Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 28 Apr 2025, 17:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Milton Keynes College Chaffron Way Campus; Tariff Fund Project

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes College (Education)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Published estimate£2,500,000£3,000,000 inc. VAT58% below published estimate

Submissions closed 6 Jun 2025awarded 16 Jun 2025

Awarded to Spacemaker Developments ltd

Contract term 2 moends 29 Aug 2025 · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A. Design and construction of a new infill second floor within the Chaffron Way Campus Main Building. This will be constructed by the College's nominated supplier, Riteweld Engineering Limited.

B. Fit-out to new Main Building second floor space to provide a new classroom including reconfiguration of adjacent rooms and circulation space.

C. Fit-out to existing Main Building third floor space to provide two new classrooms including reconfiguration of circulation space, modified access stair. and a new platform lift.

D. Reconfiguration of existing Engineering Workshops within the Chaffron Way Campus ITC Building.

E. Reconfiguration of existing Carpentry and Joinery Workshops within the Chaffron Way Campus ITC Building.

CPV: Construction work for buildings of further education

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 moSMEPublished value£2,500,000

Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 29 Aug 2025 (2 mo)Value: £2,500,000 exc. VAT · £3,000,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible

45214500 Construction work for buildings of further education

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
The full tender pack can be requested from Craig Pullen, Procurement Consultant by email at craig@cpconsulting.org.uk

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Award will be made on the following criteria: Quality 60% Price 40% Full evaluation criteria is included in the ITT

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
The full tender pack can be requested from Craig Pullen, Procurement Consultant by email at craig@cpconsulting.org.uk

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
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: 28 Apr 2025, 17:25 BST
Last source update: 20 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-017438
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Construction work for buildings of further education
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0508b9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 30 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission: Not allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted to projectprocurement@mkcollege.ac.uk - no other form of

submission will be accepted. Full details are included in the ITT.

Timeline

28 Apr 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
28 Apr 2025, 17:25 BST
Clarification questions by
30 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline
6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Latest notice published
20 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST
Contract starts
7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
28 Apr 2025, 17:25 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
20 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
20 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,048,9801 award exc. VAT

Bids received 99 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Spacemaker Developments ltdSME1 Jul 2025 – 29 Aug 2025	£1,048,980	16 Jun 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
9final-stage tenders	9	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMNN-7576-BCQG · GB-UKPRN: 10004375 Chaffron Way, Milton Keynes,, South East, MK6 5LPContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SMD LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10859210 Eaton Socon, St Neots, East of England, PE19 8EPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender20 Jun 2025, 09:29 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Apr 2025, 17:25 BST