Official UK procurement notice
Soar Valley School Expansion
Authority: Aspire Learning Partnership (Public body)·On behalf of: YMD BOON LIMITED
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£6,000,000≈ £6.5m / year · £7,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 May 2026awarded 20 Jul 2026
Awarded to LINDUM GROUP LIMITED
Contract term 11 moends 31 Jul 2027 · starts 7 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContractor procurement on build of school expansion
- How the procedure runs: FIRST STAGE - PSQ Public Notification SECOND STAGE - Shortlisted Bidders Notified and Invited to ITT Process
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£6,000,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (1)
- PSQ: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- PSQ: PLEASE REFER TO - Soar Valley College Expansion - PSQ Date of Issue - 07 April 2026.
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
N/A
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
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
- 7 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2026, 16:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 May 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031585- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067d40Find a Tender
- How it runs
FIRST STAGE - PSQ Public Notification
SECOND STAGE - Shortlisted Bidders Notified and Invited to ITT Process
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenderers must complete Part A Pre-Qualification Questions and Part B Quality Questions and return the completed PSQ by email to [email protected]
Timeline
7 Apr 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published197 days ago7 Apr 2026, 15:49 BST
- Clarification questions by180 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline167 days ago7 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by159 days ago15 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent94 days ago20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published93 days ago20 Jul 2026, 16:07 BST
- Contract starts45 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Apr 2026- Tender notice published7 Apr 2026, 15:49 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Jul 2026, 16:07 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Jul 2026, 16:07 BST
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £6,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDUM GROUP LIMITED31 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £6,000,000 | 20 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonLINDUM GROUP LIMITEDSME · East Midlands
- did not winR G CARTER LINCOLN LIMITEDSME · East of England
- did not winWILTEN CONSTRUCTION LTDSME · East Midlands
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
- YMD BOON LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProject Manager/ Architect
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- LINDUM GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- R G CARTER LINCOLN LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- WILTEN CONSTRUCTION LTDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Soar Valley College Expansion - PSQ J6090N - Design and Access statement (Aspire)_Rev P2 J6090-YMD-00-ZZ-DR-A-0105-S4-P04 -Site Boundary-Location Plan J6090-YMD-00-ZZ-DR-A-0130-S4-P02 -Proposed Overall Site Plan
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender