AwardedAwarded 14 April 2026

Upper Thurne Construction Works - Package 2

Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board · Local or regional public body

In brief

Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board awarded construction and electrical work to Bam Nuttall Limited on 14 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £20,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 3 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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…Read the full description
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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Bam Nuttall Limited
3 bids received
£9,465,953
Awarded 20 March 2026
14 April 2026 to 10 September 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 069212-2025
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 073686-2025
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 025779-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 042209-2026
  5. Contract change notice · UK10, notice 079617-2026

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From notice 069212-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 29 October 2025, last updated 20 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.