Official UK procurement notice
PAN3352 - 45 New Build Council Homes at Lanesborough Road and Austin Rise
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis project will deliver 45 new affordable council homes for those households on the council's housing waiting list. It will have a positive impact providing additional homes for those households not able to access market housing as well as those in temporary accommodation.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£16,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documents, conditions of participation has been updated for financial standing.
On the basis there is a requirement for the successful contractor to have either a Performance Bond or Parent Company Guarantee in place, the Financial Capacity Conditions of Participation (Question 13a, page 27 in the ITT instruction document) is reduced from £30,000,000 to £19,000,000.
- Technical & professional ability
as per Tender documents
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 award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Economic & financial standing
As per Tender documents, conditions of participation has been updated for financial standing.
On the basis there is a requirement for the successful contractor to have either a Performance Bond or Parent Company Guarantee in place, the Financial Capacity Conditions of Participation (Question 13a, page 27 in the ITT instruction document) is reduced from £30,000,000 to £19,000,000.
- Technical & professional ability
as per Tender documents
- 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
- 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
- 9 May 2025, 13:46 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 14:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 May 2026
- Authority reference
PAN3352- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002183- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fc2Find a Tender
- Risks
Details of Known risks could potentially be under Schedule 8, para 5: Flood risks, Weather risks, Discovery of archaeological artefacts, Changes in legislation relevant to this works
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 May 2025 → 14 Jul 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published9 May 2025, 13:46 BST
- Market engagement7 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Leicester City Council (‘the Council”) would like to seek views and engagement from the market in relation to this provision. This project will deliver 45 new affordable council homes at Lanesborough Road (37 units) and Austin Rise (8 units), under the JCT Design & Build Contract.
At this stage it is a Pre Market Engagement only and NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION.
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Pre Market Engagement questionnaires can be accessed in link below:
forms.office.com/e/84cwmYv4xu ↗
Return Date: Thursday, 07 August 2025 at 12:00 noon
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- Next notice expected396 days ago20 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published283 days ago12 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
- Clarification questions by229 days ago6 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline206 days ago30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by162 days ago12 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts128 days ago16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent112 days ago2 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published112 days ago2 Jul 2026, 14:21 BST
- Standstill ends99 days ago14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
14 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 May 2025- Pipeline notice published9 May 2025, 13:46 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jul 2025, 14:40 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £16,000,00024 Jul 2025, 14:40 BST
- Tender notice published12 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active12 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
- Procurement method changed12 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT12 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
- Tender notice published12 Jan 2026, 11:51 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 15:46 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published17 Feb 2026, 13:40 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 30 Mar 2026, 12:00 BST17 Feb 2026, 13:40 GMT+21 days · was 9 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published2 Jul 2026, 14:21 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2026, 14:21 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (3)
adding details of the Known risk as per Schedule 8, para 5 of PA2023: Flood Risks, Weather Risks, discovery of archaeological artefacts, changes in legislation relevant to this works
Amended the financial turnover information under the participation section. Added details of Known risks into description of risks to contract performance (Other information)could potentially be under Schedule 8, para 5: Flood risks, Weather risks, Discovery of archaeological artefacts, Changes in legislation relevant to this works
The closing date to submit a tender is extended to 30th March with the Supplier Clarification deadline being extended to 6th March and the Deadline for the Council to respond to clarifications to 20th March.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-01: 2 releases · 12 Jan 2026, 12 Jan 2026
- 2025-07: 1 release · 24 Jul 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 9 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSME17 Aug 2026 – 16 Apr 2028 | £12,547,715 | 2 Jul 2026standstill to 14 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 10 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonMERCER BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSME · East Midlands
- did not winGEDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED · Northern Ireland
- did not winLOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winTORSION CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDSME · Yorkshire and the Humber
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
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- GEDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MERCER BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- TORSION CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please download the tender requirement for this contract from the above link. Under the Procurement Act 2023, to allow you to bid for contracts over certain value, you are required to register on the Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender service). The Cabinet Office have produc…
- Technical specifications Please download the tender requirement for this contract from the above link. Under the Procurement Act 2023, to allow you to bid for contracts over certain value, you are required to register on the Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender service). The Cabinet Office have produc…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender 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
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender