Contract

The Whitehouse

  • Sunderland City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-002040

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-06033d

Published 9 January 2026, 4:46pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sunderland City Council

City Hall, Plater Way,

Sunderland

SR13AA

Contact

Andrew Raft

Email

andrew.raft@sunderland.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7909320787

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKC23 - Sunderland

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.sunderland.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The Whitehouse

Reference number

OPEN20251770

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Conversion of 4 bedroomed residential property in West Boldon to a children's residential home for 11-16 year olds.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £560,935.28

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC23 - Sunderland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Conversion of 4 bedroomed residential property in West Boldon to a children's residential home for 11-16 year olds.

Further competition under NEPO207 Construction Works Framework

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 90

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Process was via further competition under a PCR2015 framework (NEPO207 Construction Works Framework)

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Title

The Whitehouse

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27 November 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Able Construction (Northern) Ltd

Park Works, Sunderland Road ,Felling

Gateshead

NE10 9LR

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC22 - Tyneside
Companies House

03393672

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £560,935.28


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Process was via further competition under a PCR2015 framework (NEPO207 Construction Works Framework)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sunderland City Council

Corporate Procurement, City Hall, Plater Way

Sunderland

SR1 3AA

Email

corporate.procurement@sunderland.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom