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Published 30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AT1412 Buckle Close Principle Contractor

Authority: Luton Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH21)
Published estimate£6,500,000≈ £3.3m / year · £7,200,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 6 Feb 2026
Next notice expected 5 Dec 2025
Contract term 2 yrsstarts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tender for a Principle Contractor to manage and complete the construction of the Buckle Close development

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Cancelled 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 May 2026 — 21 Apr 2028 (2 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: East of England
45000000 Construction work

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
Cancelled
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BST
Last source update
30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Authority reference
DN794895
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d084

How it was run

Submission deadline
6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
21 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Procontract Procurement Portal only (No other submission route will be accepted)

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published340 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 10:52 BST
  2. Market engagement330 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    Luton Council are looking to tender for a Principle Contractor to support and complete the residential development at Buckle Close We are looking to hold a Market engagement event via 'Teams' on Tuesday 4th November (Indicative time 10am-11am) but subject to change. Please confirm interest in more…attending this event by the messaging service on this portal, confirming email address to send the 'Teams' invite to and those who will be attending Regards
  3. Clarification questions by310 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 00:00 GMT
  4. Next notice expected295 days ago
    5 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Submission deadline232 days ago
    6 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
  6. Latest notice published180 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BST
  7. Award decision expected by155 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Contract starts149 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—30 Mar 2026CancelledThe requirement of this current procurement is no longer going forward, the authority is reviewing its options to procure

Notice history

9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025
  1. Procurement termination notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BSTUK12
  2. Published value updated
    30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BSTwas £6,500,000
  3. Status changed to withdrawn
    30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    30 Mar 2026, 14:59 BST
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 11:02 BSTUK2
  6. Published value updated to £6,500,000
    21 Oct 2025, 11:02 BSTwas £6,000,000
  7. Procurement method changed
    21 Oct 2025, 11:02 BST
  8. Deadline withdrawn
    21 Oct 2025, 11:02 BST
  9. Planned procurement notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 10:52 BSTUK3

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 2BQ [email protected] +441582548080

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure