Notice Information
Notice Title
Development of Sixth Form College, Thorpe Park, Leeds
Notice Description
The contracting authority, The Dept for Education, has entered into a public contract by way of direct award for the Agreement for lease and development of sixth form college at Thorpe Park, Leeds. The contract value of this is PS42m inc VAT
Procurement Information
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights DFE is relying on the direct award justification in paragraph 5 of Schedule 5. Thorpe Park Developments Limited (TPDL) is the landowner of the site that DFE has identified as being the only suitable site for the development of a sixth form college. TPDL therefore has exclusive land rights and will only lease the land to DFE on the condition that it also develops the site for DFE. The developer will procure through open competition for construction works and services for the college build
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056560
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081563-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £35,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- £35,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 17 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LOCATED PROPERTY LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- policyassurance.commercialqueries@education.gov.uk, rebecca.welbourn@education.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081563-2025
10th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067613-2025
22nd October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042739-2025
24th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-9002
Attached, Agreement for Lease document, redacted 9 Dec 2025. -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-9003
Development Funding agreement, redacted 9 Dec 2025
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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