Contractor appointment follows scaled-back scheme receiving planning permission in February
Vinci Building has won the contract to build the £100m scaled back Eden Project scheme in Morecambe, Lancashire.
The firm beat off rival bids in a competitive tender process using the North West Construction Hub’s high-value framework. Other contractors on the framework include Sir Robert McAlpine, Morgan Sindall, Kier, Bowmer & Kirkland and Preston firm Eric Wright Construction.
The project, designed by Grimshaw, was granted planning permission in February and is due to fully open in 2028. Work on site is due to start late this year.
John Pye, project director for Eden Project Morecambe, said: “This is a nationally significant project for Morecambe and for the region and this latest milestone brings us another step closer to realising that vision.”
The Eden Project first unveiled plans for the scheme nearly eight years ago but it has been beset with delays including a cost-cutting redesign last summer which cut three out of the four glazed domes proposed in the original application.
Alongside the main visitor experience on the seafront of Morecambe Bay, the scheme includes 1.5 acres of free‑to‑enter community gardens which will open in early 2027.
The scheme is being delivered in partnership with Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council and Lancaster University and is supported by UK government investment.
The project team includes WSP on planning, transport, civil and structural engineering, sustainability and MEP, Ridge on costs, Charcoal Blue on experiential engineering and TEP on landscape design.
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