Published date: 27 January 2025

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 7 February 2025

Contract summary

Industry

  • Historical monument or memorial construction work - 45212314

  • Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest - 45212350

  • Construction work for bridges - 45221100

    • Restoration work - 45454100

    • Preservation services of historical sites and buildings - 92522000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Procurement reference

2400.01 - Smeaton's Arches widening - Grade II listed

Published date

27 January 2025

Closing date

7 February 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The A46 Newark Bypass is a complex major infrastructure improvement scheme being developed by National Highways to widen a 6.5km stretch of the A46 to dual carriageway from the Farndon Roundabout to the Winthorpe Roundabout.

Skanska are currently preparing the scheme budget for National Highways, and wish to engage with the supply chain to support this budget pricing exercise.

This package includes the widening of a section of the Grade II listed Smeaton's Arches to facilitate the construction of a new grade seperated Cattle Market Roundabout in Newark on Trent.

About Smeaton's Arches:
Built 1770s: widened 1920s - The Arches carry the A616, once the Great North Road, over the River Trent valley from Newark north west to South Muskham, in an area prone to regular flooding. Its arches are mostly 3.7m wide, and 1.8m high from foundation level to springer. The passageways through the arches are 10.1m long, across the width of the road.

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If you would like to register your interest in this opportunity, and would be willing to provide budget pricing information to support the overall scheme budget, please complete the attached Expression of Interest form and email to tom.goodwin@skanska.co.uk

Please ensure your email subject contains the reference 2400.01 - Smeaton's Arches Widening.

Please also include the requested attachments, including company brochure, case studues of similar works, and any Common Assessment Standard (CAS) Certificates for prequalification if available.

About the buyer

Contact name

Tom Goodwin

Address

1 Hercules Way
Watford
WD25 7GS
United Kingdom

Email

tom.goodwin@skanska.co.uk

Website

https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/east-midlands/a46-newark-bypass/