Open tenders / Architecture, engineering & surveying
Planned procurement · Notice 088495-2026
Upper Thurne Package 3 Construction Works
Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board
- Value
- £7m
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- East of England
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes, says the buyer
- Contract
- 6 Apr 2027 – 24 Nov 2028
In plain English
Broads Internal Drainage Board wants a contractor to design and build two pumping stations (Horse Fen and Somerton South) and the Somerton culvert in the Upper Thurne area of Norfolk, including decommissioning the existing assets at each site. Work covers civils, mechanical and electrical installation, controls, telemetry and kiosks, running from April 2027 to November 2028, with an estimated value of £7m.
Good fit for: Civil engineering contractors with water pumping station design-and-build and M&E experience.
Watch out: Single lot covering all three sites at around £7m, so bidders need capacity for the whole package; Design responsibility as well as construction, including full electrical system and control design; Contractor must obtain temporary works licences, permissions and consents
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What the buyer says
Broads IDB is planning to procure a Contractor for the design and construction of 2 x pumping stations and one culvert, namely Horse Fen pumping station and Somerton South pumping station and Somerton culvert. Each of these sites has an existing asset which will need to be decommissioned. Design for all sites principally consists of tasks as follows:- - Telemetry system - External lighting - Functional Design Specification and Human Machine Interface displays - Sensors and monitoring equipment - Stop log systems and non return gates valves, non return flap valves, penstocks and flow meters - Ducting and draw pits - Precast Concrete Components (outfall structures, pump support slabs and kiosk bases) - Motor Control Centre (MCC), kiosk trench support system and full electrical system design - Control kiosk including Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and, fire and intruder alarm - Temporary works including relevant licenses, permissions and consents The Water Management Alliance (WMA) will oversee this procurement on behalf of the Broads Internal Drainage Board working with Turner & Townsend as advisors. Interested bidders should email procurement@wlma.org.uk in response to this market engagement notice and arrangements can be made for market engagement sessions.
Procedure: not stated. Published 18 Sep 2026.
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