Thomas Johnson - Cranfield Cluster

Official notice

Authority: Central Bedfordshire Council (Local council)

WorksAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: East of England (UKH25)

Awarded value£341,380published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Spacemaker Developments ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Central Bedfordshire move from 3-tier to 2-tier educational model is an ambitious, long-term programme to raise education standards in Central Bedfordshire by ensuring the area has the right schools in the right places delivering the best education. Moving towards a two-tier educational system is part of achieving this.

CPV: Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £341,3801 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Spacemaker Developments ltdSME	£341,380 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Thomas Johnson - Cranfield Cluster · Spacemaker Developments ltdSME
Signed
30 Oct 2026
Value
£341,380
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Nov 2026, 09:48 GMT
Last source update: 9 Nov 2026, 09:48 GMT
Authority reference: CM001488
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-106020
Classification (CPV): Construction work
Delivery area: East of England (UKH25)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07b722 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: awarded as a direct award through the London Construction Programme General Works Framework

Publisher note: awarded as a Direct Award through an existing framework

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Central Bedfordshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services c/o 7th Floor Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, East of England, N227TRContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The London Borough of HaringeyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SMD LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10859210 St Neots, East of England

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.