Official UK procurement notice
CBC-1863-T-TS General Building Works
Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Published estimate£10,000,000≈ £3.3m / year · £12,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Mar 2026awarded 3 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to Spacemaker Developments ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProject management and delivery of capital works, including but not limited to asset replacement (mechanical, electrical and fabric), general building refurbishment and adaptations, larger-scale improvement works and condition survey works.
CPV: Building alteration work · Building construction work · Building installation work · Construction work · Electrical installation work · Fire-alarm system installation work · Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work · Other building completion work · Plumbing and sanitary works · Thermal insulation work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 50%
- 40% Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- 40% Price: Weighting of 40% Cost
- Quality: 50% Quality
- Social Value: Social Value - Quality 10%
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 24 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 16:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
CBC-1863-T-TS- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016578- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b50Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire/… ↗
Registration is required to access tender details and documents
Timeline
24 Feb 2026 → 9 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published244 days ago24 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by229 days ago11 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline217 days ago23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by196 days ago13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent67 days ago21 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published47 days ago9 Sept 2026, 16:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026- Tender notice published24 Feb 2026, 15:40 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 16:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 16:50 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published25 Aug 2026, 15:48 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published3 Sept 2026, 17:28 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published7 Sept 2026, 16:27 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published9 Sept 2026, 16:59 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-08: 3 releases · 21 Aug 2026, 25 Aug 2026
- 2026-02: 1 release · 24 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £10,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 10
Named bidders 10published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spacemaker Developments ltdSMEGeneral Building Works21 Sept 2026 – 20 Sept 2029 · up to 20 Sept 2031Extensions: The contract includes an option for the Council to extend the initial 3-year term by up to 2 additional years. · Amended: Change due to initial error publishing contract value · Amended: Voluntary standstill period extended to provide responses to clarification questions. · Amended: Voluntary standstill period extended to 23.59 Monday 7th September 2026 to provide responses to clarification questions. · Amended: Voluntary standstill period extended to 23.59 Wednesday 9th September 2026 to provide responses to clarification questions. · Amended: Voluntary standstill period extended to 23.59 Monday 14th September 2026 to provide responses to clarification questions. | £10,000,000 | 3 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winAEG Construction Ltd · East Midlands
- did not winBAM FM Limited · East of England
- did not winConamar Building Services Limited · East of England
- did not winG&S Hutchinson LtdSME · East of England
- did not winGB Construction (Herts) LtdSME · East of England
- did not winMaplebrooke Ltd · East of England
- did not winM&J Group (Construction & Roofing) Ltd · East of England
- did not winNeville Special Projects LtdSME · East of England
- did not winRPL Construction Ltd · South East England
- wonSpacemaker Developments LtdSME · East of England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
10 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- AEG Construction LtdBidder / tenderer
- BAM FM LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Conamar Building Services LimitedBidder / tenderer
- G&S Hutchinson LtdBidder / tenderer
- GB Construction (Herts) LtdBidder / tenderer
- M&J Group (Construction & Roofing) LtdBidder / tenderer
- Maplebrooke LtdBidder / tenderer
- Neville Special Projects LtdBidder / tenderer
- RPL Construction LtdBidder / tenderer
- Spacemaker Developments LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender details can be accessed via the In-tend supplier portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire/aspx/Home Registration is required
Notices published for this procedure
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