Official UK procurement notice
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School Extension
Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPursuant to a Section 106A agreement between the owners / developers of the New Lubbesthorpe Development and Leicestershire County Council, the owners / developers were required to provide a range of contributions to local infrastructure and facilities as a condition of their planning consent for the development.
One of those requirements is for provision of an extension of New Lubbesthorpe Primary School to facilitate an expansion of 210 pupils. To facilitate this, the Council proposes to enter into a separate development agreement, setting out that the owner./ developer will be responsible for constructing the extension as per the Section 106A agreed.
The proposed development agreement is intended only to give effect to the terms of the Section 106A agreement already in place, setting out the details of what is being delivered in ensuring that the extension is delivered to the Council's and the relevant Academy Trust's (school operator) requirements.
The Council's view is that the extension works are incidental and ancillary to the New Section 106A Agreement in setting out commercial terms and requirements for the recipient of the works being delivered under the Section 106A.
The Council does not consider this to be a public works contracts, but is publicising the proposed agreement via this Notice in the interests of transparency.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Oct 2025, 13:38 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 13:38 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064754- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ae40Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The Council's view is that this is not a direct award as set out under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23), but is using this UK5 Notice in the absence of more appropriate PA23 templates.
The proposed development agreement is intended only to give effect to the terms of the Section 106A agreement already in place, setting out the details of what is being delivered in ensuring that the extension is delivered to the Council's and the relevant Academy Trust's (school operator) requirements.
The Council's view is that the extension works are incidental and ancillary to the New Section 106A Agreement in setting out commercial terms and requirements for the recipient of the works being delivered under the Section 106A. The Council does not consider this to be a public works contracts, but is publicising the proposed agreement via this Notice in the interests of transparency.
- Risks
n/a
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2025- Transparency notice published13 Oct 2025, 13:38 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakespeare Martineau LLP23 Oct 2026 – 23 Oct 2026 | £4,562,574 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender