Procurement of a Principal Contractor for the Construction of Thameside Academy Alternative Provision Base
- Buyer
- Thurrock Council
- Value
- £600,000
- Closes
- 30 November 2026
- Where
- Grays, the East of England
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Thurrock Council wants a principal contractor (the main firm that takes overall responsibility for a building project and manages its subcontractors) to build a new small extension and remodel existing rooms at Thameside Academy to create a base for alternative education provision. The estimated value is £600,000, and the work includes outdoor changes such as a new footpath, kerb alterations, car park reinstatement and landscaping.
What the buyer wants
• Act as principal contractor and deliver the full scope of works, from the new extension and internal remodelling to the external works. • Build a new single-storey extension of about 33m² with a secure entrance foyer, office, accessible WC, meeting room and circulation space. • Remodel about 140m² of existing space into secure teaching, break-out and dining areas, enclose the internal courtyard, and complete the external works including site clearance (removing one tree), a level-access footpath, dropped kerb and tactile paving, car park reinstatement with an accessible bay, soft landscaping, bollard lighting, and drainage alterations.
Requirements
What could rule a small business out: The notice does not list specific qualifications or experience requirements, but a small business would most likely be ruled out by the scale of the job, since it asks one firm to take on the full build, the drainage and external works, and overall management as principal contractor for an estimated £600,000.
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How to bid
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Where to apply
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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at Procurement@thurrock.gov.uk.
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