Glassworks Phase 1 - Enabling Works

Official notice

Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)

WorksAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: North East (UKC23)

Awarded value£1,739,609published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Britcon (UK) Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Enabling works at the former Peter Smith Antiques buildings (12 and 14 Borough Road)

CPV: Construction work for art and cultural buildings

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Structural worksAwarded

Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Feb 2026, 17:05 GMT
Last source update: 6 Feb 2026, 17:05 GMT
Authority reference: OPEN20251719
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-011165
Classification (CPV): Construction work for art and cultural buildings
Delivery area: North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-064aa2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Further competition under existing framework (NEPO207 Construction Works Framework)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,739,6091 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Britcon (UK) LimitedGlassworks Phase 1	£1,739,609 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Glassworks Phase 1 · Britcon (UK) Limited
Signed
12 Dec 2025
Value
£1,739,609
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sunderland City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, Plater Way,, Sunderland, North East, SR13AAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Council of the City of SunderlandReview body SunderlandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Britcon (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02463833 26 - 30 Midland Road, Scunthorpe, East Midlands, DN16 1DQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.