Official UK procurement notice
Rochdale PRU - New SEN Pupil Referral Unit (PCSA)
Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRochdale Borough Council is progressing the development of a new Special Educational Needs (SEN) Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) on the Mayfield Street site (Rochdale, OL16 2UZ). The new facility will deliver provision for 64 pupils aged 11-16 with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. The scheme aims to create a secure, high-quality, and therapeutically informed learning environment designed to support vulnerable pupils and enable staff to deliver specialist SEN provision effectively.
Scope of Contractor Appointment:
The appointed contractor will:
- Participate in a competitive two-stage tender process, commencing with shortlisting of five contractors.
- Enter into a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) at the start of RIBA Stage 4: Technical Design, working collaboratively with the client and design team to develop the design, plan construction activities, inform cost development, and support risk mitigation.
- Upon successful completion of the PCSA and agreement of contract sum, enter into a JCT Design & Build Contract 2024 for delivery of the construction works.
The contractor will be expected to demonstrate:
- Proven experience in delivering education project or similar public sector schemes.
- Strong capability in pre-construction collaboration, buildability input, and cost planning.
- A robust approach to quality, safety, safeguarding, stakeholder coordination, and social value delivery.
The initial contract award is made solely for the purpose of entering into a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA). This award does not guarantee progression to the main construction contract.
Any decision to proceed to the main construction contract is subject to:
- the successful completion and agreement of the PCSA
- the Council's determination that it holds the necessary budget for the main contract
- the Council's subsequent determination, at its sole discretion, that it is appropriate and in the public interest to enter into the main contract
In accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, this approach supports principles of transparency, proportionality, and value for money, while allowing the Council to retain flexibility to decide whether to proceed beyond the PCSA stage.
The estimated cost of the main build contract is £11,317,669.67. A further Contract Award Notice will be published following the decision to proceed with the award of the main build contract.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Return of PSQ Response Document to assess compliance with mandatory pass/fail criteria and scored selection questions. Following evaluation of the scored PSQ questions, Suppliers will be ranked in order of their total score. The Council intends to shortlist the top 5 highest scoring Suppliers to be invited to participate in Stage 2. Stage 2- Invitation to Tender. The shortlisted Suppliers from Stage 1 will be invited to submit detailed proposals following receipt of the full tender pack.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£9,500,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The Suppliers will be evaluated based on the below criteria as part of the PSQ:
Relevant Experience 30%
Technical & Management Capability 40%
Workforce & Resource 30%
Subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, Rochdale Borough Council intends to invite a maximum of the top five ranked compliant Suppliers to the invitation to tender stage of the process. Rochdale Borough Council, acting at its discretion, reserves the right to amend the number of Suppliers invited to tender stage, where appropriate and proportionate.
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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).
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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 (8)
- Project Understanding & Approach: 10%
- Proposed Team & Key Personnel: 5%
- Innovation/Value Engineering: 10%
- Risk Mitigation: 10%
- Cost Plan Review & Commentary: 10%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value (Quantitative): 7.5%
- Social Value (Qualitative): 7.5%
Published award criteria (8)
- Project Understanding & Approach
- Cost Plan Review & Commentary
- Proposed Team & Key Personnel
- Innovation/Value Engineering
- Risk Mitigation
- Social Value (Quantitative)
- Social Value (Qualitative)
- Price
- Condition of participationshortlisting
The Suppliers will be evaluated based on the below criteria as part of the PSQ:
Relevant Experience 30%
Technical & Management Capability 40%
Workforce & Resource 30%
Subject to a sufficient number of compliant responses being received, Rochdale Borough Council intends to invite a maximum of the top five ranked compliant Suppliers to the invitation to tender stage of the process. Rochdale Borough Council, acting at its discretion, reserves the right to amend the number of Suppliers invited to tender stage, where appropriate and proportionate.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Aug 2026, 15:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
020384- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000576- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ffe1Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Return of PSQ Response Document to assess compliance with mandatory pass/fail criteria and scored selection questions. Following evaluation of the scored PSQ questions, Suppliers will be ranked in order of their total score. The Council intends to shortlist the top 5 highest scoring Suppliers to be invited to participate in Stage 2.
Stage 2- Invitation to Tender.
The shortlisted Suppliers from Stage 1 will be invited to submit detailed proposals following receipt of the full tender pack.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All PSQ Response Documents must be submitted via The Chest.
Project Reference DN801619
Timeline
6 Jan 2026 → 10 Aug 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published291 days ago6 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMT
- Submission deadline263 days ago3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent127 days ago19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends115 days ago30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts103 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published74 days ago10 Aug 2026, 15:20 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jan 2026- Tender notice published6 Jan 2026, 11:14 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Jun 2026, 12:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Jun 2026, 12:52 BST
- Contract signature expected7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Aug 2026, 15:20 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| READ CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LTDSME16 Jul 2026 – 4 Dec 2026 · up to 11 May 2028Extensions: The Council may extend following the Contract Period for a further period of time (the "Extension Period(s)") subject to satisfactory agreement of the PCSA and award of JCT Design & Build 2024 Contract. | £240,330 | 19 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · READ CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LTDSME
- Signed
- 15 Jul 2026
- Value
- £240,330
- Period
- 16 Jul 2026 – 4 Dec 2026 · up to 11 May 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Council may extend following the Contract Period for a further period of time (the "Extension Period(s)") subject to satisfactory agreement of the PCSA and award of JCT Design & Build 2024 Contract.
3 agreed KPIs: - To be published as part of award of main works contract · - To be published as part of award of main works contract · - To be published as part of award of main works contract
- - To be published as part of award of main works contract
- - To be published as part of award of main works contract
- - To be published as part of award of main works contract
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- READ CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender