Official UK procurement notice
Redevelopment of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
Design and Build for the redevelopment of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDesign and Build for the redevelopment of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
CPV: Museum construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£7,500,000
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) within the tender documentation
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 1a - Second step delivery proposals for RIBA Stage 4 - 10% 1b - Outline Construction Methodology for RIBA Stages 5 to 7 - 10% 2 - Project Team - 10% 3 - Sustainability - 5% 4 - Affordability Appraisal - 15% 5 - General Approach to Health & Safety - 10%
- Social Value
- Price: PCSA Price evaluated on median price basis
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) within the tender documentation
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 15 Dec 2025 | CancelledProject on hold until new year |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Mar 2025, 16:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2025, 13:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
OPEN2025522- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082741- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa47Find a Tender
- Risks
Award is subject to approval to proceed from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This expected to be prior to the closing date of this tender but delays to this could impact the programme dates and timescales within the tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published28 Mar 2025, 16:13 GMT
- Market engagement11 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
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- Tender notice published324 days ago15 Dec 2025, 09:22 GMT
- Clarification questions by285 days ago23 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline278 days ago30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by261 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts248 days ago2 Mar 2026
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Mar 2025, 16:13 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published15 Dec 2025, 09:22 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £7,500,00015 Dec 2025, 09:22 GMTwas £11,000,000
- Status changed to active15 Dec 2025, 09:22 GMT
- Procurement method changed15 Dec 2025, 09:22 GMT
- Deadline published: 30 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT15 Dec 2025, 09:22 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published15 Dec 2025, 13:41 GMTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled15 Dec 2025, 13:41 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender