Castle Point extends £12.8m temporary accommodation tender deadline

Castle Point Borough Council has extended the tender deadline for its £12.8m temporary accommodation development in Thundersley, Essex, giving bidders additional time to prepare submissions.

The design and build scheme will see an experienced contractor appointed to take the project forward from RIBA Stage 3 Plus, covering detailed design development, construction, commissioning, testing, certification and handover.

The scope also includes responsibility for statutory compliance, utility diversions, abnormal connection upgrades and further planning work arising from design development or value engineering proposals.

The contract has an estimated value of £12.8m excluding VAT and is expected to run from August 2027 to December 2029.

The procurement is being delivered through a Competitive Flexible Procedure, with the initial stage used to shortlist the three highest-scoring bidders before dialogue and final tender stages.

Bids will be evaluated on 60% price and 40% quality, with quality criteria covering site logistics and buildability, programme, value engineering, supply chain management and social value.

The tender deadline has now been extended from 21 September to 25 September 2026 at 1:00pm.