Estimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
9 September 2026
Published
6 August 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Cambridge City Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the design and construction of a new bowling pavilion at Abbey Leisure Complex in Cambridge, including all associated design works, construction and groundworks. The contractor will be responsible for completing all works relating to the design of the grass guard surfacing sub-base thickness.
The contractor can arrange for localised trial holes to determine the ground conditions for foundations for the grass guard. The works are located in the north east of Cambridge, at Abbey Leisure Complex and are on City Council land.
The site is situated at the entrance to various sports pitches, cycle track, fit kit, also a well-used through route footpath and cycleway. Vehicles require to access the sports patches to carry out maintenance works.
Additional details
The contractor shall programme the works to minimise access disruption for all of these access needs. The works are to improve the access onto the sports pitches, this is proposed to be grass guard construction, bituminous footway works, and other works include kerbing, fencing, signage, easy gates and cattlegrids.
The bituminous footway construction for the footway shall be graded to allow drainage into the middle, where the contractor shall for a low spot. The contractor shall ensure that there is no localised flooding after the works completion.
Access to the works site is limited with a narrow bridge, approximately 3.0m wide and a 30 tonne weight limit. The contractor is advised to consider the access and egress to the site carefully as the site is accessed through a residential area with heavy on street parking, and then through the Leasure Complex where there are narrow roadways and restricted turning areas.
The contractor shall be responsible for a site compound and parking, there are areas close to the site which could be used, the contractor shall include details (size, what cabins & plant will be on site, maintenance, material delivery etc) in the tender submission. The number of vehicles on site shall be minimised.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
PRIVATE PUBLIC LTD
£300,000
total awarded
- 2
RIVERS ECOLOGY LIMITED
£100,000
total awarded
- 3
MILES WATER ENGINEERING LTD
£150,000
total awarded
- 4
Greenwich Leisure Limited
1 contract wonlatest 12 Aug 2026ends 30 Sept 2036£20m
total awarded
- 5
THINGS MADE PUBLIC CIC
£86,226
total awarded
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Cambridge City CouncilKey Dates
Published
6 August 2026
Submission deadline
9 September 2026
Notice type
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