In deliveryUnited KingdomWorks£20,000,000
Upper Thurne Construction Works - Package 2
- Published
- Published 29 October 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 19 January 2026
Overview
This procurement covers the design and construction of 3 x pumping stations, namely Martham pumping station, Potter Heigham pumping station and Brograve pumping station. It also allows for the optionality of adding one additional similar pumping station site namely Somerton South Pumping Station and Culvert or Repps pumping station at a future date. Each of these sites has an existing pumping station which will need to be decommissioned. Any instruction for one of the two optional sites is expected to be within 12 months of the Contract Date.
The value was estimated at £8-£12million for the initial 3 sites with up to a further £6million for the fourth site depending on works required. These figures are exclusive of VAT. These works are to be funded from Environment Agency Grant in Aid.
The works and its objectives are entirely consistent to ensure compliance with the BIDB statutory duties as a Section 28g body under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).
The scope of the works:
Design and construction for the 3 pumping stations. Design is limited to the following design tasks (Refer Section S300 of the Scope)
Telemetry system
External lighting
Control kiosk including HVAC
Motor Control Centre and full electrical system design including Functional Design Specification
Stop log systems and non return / control valves
Ducting and draw pit numbers and dimensions
Precast Concrete Units
MCC support frame
Temporary works including relevant licences, permissions and consents
Associated civil, mechanical and electrical works
Integration with existing water infrastructure
Testing, commissioning and handover to operations
Sectional Completion
Decommissioning of existing 3 pumping stations
Potential for all of the above for 4th site.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Works
- Estimated value
- £20,000,000
- Procedure
- Open
- Published
- 29 October 2025
- Questions by
- 6 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Works related to water-distribution pipelinesPumping station construction workConstruction work for water projectsWater-treatment plant construction workElectrical installation workMechanical engineering installation worksEngineering design services
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £9,465,953
- Award date
- 20 March 2026
- Contract period
- 31 March 2026 → 31 March 2028
- BAM NUTTALL LIMITED
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
8 May 2026
View notice ↗Contract
20 March 2026
View notice ↗Contract Notice
13 November 2025
View notice ↗Prior Information Notice
29 October 2025
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
TURNER & TOWNSEND CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED
Procuring entityLeeds, United Kingdom
GB-COH: 02525578
Authority website ↗Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board
BuyerKings Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PBNM-6452-WDWZ
Authority website ↗
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