Official UK procurement notice
Upper Lighthorne Primary School
Authority: Warwickshire County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: GLEEDS COST MANAGEMENT LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWarwickshire County Council intends to appoint a Supplier under a Two-Stage Design and Build Contract for the construction of a 2FE (with facilitating works for a 3FE) Primary School, namely Upper Lighthorne Primary School. The Project is currently at RIBA Stage 3, which was developed initially by Pick Everard, and more recently, Gleeds. Gleeds will be retained in the following roles: Project Management, Contract Administration and Cost Management (for RIBA Stages 3-7) with all design activities being carried out by the Contractor.
This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act using the Open Procedure.
CPV: Primary school construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£13,300,000
What 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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 50%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 2 Apr 2026, 08:58 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 11:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
WAR-0050- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-030661- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067b5cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender documentation is available via the "WARWICKSHIRE" portal at sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home ↗. (sell2.intend.co.uk/midlands/home ↗.)
Your tender return must be submitted via the e-tendering portal. You will not be able to upload your tender after the deadline. Applicants are advised that if their tender response (including any associated documentation) is only partially uploaded within the e-tendering portal by the closing date and time then the system will lock them out and they will not be able to complete their document upload. The Council reserves the right to only evaluate documents received within the e-tendering portal by the closing date and time and applicants are advised that a partial upload is unlikely to be successful. Applicants are therefore recommended to upload their full tender response well in advance of the closing date and time.
If you are experiencing any difficulties with your upload you must contact the Council well in advance of the closing date and time. The email address for this is procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk.
Timeline
2 Apr 2026 → 11 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published208 days ago2 Apr 2026, 08:58 BST
- Submission deadline165 days ago15 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by115 days ago3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts102 days ago17 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent89 days ago30 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published89 days ago30 Jul 2026, 11:42 BST
- Standstill ends76 days ago11 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026- Tender notice published2 Apr 2026, 08:58 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Jul 2026, 11:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Jul 2026, 11:42 BST
- Contract signature expected12 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERCLASS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY12 Aug 2026 – 24 Feb 2028 · up to 24 Feb 2029Extensions: Contract will run until construction of Primary School is completed. There are no set expiry dates. | £16,500,000 | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 11 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonINTERCLASS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · West Midlands
- did not winBSN GROUP CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDSME · West Midlands
- did not winSPELLER METCALFE MALVERN LIMITED · West Midlands
- did not winGMI CONSTRUCTION GROUP PLC · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winETEC CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITEDSME · Greater London
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
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- GLEEDS COST MANAGEMENT LIMITEDProcuring entityConsultant
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BSN GROUP CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ETEC CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- GMI CONSTRUCTION GROUP PLCBidder / tenderer
- INTERCLASS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYAwarded supplier
- SPELLER METCALFE MALVERN LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender