Official UK procurement notice
AT1412 Buckle Close Principle Contractor
Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTender for a Principle Contractor to manage and complete the construction of the Buckle Close development
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cancelled
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 10:52 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
DN794895- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029182- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d084Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Nov 2025
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Procontract Procurement Portal only (No other submission route will be accepted)
Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published371 days ago21 Oct 2025, 10:52 BST
- Market engagement360 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Luton Council are looking to tender for a Principle Contractor to support and complete the residential development at Buckle Close
We are looking to hold a Market engagement event via 'Teams' on Tuesday 4th November (Indicative time 10am-11am) but subject to change.
Please confirm interest in attending this event by the messaging service on this portal, confirming email address to send the 'Teams' invite to and those who will be attending
Regards
- Clarification questions by340 days ago21 Nov 2025
- Next notice expected325 days ago5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline263 days ago6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Latest notice published211 days ago30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BST
- Award decision expected by185 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Planned procurement notice published21 Oct 2025, 10:52 BSTUK3
- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Oct 2025, 11:02 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £6,500,00021 Oct 2025, 11:02 BSTwas £6,000,000
- Procurement termination notice published30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BSTUK12
- Status changed to withdrawn30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 30 Mar 2026 | CancelledThe requirement of this current procurement is no longer going forward, the authority is reviewing its options to procure |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender