Official UK procurement notice
Design and Build Contract
Authority: Midland Heart (Public body)·Procurement run by: THORNTON-FIRKIN LLP
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£11,344,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to BESPOKE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMidland Heart have purchased land (with partially constructed units) and entered into a contract with a contractor to build 53 dwellings.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £11,344,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BESPOKE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED5 Oct 2026 – 30 Oct 2027 · up to 29 Oct 2028Extensions: To be utilised if there are any delays to the build. | £11,344,000 | 28 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BESPOKE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2026
- Value
- £11,344,000
- Period
- 9 Oct 2026 – 29 Oct 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Performance can not be appropriately assessed using KPIs
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Sept 2026, 13:07 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 12:55 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106208- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef82Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Agreement relating to the land and partially constructed site with an obligation for Midland Heart to enter into a contract for the construction.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published1 Sept 2026, 13:07 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2026, 15:20 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published9 Nov 2026, 12:55 GMTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- THORNTON-FIRKIN LLPProcuring entityEmployers Agent
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BESPOKE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender