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Published 29 May 2025, 16:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPU7327 Laura Chambers Lodge New Build Development

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)

Published estimate£8,400,000≈ £5.3m / year · £8,400,000 inc. VAT · 2 value updates

Submissions closed 23 Jul 2026

Next notice expected 27 May 2026

Contract term 1 yr 7 moends 30 Mar 2028 · starts 20 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Design and construction of an estimated 12 houses and 40 flats at former Laura Chambers Lodge Care Home Site at 29 Swansdowne Dr, Clifton, Nottingham NG11 8HW.

The development site will deliver a mix of house types to respond to local housing need, including family homes and accessible flats. The houses will be traditional two-storey construction with gardens and off-street parking. The flats will be located within a single block, designed to high accessibility standards, with communal entrances, refuse storage, secure cycle storage, and appropriate levels of car parking. The construction of all dwellings is traditional Design and Build.

CPV: Architectural design services · Construction work for houses · Flats construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1 1 yr 7 moSMEPublished value£8,400,000

Contract period: 20 Aug 2026 – 30 Mar 2028 (1 yr 7 mo)Value: £8,400,000 exc. VAT · £8,400,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

45211100 Construction work for houses 45211341 Flats construction work 71220000 Architectural design services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Economic & financial standing
The Contractor must hold the following minimum insurance levels; if a tenderer does not currently meet some or all of the required levels of insurance they may instead confirm in their tender that they commit to obtaining the required insurance(s) should they be awarded the contract:
- Employer's Liability: £5,000,000 (where required by law)
- Public Liability: £5,000,000
- Professional Indemnity: £10,000,000

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 40%Price: 60%

Published sub-criteria (5)

Pre-Construction & Construction Methodology & Project Resourcing: 10%
Compliance with Project Specifications: 10%
Post-Completion Support, Defect Prevention, Customer Care: 10%
Fire Safety and Building Safety Management: 10%
Tender price: 60%

Published award criteria (5)

Tender price
Pre-Construction & Construction Methodology & Project Resourcing
Compliance with Project Specifications
Post-Completion Support, Defect Prevention, Customer Care
Fire Safety and Building Safety Management

Conditions of participation1

Economic & financial standing
The Contractor must hold the following minimum insurance levels; if a tenderer does not currently meet some or all of the required levels of insurance they may instead confirm in their tender that they commit to obtaining the required insurance(s) should they be awarded the contract:
- Employer's Liability: £5,000,000 (where required by law)
- Public Liability: £5,000,000
- Professional Indemnity: £10,000,000

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Closed
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: 29 May 2025, 16:46 BST
Last source update: 28 May 2026, 18:55 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 13 Aug 2026
Authority reference: CPU7327
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-050547
Latest notice: Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV): Architectural design servicesConstruction work for housesFlats construction work
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05292f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All tenders must be submitted via the Council's eProcurement portal, available here:

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

29 May 2025 → 20 Aug 2026 · 7 dates

Planning notice published
29 May 2025, 16:46 BST
Next notice expected152 days ago
27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published152 days ago
28 May 2026, 18:49 BST
Clarification questions by96 days ago
23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline96 days ago
23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by74 days ago
13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts68 days ago
20 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

10 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025

Planned procurement notice published
29 May 2025, 16:46 BST
UK3
Planned procurement notice published
29 May 2025, 17:16 BST
UK3
Deadline moved to 4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
29 May 2025, 17:16 BST
+0 days · was 4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Pipeline notice published
26 May 2026, 10:46 BST
UK1
Published value published: £8,400,000
26 May 2026, 10:46 BST
Pipeline notice published
26 May 2026, 11:17 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
28 May 2026, 18:49 BST
UK4
Status changed to active
28 May 2026, 18:49 BST
Deadline moved to 23 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
28 May 2026, 18:49 BST
+353 days · was 4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published
28 May 2026, 18:55 BST
UK4

Published amendments (2)

Added reference to title for ease of identification.

Amended end date (incorrectly stated in previous notice)

Routine re-releases (6)

2026-05: 1 release · 26 May 2026
2025-05: 2 releases · 29 May 2025, 29 May 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Official documents & specifications (8)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsLink to the opportunity on the Council's eProcurement portal. Tender documents are available to download from the portal, and tender responses and all other communications regarding the tender must be conducted via the portal.
Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 May 2026, 18:55 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 May 2026, 18:49 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender26 May 2026, 11:17 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender26 May 2026, 10:46 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender29 May 2025, 17:16 BST
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender29 May 2025, 16:46 BST