Official UK procurement notice
SBC0625 North Herts College – Construction Campus Relocation to Stevenage Indoor Market
Authority: Stevenage Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStevenage Borough Council are currently seeking suitable contractors to tender for The PROVISION OF PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES FOR NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION CAMPUS
The works involve the conversion of the ground floor of a multi storey car park into a college construction apprenticeship education facility, including the creation of classrooms, workshops and full M&E installations
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Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express interest' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system
Please note the deadline for returns and allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted.
Any questions relating to this tender should be made via correspondence on the website prior to the deadline for clarifications and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£3,600,000
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).
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).
Lot awarding rule: Quality 45% Price 45% Social Value 10% Full details of award criteria are contained within the tender documents. Details of Selection Criteria are contained within the SQ document pack
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 25 Apr 2025, 13:02 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT
- Authority reference
CCD01593/CCD01628- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035072- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05079bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗.
Tender submission deadline above is for the SQ stage. It is anticipated that tenders will be issued to the suppliers successful at the SQ stage on the 8th August 2025.
Draft tender documents show the indicative timelines.
Timeline
25 Apr 2025 → 7 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published25 Apr 2025, 13:02 BST
- Market engagement12 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Documents and further details available via in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/… ↗
Seeking expressions of interest and the option for contractors to attend an Industry Open Day on Tuesday 6th May 2025; this will take place at Indoor Market, 114-115 Market Square, Stevenage SG1 1EP. Please note that attendance requests must be made for the Industry Open Day (which should be no more than 3 representatives from each contractor) and must be received by 12:00 midday on Wednesday 30th April these should be made via correspondence on Supply Hertfordshire alongside submission of supplier questionnaire appendix A
Submission of the Supplier Questionnaire (please see Appendix A – separate MS Word document) following the instructions in Section 11. Supplier’s Questionnaire (Part I) must be received by 12:00 midday on Wednesday 30th April. The second questionnaire in Appendix B – Supplier’s Questionnaire (Part II) must be received by 12:00 midday on Monday 12th May.
Individual time limited supplier meeting for no longer than 30 minutes, bringing no more than 3 representatives.
NB: Organisations invited to attend an individual supplier meeting will be assigned to a specific time; please note that the Council cannot accept requests for specific times.
- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
- Clarification questions by2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts384 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published286 days ago7 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Apr 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Apr 2025, 13:02 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published25 Jun 2025, 13:43 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £3,600,00025 Jun 2025, 13:43 BSTwas £4,500,000
- Status changed to active25 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
- Procurement method changed25 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
- Deadline published: 16 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST25 Jun 2025, 13:43 BST
- Contract details notice published7 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete7 Jan 2026, 10:33 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| R.G. Carter Cambridge Limited | £4,590,762 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · R.G. Carter Cambridge Limited
- Signed
- 24 Nov 2025
- Value
- £4,590,762 inc. VAT
- Period
- 24 Nov 2025 – 3 Jun 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- R G Carter Cambridge 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
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender