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St George's Guildhall & Creative Hubs Main Contractor

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

Awarded
works
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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
East of England
Delivery: East of England, United Kingdom
Contract value
£20,327,463ex VAT
Submissions closed
29 October 2025
Published
18 November 2025

Procurement

Contract period
24 November 2025 - 30 June 2028
3 years
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
CPV classifications
  • 45000000 Construction work

What happened

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk awarded this contract to Messenger Construction Ltd worth £20,327,463 on 29 Oct 2025. The contract runs until 30 Jun 2028.

Description

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.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Messenger Construction Ltd
Award value
£20,327,463
Award date
29 October 2025

Contact

Address
Kings Court, Chapel Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1EX

Identifiers

Buyer reference
BIP990734224
Notice ID
30826545-c65a-4971-a7c5-7cd6c1408f91-872524
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-b46f6f08-8e71-4a13-bcd4-7d76b705960d

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