Contracts Finder notice
Husbands Bosworth - New 250 Place SEND School - Pre-Construction Services
Authority: Leicestershire County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract is for the design stage under a preconstruction service agreement which will then be followed with a construction stage contract following planning approval and construction costs having been established.
LCC will have the opportunity to assess the construction stage affordability before progressing into the construction contract and will obtain cost plans during the design stage.
There is a requirement for the progression of the feasibility design, planning approval and construction to deliver a new area special school (250 places) on part of the land known as the Firs Farm, Husbands Bosworth owned by LCC. Project to be delivered in phases subject to budget availability, expected to be phase 1 - 150 pupils and phase 2 - 100 pupils. The project phasing approach is to be developed during the feasibility stage.
Procurement will be undertaken as a Two Stage activity which will allow LCC to let the design stage under a preconstruction service contract and then follow on with a construction stage contract following planning approval and once construction costs have been established. LCC will have the opportunity to assess the construction stage affordability before progressing into the construction contract and will obtain cost plans during the design stage.
The scope of this contract is preconstruction service.
The awarded value of the preconstruction services agreement is £1,350,637.14 excluding VAT.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Other -
- Buyer reference
- LEICSCC001-DN805985-36256014
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- No
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Published tender value
- £2,000,000.00
- Tender deadline
- Tender contract period: Start date
- Tender contract period: End date
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- England, United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision1 Feb 2026
- Contract starts2 Feb 2026
- Notice published9 Feb 2026
- Contract ends20 Nov 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- Leicestershire County CouncilContracting authority
Suppliers named on the notice
- Willmott Dixon Construction LimitedSupplier
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-ad1615e5-09c4-49c2-8a47-40726c815c8e-2026-02-09T11:00:22Z
- Published
- 9 Feb 2026
- Latest update
- 9 Feb 2026
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-ad1615e5-09c4-49c2-8a47-40726c815c8e
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-ad1615e5-09c4-49c2-8a47-40726c815c8e-1