Official UK procurement notice
AT1377 Principal Contractor for New Builds at Sylam & Waulud
Authority: Luton Council (Local council)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH21)
Published estimate£4,800,000≈ £2.4m / year · £5,400,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Sept 2025awarded 30 Mar 2026
Awarded to Parrott Construction Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Nov 2027 · up to 29 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLuton Council are looking to appoint a principal contractor to deliver two residential affordable schemes, one for 5 homes and another for 6 homes.
- No preliminary market engagement: Published but form will not comply AT1377 Principal Contractor for New Builds at Sylam & Waulud Luton Council UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice Engagement deadline: 1 May 2025 Contract location: Location not specified Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011029 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04f833 Published 25 March 2025, 9:13am
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot AT1377 DN768853AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,800,000
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).
How bids were scored
- Quality: Quality will be weighted at 70% inclusive of a Social Value question
- Price: Price will be weighted at 30%
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jul 2025, 12:08 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
DN768853- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043410- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0566f6Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
28 Jul 2025 → 30 Mar 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published28 Jul 2025, 12:08 BST
- Clarification questions by12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline392 days ago22 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by325 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts323 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published204 days ago30 Mar 2026, 12:30 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025- Tender notice published28 Jul 2025, 12:08 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published30 Mar 2026, 12:30 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 12:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £4,800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parrott Construction LtdSME | £4,800,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
AT1377 Principal Contractor for New Builds at Sylam & Waulud · Parrott Construction LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Mar 2026
- Value
- £4,800,000
- Period
- 31 Mar 2026 – 29 Feb 2028 · up to 28 Feb 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1x 12 month extension
3 agreed KPIs: Budget · Timeline · Social Value
- Budget
- Timeline
- Social Value
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Parrott ConstructionAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender