Contract

Thorney Close Primary School

  • Sunderland City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-037020

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04be14 (view related notices)

Published 3 July 2025, 10:21am



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

Thorney Close Primary School

Reference number

OPEN2024205

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45214210 - Primary school construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Construction 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.

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: £11,730,513.03

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45214000 - Construction work for buildings relating to education and research

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC23 - Sunderland
Main site or place of performance

Land at former Sunningdale School Site, Shaftoe Rd, Springwell, Sunderland SR3 4HA

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Construction 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.

There may be a requirement to accommodate the School's ICT installation Contractor within the contract programme

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Roles and Responsibilities / Weighting: 3

Quality criterion - Name: Programme / Weighting: 4

Quality criterion - Name: Method Statement / Weighting: 3

Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Price - Weighting: 80

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-002080


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Thorney Close Primary School

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

11 April 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 7

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Brims Construction Limited

3 Austin Boulevard, Quay West Business Park

Sunderland

SR5 2AL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKC23 - Sunderland
Companies House

03288664

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £11,730,513.03

Total value of the contract/lot: £11,730,513.03


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sunderland City Council,

Corporate Procurement, City Hall, Plater Way

Sunderland

SR1 3AA

Country

United Kingdom