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Published 17 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AT1398 Luton Council Refurbishment of Lewsey Community Centre and relocation of front entrance a PA23 Regulated Below Threshold contract for works

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£1,800,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 20 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yr 6 moends 16 Jul 2027 · starts 16 Jan 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Luton Council is undertaking a PA23 regulated below threshold contract works procurement, AT1398 Refurbishment of Lewsey Community Centre and relocation of front entrance The proposed project will include the relocation of the main front entrance and remodel front elevation- The existing front entrance sits along Landrace Road. The new proposed entrance will sit along Tomlinson Avenue and will comprise of the reconfiguration of the main entrance and reception.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Luton Council is undertaking a PA23 regulated below threshold contract works procurement, AT1398 Refurbishment of Lewsey Community Centre and relocation of front entrance The proposed project will include the relocation of the main front entrance and remodel front elevation- The existing front entrance sits along Landrace Road. The new proposed entrance will sit along Tomlinson Avenue and will comprise of the reconfiguration of the main entrance and reception. The area outside the new entrance will be level tarmacadam with 4x cycle storage racks.; Replacement of water damaged ceiling tiles; new main hall including a new partition sliding door and café kitchen; refurbishment most of the existing areas on ground floor. M&E refurbishment will include rewiring to Library and main building, replacement of intruder alarm & CCTV plus building security improvements, replacing existing air condition and ventilation. A Planning Application for the scheme is approved to address various requirements of Local Plan Policies for the relocation of the main entrance (as the ground floor works do not require a planning application). The service requires a Principal Contractor to deliver the works under a JCT IC 2016. The site is owned by Luton Borough Council.

CPV: Building construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 1 yr 6 moSME
Contract period: 16 Jan 2026 – 16 Jul 2027 (1 yr 6 mo)
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
17 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
Authority reference
DN794641
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066398
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Building construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cf07 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Oct 2025 → 16 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published380 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
  2. Tender notice expected377 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts290 days ago
    16 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Oct 2025, 15:03 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWCV-4283-GVPW Town Hall, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure