Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE612EF
UK
Contact person: Kerry Davidson
E-mail: kerry.davidson@northumberland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northumberland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NCC1109 Berwick Maltings Theatre Main Contractor
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Northumberland County Council (NCC) conducted a procurement exercise to appoint a main contractor to carry out the works at The Berwick Maltings Theatre.
Project Aims:
• Provide a landmark cultural attraction at the heart of the town, creating a new focal point for visitors and residents' year-round activity and a cornerstone of destination development
• Broaden the visitor offer by working in partnership with complimentary proposals reflecting the wider, environmental, heritage, commercial and cultural interests of the town
• Develop an improved wet weather daytime facility for residents and visitors
• Develop a year-round festival/events programme to grow the evening economy and lengthen the visitor season
• Raise awareness of Berwick upon Tweed and its diverse assets, maximising its appeal as both a day trip and overnight destination and supporting year- round growth in revenues and employment across the visitor economy
• Facilitate skills development and job creation through the provision of on-site learning activity, apprenticeships, and new jobs.
The overall development budget is £25.9m. The target build cost for the development is £15m (exclusive of Preliminaries, OH&P, PCSA Fee, Risk and Inflation).
The successful contractor will be expected to coordinate a value engineering process with the project team during the PCSA period, to reach an affordable scheme.
PCSA - 31st March 2025 - 19th August 2025 (20 weeks)
Main Contract - 22nd September 2025 - 22nd March 2027 (78 weeks)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
883 727.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
43300000
44000000
45000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This project is to be developed using a two-stage design and build procurement. The first stage is implemented through a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) where the successful bidder will carry out a set of pre-construction services for an agreed fee.
During this stage the design and scope, price and programme for the main works under the building contract will be developed by the successful bidder and provided to the Council for approval. The Council at its entire discretion may then award a building contract by issuing a notice to proceed.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Q1-Technical Deliverability
/ Weighting: 20%
Quality criterion: Q2-Site Logistics and Phasing
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Q3-Pre-Construction Services Agreement
/ Weighting: 15%
Quality criterion: Q4-Programme
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Q5-Decarbonisation & Sustainability Improvements
/ Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion: Q6-Social Value Methodology Statement
/ Weighting: 5%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-002768
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Willmott Dixon Construction Limited
5922246
Gateshead
UK
NUTS: UKC
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 883 727.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://judiciary.uk/highcourt
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/10/2025