PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

St George's Guildhall & Creative Hubs Main Contractor

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk · published 18 Nov 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID30826545-c65a-4971-a7c5-7cd6c1408f91-872524
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-b46f6f08-8e71-4a13-bcd4-7d76b705960d
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-86452
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£20,327,463
award field
Tender value
£20,327,463
tender field
Procurement method
Restricted procedure
Category
works
CPV
45000000
Construction work
Delivery
East of England, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

St George's Guildhall in Kings Lynn is the largest surviving medieval Guildhall in the UK and the oldest theatrical space in the UK still in use, with performances occurring every century since the 1400s. The Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk, the National Trust and Norfolk Museums Service are working in partnership with the Town Deal Board to redevelop the site. Upon completion, it will be operated by the St George's Guildhall and Creative Hub CIO, a charitable organisation established with the objective of preserving and conserving the historic Guildhall. The client is seeking a main contractor with: •considerable experience/ expertise in carrying out works on historic/ listed buildings, e.g. conservation packages •theatre/ performing arts project experience advantageous •National Trust/ English Heritage project experience advantageous •experience managing construction logistics in constrained sites. Construction works will include the following key packages: •concrete foundations & slabs •structural steelwork •structural carpentry •roofing - zinc sheet, clay pantile, corrugated steel •external walling - block/ brickwork •external walling - timber cladding •architectural metalwork •joinery •internal partitions & ceilings •internal finishes •internal doors •external windows & doors •curtain wall glazing •building services •theatre technical services including stage engineering •firestopping •sanitaryware •FFE •Signage •hard landscape & planting •asbestos removal works Contract terms to be JCT Standard Building Contract with Quantities

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release18 Nov 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published29 Oct 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published24 Nov 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jun 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Published name only

Messenger Construction Ltd

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 18 Nov 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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