Construction Contract Leads
East of England
Category Works
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 20th Mar 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-05fb8b |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Construction work |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £24,700,000 |
East of England
Category Works
Type Tender
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 20th Mar 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-05fb8b |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Construction work |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £24,700,000 |
Scope
Description
Procurement of contractor design services and construction works under an open, competitive flexible procedure including mandatory conditions of participation followed by two competitive tendering stages.
The award to the successful bidder will follow a two-stage design and build contract approach. Under a Pre-construction Services Agreement the appointed contractor will develop the technical design and construction methodologies subject to a secondary appointment to deliver construction works based on the approved scheme.
Total value (estimated)
- 拢24,700,000 excluding VAT
- 拢29,640,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 13 July 2026 to 12 July 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45000000 - Construction work
Contract locations
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
27 March 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
29 June 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 PQQ | Mandatory Criteria - Bidder information - Legal and Financial Requirements Technical Criteria - Programme 7% - Team & Experience 20% - Health, Safety & Wellbeing 16% - Innovation, Environment &... Sustainability 18% - Social Value 2% (this will be subject to a minimum 10% weighting as part of the Stage 2 criteria) - Quality & Risk Management 10% - Supply chain Management 7% - Design & Change Management 10% - CDM Management 10% | Quality | 100% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
In requesting to participate, suppliers must register their details within the client e-portal by following this link
The registration window will open from the date of publishing this UK4 Tender Notice and the deadline for suppliers to submit a request to participate is by midday on Friday 27 March 2026.
Competitive Stage 1
Subject to requesting to participate, suppliers will be invited to the procurement stage to submit a quality based proposal in response to the project brief and pre-qualification criteria. Subject to evaluation, a specified number of highest scoring bidders will be shortlisted to proceed to the Stage 2 of the competitive process.
Anticipated to commence - March 2026
Competitive Stage 2
Shortlisted bidders will be invited to submit full quality and cost proposals in response to the project delivery criteria. Bids will be assessed on a Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) to determine the highest scoring supplier for award.
Anticipated to commence - April 2026
Documents
Associated tender documents
Suppliers must register their intention to bid by requesting to participate via the Client e-portal which is hosted on the SourceDogg web platform. Suppliers without an existing SourceDogg account will be required to set up a free user account.
Subject to registering for the event, suppliers will receive a separate invitation to the Stage 1 tendering event.
Contracting authority
The Crown Estate
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYYN-4743-GYVQ
1 St James Market
London
SW1Y 4AH
United Kingdom
Email: tenders [at] thecrownestate.co.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government