Official UK procurement notice
Nuneaton Library and Business Centre (Nuneaton LABC)
Authority: Warwickshire County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: MACE CONSULT LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWarwickshire County Council intends to appoint a Supplier under a Single-Stage Design and Build Contract for whole site enabling works and the development of a new Library and Business Centre in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The Council have been working alongside Mace Consult with regards to this Project. Mace will be retained in the following roles: Project Management, Contract Administration and Cost Management (for RIBA Stages 5-7) with all design activities being carried out by the Contractor.
This was a Competitive Flexible Procedure.
- How the procedure runs: The Council will use the Competitive Flexible Procedure for this exercise. The Council intends to follow the process and stages outlined below but reserves the right to amend the Competitive Flexible Procedure at subsequent stages within the procurement process. Stage 1 - Applicants are to complete and return the Procurement Specific Questionnaire. The initial submissions will be used for the shortlisting of Applicants. The Council will invite the top four* ranked Applicants to the next stage of the procurement process. *The Council reserves the right to invite more Applicants where there is a negligible difference in the scores between the 4th applicant and the next placed applicant(s) or to invite less applicants where it feels that the quality of submissions is insufficient to warrant inclusion in the next stage. Stages 2 and 3 - Upon completion of Stage 1, the shortlisted Applicants shall be invited to attend a meeting with the Council and designated representatives of the Project Team for the purpose of reviewing and discussing the Contract Terms and Conditions, specifically identifying amendments that would enhance mutual commercial advantage, while maintaining appropriate risk allocation and management. Following completion of these meetings, an updated Contract will be drafted and issued as part of the Invitation to Submit Final Tender Stage (ISFTS - Stage 3). Please note that as part of this Stage, a new Invitation to Tender document for this stage will be provided and will include, but not be limited to, a final specification (in the form of RIBA Stage 4 documentation), the Award Stage Quality Questions (including Social Value) and a Pricing Schedule. The evaluation criteria and questions will be bespoke to this ITSFT stage and will be included in the ITSFT document. The evaluation criteria for the ITSFT stage will differ from those identified in the UK4 Tender notice for Stage 1. Stage 4 - Provisional Stage Upon receipt of final tender submissions at Stage 3, the Council reserve the right to compile acceptable Value Engineering proposals into a schedule. This schedule shall be issued to the Applicants for the purpose of assigning costs / savings to each item. The resulting costs / savings shall be incorporated into the final cost assessment as part of the overall evaluation process. Any adjustments to the Competitive Flexible Procedure will be specified within the tender documents at the relevant procurement stage. The Council reserves the right to amend and refine the award criteria at subsequent stages of the procurement process. Any changes will be communicated to tenderers during the relevant stage of the procurement process.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£20,000,000
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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Experience: 40%
- Statutory Roles: 15%
- NEC Experience: 15%
- Risk Management: 20%
- Social Value Proposals: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Experience
- Statutory Roles
- NEC Experience
- Risk Management
- Social Value Proposals
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jun 2025, 17:19 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2026, 14:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
WAR-0032- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078131- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552e2Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Council will use the Competitive Flexible Procedure for this exercise. The Council intends to follow the process and stages outlined below but reserves the right to amend the Competitive Flexible Procedure at subsequent stages within the procurement process.
Stage 1 - Applicants are to complete and return the Procurement Specific Questionnaire. The initial submissions will be used for the shortlisting of Applicants. The Council will invite the top four* ranked Applicants to the next stage of the procurement process.
*The Council reserves the right to invite more Applicants where there is a negligible difference in the scores between the 4th applicant and the next placed applicant(s) or to invite less applicants where it feels that the quality of submissions is insufficient to warrant inclusion in the next stage.
Stages 2 and 3 - Upon completion of Stage 1, the shortlisted Applicants shall be invited to attend a meeting with the Council and designated representatives of the Project Team for the purpose of reviewing and discussing the Contract Terms and Conditions, specifically identifying amendments that would enhance mutual commercial advantage, while maintaining appropriate risk allocation and management. Following completion of these meetings, an updated Contract will be drafted and issued as part of the Invitation to Submit Final Tender Stage (ISFTS - Stage 3).
Please note that as part of this Stage, a new Invitation to Tender document for this stage will be provided and will include, but not be limited to, a final specification (in the form of RIBA Stage 4 documentation), the Award Stage Quality Questions (including Social Value) and a Pricing Schedule.
The evaluation criteria and questions will be bespoke to this ITSFT stage and will be included in the ITSFT document. The evaluation criteria for the ITSFT stage will differ from those identified in the UK4 Tender notice for Stage 1.
Stage 4 - Provisional Stage
Upon receipt of final tender submissions at Stage 3, the Council reserve the right to compile acceptable Value Engineering proposals into a schedule. This schedule shall be issued to the Applicants for the purpose of assigning costs / savings to each item. The resulting costs / savings shall be incorporated into the final cost assessment as part of the overall evaluation process.
Any adjustments to the Competitive Flexible Procedure will be specified within the tender documents at the relevant procurement stage.
The Council reserves the right to amend and refine the award criteria at subsequent stages of the procurement process. Any changes will be communicated to tenderers during the relevant stage of the procurement process.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender documentation is available via the "WARWICKSHIRE" portal at sell2.in-tend.co.uk/midlands/home ↗.
Your tender return must be submitted via the e-tendering portal. You will not be able to upload your tender after the deadline. Applicants are advised that if their tender response (including any associated documentation) is only partially uploaded within the e-tendering portal by the closing date and time then the system will lock them out and they will not be able to complete their document upload. The Council reserves the right to only evaluate documents received within the e-tendering portal by the closing date and time and applicants are advised that a partial upload is unlikely to be successful. Applicants are therefore recommended to upload their full tender response well in advance of the closing date and time.
If you are experiencing any difficulties with your upload you must contact the Council well in advance of the closing date and time.
Timeline
24 Jun 2025 → 13 Aug 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published24 Jun 2025, 17:19 BST
- Market engagement14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
The Council would be grateful if you could complete the questions in the market testing document and respond by 14/07/2025 at 12 Noon. You should submit your completed responses by uploading via CSW Jets.
The PME documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at in-tendhost.co.uk/csw-jets/aspx/Home ↗.
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address.
Contact Details:
If you have any questions regarding this Market testing exercise, then please upload via the correspondence function on CSW Jets.
- Tender notice published326 days ago28 Nov 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Submission deadline274 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by127 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts86 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent79 days ago3 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published78 days ago3 Aug 2026, 14:16 BST
- Standstill ends68 days ago13 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jun 2025, 17:19 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 14:18 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £20,000,00028 Nov 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Status changed to active28 Nov 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Procurement method changed28 Nov 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT28 Nov 2025, 14:18 GMT
- Contract award notice published3 Aug 2026, 14:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Aug 2026, 14:16 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMI Construction Group Plc21 Aug 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 | £17,297,657 | 3 Aug 2026standstill to 13 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonGMI CONSTRUCTION GROUP PLC · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winCLEGG CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDSME · East Midlands
- did not winMCPHILLIPS (WELLINGTON) LIMITED · West Midlands
- did not winMCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · Greater London
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
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- MACE CONSULT LIMITEDProcuring entityConsultant
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- CLEGG CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- GMI CONSTRUCTION GROUP PLCAwarded supplier
- MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MCPHILLIPS (WELLINGTON) LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- 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