Tender: Design and Construction of Four‑Bay Steel Workshop at Sidley Depot, Bexhill-on-Sea

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Rother District Council is seeking a supplier for the design and construction of a new four-bay steel portal frame workshop and associated facilities at its Sidley Depot on Elva Way, Bexhill-on-Sea. The site, the former East Sussex County Council Highways Depot, is leasehold to Rother District Council with freehold held by East Sussex County Council and is in continuous operational use by Biffa Waste Services Ltd under the Joint Waste Partnership (Rother District Council, Wealden District Council and Hastings Borough Council). The site comprises a generally rectangular concrete-surfaced yard with vehicular access from Elva Way via existing double gates, and a southern boundary adjoining residential properties on Buckland Drive; existing infrastructure to remain includes an arm-code barrier, smoking shelter, cycle stores, lockers and an existing welfare portacabin (the portacabin is held under a separate contract and should not be disturbed). Demolition and clearance works have been completed prior to contract commencement by others. Biffa will continue all waste collection, vehicle washing, refuelling, dispatch and depot operations throughout the works and site access on Elva Way will be shared; the Joint Waste Partnership's statutory waste service must not be interrupted and specific limitations on method and sequence arising from concurrent occupation are set out in the tender documents. The Council seeks a contractor who will manage the services to high professional standards, deliver improvements to service delivery and provide value for money over the life of the contract.