Official UK procurement notice
Cambrian Leaning Trust - Faringdon Community College Replacement Classroom Project
Authority: Cambrian Learning Trust (Public body)·On behalf of: Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project involves the demolition of four existing temporary buildings on the Faringdon Community College site plus the construction of a 282m2 single storey student services block and a 819m2 two storey teaching block.
The project includes associated landscaping and the reconfiguration of the existing car and bus parking.
- How the procedure runs: Full details of the description of the process being used are contained within the documents accompanying this tender. Stage 1 Conditions of participation with evaluation Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) response. Submissions will be evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the PSQ documentation. A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage. Stage 2 Invitation to Tender with evaluation Suppliers shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage will be required to submit their final tender and will be evaluated on the criteria detailed in the ITT documentation. Stage 3 Assessment Summaries and Publication of Contract Award Notice (commencing 8 working day standstill period) Stage 4 Publication of Contract Details Notice The Authority reserves the right at any time: a) to issue amendments, modifications or additional information to any documentation which forms part of this Procurement, including the Procurement terms and conditions contained in this Schedule b) to alter the Procurement timetable for this Procurement c) to rewind and re-run any part of the Procurement on the same or alternative basis d) to amend the Procurement as described herein, including the number of stages and the number of suppliers to be selected at any stage. Duty to Consider Lots As part of the initial project set up and approval stage of the tender process, Cambrian Learning Trust discussed the possibility of splitting the tender into more than one lot/contract. On the basis that Trust/school is on one site it was agreed that lots were not appropriate for this tender process. Further details of the CFP can be found in the documentation accompanying this tender.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to education and research · Construction work for college buildings · Construction work for school buildings · Secondary school construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,300,000
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)
- Time: 15%
- Quality: 45%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price: Based on the lowest equalised tender return following evaluation
- Time: Based on the most considered and developed construction programme
- Quality: 20% Details construction methodology 15% Resource and management team 10% Supply chain management
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- 18 Sept 2025, 12:21 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 13:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
MPN-10344- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076450- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059d11Find a Tender
- How it runs
Full details of the description of the process being used are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.
Stage 1 Conditions of participation with evaluation
Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) response. Submissions will be evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the PSQ documentation. A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.
Stage 2 Invitation to Tender with evaluation
Suppliers shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage will be required to submit their final tender and will be evaluated on the criteria detailed in the ITT documentation.
Stage 3 Assessment Summaries and Publication of Contract Award Notice (commencing 8 working day standstill period)
Stage 4 Publication of Contract Details Notice
The Authority reserves the right at any time:
a) to issue amendments, modifications or additional information to any documentation which forms part of this Procurement, including the Procurement terms and conditions contained in this Schedule
b) to alter the Procurement timetable for this Procurement
c) to rewind and re-run any part of the Procurement on the same or alternative basis
d) to amend the Procurement as described herein, including the number of stages and the number of suppliers to be selected at any stage.
Duty to Consider Lots
As part of the initial project set up and approval stage of the tender process, Cambrian Learning Trust discussed the possibility of splitting the tender into more than one lot/contract. On the basis that Trust/school is on one site it was agreed that lots were not appropriate for this tender process.
Further details of the CFP can be found in the documentation accompanying this tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Full details of how to submit are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.
Timeline
18 Sept 2025 → 13 Jul 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published398 days ago18 Sept 2025, 12:21 BST
- Market engagement390 days ago26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
A webinar will take please to provide high level information to potential contractors on upcoming tender. Information to include:
o Overview of project including plans and elevations
o Key personnel / professional team
o Procurement timeline and procurement type
o Tendering procedure
o Anticipated construction value
o Main risks
o Anticipated construction programme
o Q&A
The webinar will be held on Tuesday 23rd September at 11:30. If you wish to attend please email [email protected] with the following information:
- Attendee Name
- Attendee Job Title
- Company Name
- Contact Email Address
- Contact Phone Number
Please note that the webinar will be recorded to ensure that the resulting tender pack provides information such that all bidders have the same information and no potential bidder unable to make the webinar is disadvantaged.
We look forward to your participation.
- Next notice expected366 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published331 days ago24 Nov 2025, 12:56 GMT
- Clarification questions by295 days ago30 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline285 days ago9 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by142 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent120 days ago24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts113 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends110 days ago3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published100 days ago13 Jul 2026, 13:42 BST
Notice history
8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Sept 2025, 12:21 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Nov 2025, 12:56 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active24 Nov 2025, 12:56 GMT
- Procurement method changed24 Nov 2025, 12:56 GMT
- Contract award notice published24 Jun 2026, 12:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jun 2026, 12:56 BST
- Contract award notice published13 Jul 2026, 13:42 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 18 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcema LtdSMECambrian Learning Trust - Faringdon Community College Replacement Classroom Project28 Aug 2026 – 30 Apr 2028Amended: Error noted on published notice in relation to contract award value. Exclusive of VAT figure accurate at £5,929,824.63. Inclusive of VAT figure inaccurate at £711,578,859. A decimal point was missing. Value now corrected via this edited UK6 Contract Award Notice at £7,115,789.56. | £5,929,825 | 24 Jun 2026standstill to 3 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winEW Beard Ltd · South West England
- did not winLIFE Build Solutions LimitedSME · South East England
- did not winKingerleeSME · South East England
- wonAlcema LimitedSME · West Midlands
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
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services LimitedProcuring entityProcurement consultancy managing the administration of the tender process for Cambrian Learning Trust - contact for issues in relation to In-tend
- Six Property Consulting LimitedProcess contact pointProcuring entityContract administrators and project managers for Cambrian Learning Trust - contact for issues in relation to the project/contract
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- Alcema LimitedAwarded supplier
- EW Beard LtdBidder / tenderer
- KingerleeBidder / tenderer
- LIFE Build Solutions LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Further documentation such as the Invitation to Tender and proposed Terms and Conditions will be issued when the Invitation to Tender stage goes live for shortlisted bidders on 2 February 2026. It will be made available via the In-tend portal. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/minervapcs/aspx/Home
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender