Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-7a17-7098-8e81-5db262b2828d/upper-thurne-package-3-construction-works Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Upper Thurne Package 3 Construction Works [Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board](https://tendernation.io/buyers/broads-2006-internal-drainage-board) Estimated value £6,500,000 Published 18 Sept 2026 Deadline 92 days left 19 Jan 2027 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 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. ## CPV classification Works related to water-distribution pipelines Pumping station construction work Construction work for water projects Water-treatment plant construction work Electrical installation work Mechanical engineering installation works Engineering design services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-07750b-2026-09-18T09:56:45+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-07750b-2026-09-18T09:56:45+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Broads (2006) Internal Drainage Board: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/broads-2006-internal-drainage-board) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [PGS - Pulteney Gate Scheme: Buildability, Logistics & Surveys Commission · Bath & North East Somerset Council · 18 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-3c03-7063-a36d-38439401a113/pgs-pulteney-gate-scheme-buildability-logistics-surveys-commission) [DPS for the provision of Non-Domestic Ground Source Heat Pump Systems Installation Works · Bromford Housing Group Ltd · 2933 days left · 29 Oct 2034](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c49-595e-70f6-8954-aa91650a8ede/dps-for-the-provision-of-non-domestic-ground-source-heat-pump-systems-installati) [Bromford Contractor Works and Services Dynamic Purchasing System · Bromford Housing Group · 1138 days left · 30 Nov 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13baf-de40-70b2-94fa-a3d45e031b0f/bromford-contractor-works-and-services-dynamic-purchasing-system) [Heaton Reception Road Enhancement · Northern Trains Limited · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a145df-117d-72ed-82eb-fa982f8ae9fe/heaton-reception-road-enhancement) [Bromford Contractor Works and Services Dynamic Purchasing System · Bromford Housing - e-Tendering System · 1138 days left · 30 Nov 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cf8-af2b-71c6-8888-84d56354a9f1/bromford-contractor-works-and-services-dynamic-purchasing-system) [Consultancy Services - A Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) · Bromford Housing Group Limited · 255 days left · 1 Jul 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba6-9ab5-7370-a08d-693c86e5296a/consultancy-services-a-dynamic-purchasing-system-dps)