Birnbeck Pier Landside Building Contract Opportunity – Deadline Extended

North Somerset Council’s Heritage and Design team has received considerable interest from contractors interested in working on the Birnbeck Pier restoration in Weston-super-Mare.

Since the opportunity to work on the landside phase of this unique heritage project was launched four weeks ago, several potential contractors have shown interest.

To give bidders more time, the deadline has been extended. The opportunity will now close at 1pm on Tuesday 7 January.

This contract opportunity is being advertised on the Supplying the South West procurement website (reference: DN740944).

The contract includes:

• the restoration of the Pier Master’s Cottage, including reinstating the bell tower and creating a new building to the north to create space for a café intended to open to the public all year round
• external repairs to the other landside buildings known as Pier View, the old shell shop, and the South Toll House
• the creation of other visitor facilities, including toilets
• provision of essential services and infrastructure to the whole site – the landside buildings, the island and the pier itself – including work underground on water and sewage pumps, and installation of a new fit-for-purpose electricity substation.

North Somerset Council’s Planning and Regulatory Committee unanimously granted planning permission for this phase of the project in August.

This phase of work is being funded by an allocation from the UK government, formerly known as the Levelling Up Fund.

The Birnbeck Pier project has been made possible thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the RNLI, UK government, The National Heritage Memorial Fund and Historic England.

More information about the project is available on the council’s website atwww.n-somerset.gov.uk/birnbeckpierproject