Official UK procurement notice
Thorney Close Primary School
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConstruction of a new primary school with external car parks, access roads and hard & soft landscaping.
The new school, on the former Sunningdale School site, is a mix of single storey and two storey elements, tucked between the existing car park and playground. The single storey wing houses the entrance reception, nursery, sport hall, studio, practical kitchen and school kitchen and plant room, the two storey wing houses teaching spaces which all have direct access to the external play spaces. External works include rejuvenation of retained playground and car park, swale/SuDs areas, and creation of new play areas/MUGA and sports pitch.
Proposed sports pitch to be established early within construction process and protected during build for immediate use on School occupation.
CPV: Construction work for buildings relating to education and research · Primary school construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£9,500,000
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 sub-criteria (5)
- Roles and Responsibilities: 3%
- Programme: 4%
- Method Statement: 3%
- price: 80%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Roles and Responsibilities: 3
- Programme: 4
- Method Statement: 3
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 80
- Price carries 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Nov 2024, 15:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2025, 10:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
OPEN2024205- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037020- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04be14Find a Tender
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 21 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Jan 2025 → 3 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected20 Jan 2025
- Bids opened21 Mar 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Submission deadline11 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published3 Jul 2025, 10:21 BST
Notice history
8 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jan 2025- Status changed to active21 Jan 2025, 16:46 GMT
- Procurement method changed21 Jan 2025, 16:46 GMT
- Deadline published: 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT21 Jan 2025, 16:46 GMT
- Deadline moved to 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT24 Feb 2025, 11:55 GMT+7 days · was 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST5 Mar 2025, 12:32 GMT+7 days · was 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Deadline moved to 11 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST26 Mar 2025, 16:56 GMT+7 days · was 4 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2025, 10:21 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Jul 2025, 10:21 BST
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 21 Mar 2025 | 28 Mar 2025 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 21 Mar 2025 | 28 Mar 2025 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 28 Mar 2025 | 4 Apr 2025 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 28 Mar 2025 | 4 Apr 2025 | +7 d |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 4 Apr 2025 | 11 Apr 2025 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 4 Apr 2025 | 11 Apr 2025 | +7 d |
3 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-02: 1 release · 24 Feb 2025
- 2025-01: 1 release · 21 Jan 2025
- 2024-11: 1 release · 22 Nov 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brims Construction Limited | £11,730,513 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Thorney Close Primary School · Brims Construction Limited
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2025
- Value
- £11,730,513
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- City Of SunderlandContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sunderland City Council, Corporate ProcurementReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Brims Construction LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria