Official UK procurement notice
NCC1542 Hexham Middle School - Development Partner
Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumberland County Council (The Council) are the landowners of the former Hexham Middle School site in the town of Hexham and are seeking to procure a development partner to deliver a mixed residential development at the site.
The council's requirements are that the development must include (but is not limited to):
Affordable extra care scheme.
Residential housing development including affordable housing .
Refurbishment & re-use of the Listed & Curtilage Listed Heritage buildings.
Demolition of the non-listed buildings.
Community garden.
Management & upkeep of the site.
- Two-stage procedure: up to 6 candidates will be invited to tender.
- How the procedure runs: The Procurement is being run under a multi-stage competitive procedure ("Competitive Flexible Procedure") pursuant to section 20(2)(b) of the Act. The Contracting Authority intends to follow a Competitive Flexible Procedure for the selection of the successful Supplier, which will involve the following key stages: Conditions of Participation via a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ); Pre-Qualification Shortlisting Assessment; Issue of Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders (ISIT) to the shortlisted Tenderers; Clarification stage (if required); Invitation to Submit a Final Tender (ISFT) Final Tender Submissions; - Tender Evaluation and selection of preferred Supplier; - Intent to Award/Standstill Period; and - Contract Award
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£50,000,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Provide all requested information from ITT SCHEDULE 1 Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Meet all mandatory requirements pass/fail questions.
Respond to all discretionary requirements
and
Achieve score of 60% or higher on the Project Specific Question to Assess Technical and Professional Ability
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 (16)
- Q1 Design Statement: 15%
- Q2 Architectural Outputs - Drawings & Visualisations: 12.5%
- Q3 Architectural Outputs - Other: 5%
- Q4 Landscape Outputs - Drawings: 5%
- Q5 Planning Approach Statement: 5%
- Q6 Listed Building Statement: 5%
- Q7 Constraint & Risk Mitigation Statement: 2.5%
- Q8 Phasing & Delivery Overview: 5%
- Q9 Phasing & Delivery Programme: 5%
- Q10 Bid Proforma: 10%
- Q11 Development Appraisal & Cash Flow: 5%
- Q12 Funding: 2.5%
- Q13 Organisational Structure: 2.5%
- TOMS SV1 Commitments: 5%
- Value for Money: 10%
- Q14 Corporate Social Value - TOMS SV1 Social Value Supporting Statement: 5%
Published award criteria (16)
- Q1 Design Statement
- Q2 Architectural Outputs - Drawings & Visualisations
- Q3 Architectural Outputs - Other
- Q4 Landscape Outputs - Drawings
- Q5 Planning Approach Statement
- Q6 Listed Building Statement
- Q7 Constraint & Risk Mitigation Statement
- Q8 Phasing & Delivery Overview
- Q9 Phasing & Delivery Programme
- Q10 Bid Proforma
- Q11 Development Appraisal & Cash Flow
- Q12 Funding
- Q13 Organisational Structure
- Q14 Corporate Social Value - TOMS SV1 Social Value Supporting Statement
- TOMS SV1 Commitments
- Value for Money
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Provide all requested information from ITT SCHEDULE 1 Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Meet all mandatory requirements pass/fail questions.
Respond to all discretionary requirements
and
Achieve score of 60% or higher on the Project Specific Question to Assess Technical and Professional Ability
- Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Northumberland County Council buys Construction work (CPV 45), and who usually turns up
Northumberland County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in North East England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in North East England. More of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 75% against 29%, n=28.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 36 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 10%
2–352% / 21%
4–639% / 28%
7+9% / 41%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate50% / 43%
Within ±2%0% / 26%
Above estimate50% / 31%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Published estimate£50m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid6%
2–373%
4–616%
7+5%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 142 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£46m–£50m
Estimate£50m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBROOK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITEDWorked for this buyer | NCC1629 Bellingham Family Hubnotice published Dec 2025 | — | — | 77% match |
| BCE Northern LimitedWorked for this buyer | NCC1630 Enviromental's 2025-26notice published Mar 2026 | — | — | 76% match |
| NORTHUMBERLAND SPECIALIST BUILDING SERVICES LTDWorked for this buyer | NCC1627 - 45 Chipchase Avenue Floor Heave Issuesnotice published Nov 2025 | — | — | 76% match |
| BAM Nuttall RESERVE CONTRACTORWorked for this buyer | NCC528 Northumberland Line Stations Construction Projectnotice published Sept 2021 | — | — | 75% match |
| Morgan Sindall Ltd - PRIMARY CONTRACTORWorked for this buyer | NCC528 Northumberland Line Stations Construction Projectnotice published Sept 2021 | — | — | 75% match |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £142m26 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £72k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 11% below n=2 | |
BCE Northern LimitedLarge | £2.0m10 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £249k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 9% below n=1 |
| £54m6 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | None on file | 3% above n=2 | |
| £290k4 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | None on file | 16% above n=1 | |
| £139k2 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | None on file | 40% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Requests to participate open
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 15:49 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 09:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 May 2027
- Authority reference
NCC1542- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087580- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0edFind a Tender
- How it runs
The Procurement is being run under a multi-stage competitive procedure ("Competitive Flexible Procedure") pursuant to section 20(2)(b) of the Act.
The Contracting Authority intends to follow a Competitive Flexible Procedure for the selection of the successful Supplier, which will involve the following key stages:
Conditions of Participation via a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ);
Pre-Qualification Shortlisting Assessment;
Issue of Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders (ISIT) to the shortlisted Tenderers;
Clarification stage (if required);
Invitation to Submit a Final Tender (ISFT)
Final Tender Submissions;
- Tender Evaluation and selection of preferred Supplier;
- Intent to Award/Standstill Period; and
- Contract Award
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via OPEN-UK- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Tender submission deadline
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Shortlist
- up to 6 candidates invited to tender
Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 31 May 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published363 days ago21 Oct 2025, 15:49 BST
- Market engagement340 days ago13 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Interest was expressed during previous market engagement to view the Fellside and Gatehouse buildings, these will be open viewing on the following date. Thursday 13th November 2025 from 9.30 to 12.30.
Any requests to visit the buildings must be requested via OPEN Portal system www.open-uk.org ↗
Places will be limited.
A heritage assessment is being carried out but this will not be available for the site visit.
We would like to receive feedback on potential uses for the buildings after the viewings.
- Next notice expected48 days ago1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published34 days ago16 Sept 2026, 09:33 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 6 days26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 223 days31 May 2027, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 224 days31 May 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Oct 2025, 15:49 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Oct 2025, 15:59 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Nov 2025, 08:48 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published30 Jun 2026, 12:10 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned30 Jun 2026, 12:10 BST
- Tender notice published16 Sept 2026, 09:33 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £50,000,00016 Sept 2026, 09:33 BST
- Status changed to active16 Sept 2026, 09:33 BST
- Procurement method changed16 Sept 2026, 09:33 BST
Published amendments (1)
Added Market Engagement information regarding site visit to Scope page.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 21 Oct 2025, 30 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender