four shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit a full tender. The Stage 2 tender documentation will include the drawings, specification, pricing documents and evaluation criteria. Tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the Stage 2 evaluation methodology and the contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender.
CPV: Construction work for sports facilities · Recreation centre construction work · Refurbishment work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£7,000,000
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality criteria: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality criteria: Full Stage 2 evaluation criteria and tender requirements will be issued to shortlisted suppliers at Stage 2.
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
NRW/30373- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076327- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e195Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Selection Stage (this stage)
Suppliers are required to complete and submit the Selection Questionnaire. The purpose of this stage is to assess supplier suitability, financial standing and technical ability to deliver the contract.
Suppliers that satisfy these requirements will be ranked based on their total score across the Technical Ability questions. The four highest-scoring suppliers will be invited to participate in Stage 2.
Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender
The four shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit a full tender.
The Stage 2 tender documentation will include the drawings, specification, pricing documents and evaluation criteria. Tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the Stage 2 evaluation methodology and the contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Aug 2026 → 19 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published78 days ago11 Aug 2026, 15:08 BST
- Submission deadline64 days ago25 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 11 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 20 days19 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Aug 2026, 15:08 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- GREYFRIARS COST MANAGEMENT LIMITEDProcuring entityCost consultant/Quantity Surveyor acting on behalf of the Council
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender