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Pre-construction Services (PCSA) for Design and Build of Temporary Accommodation at Ridgeview, London Colney and Creighton Avenue Garage Site, St Albans

St Albans City & District Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

30 Oct 2026 at 15:50

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

04 Aug 2026 at 16:52

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

04 Aug 2026 at 16:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

St Albans City and District Council is seeking a contractor to design and build temporary accommodation at two sites: Ridgeview Lodge in London Colney and the Creighton Avenue garage site in St Albans. The work combines residential construction with design consultancy. The initial appointment is a pre-construction services agreement to develop designs for both sites, with the aim of preparing planning applications and enabling construction afterwards. The requirement is intended to use standard construction details to make design and delivery more efficient and control capital expenditure. The sites are in the St Albans district, Hertfordshire.

The council invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement is divided into two lots: Ridgeview Lodge and the Creighton Avenue garage site, each of which can be bid for separately. The estimated value is £5 million excluding VAT for Ridgeview and £1.5 million excluding VAT for Creighton Avenue; the combined published estimate is £6.5 million excluding VAT. The contracts are scheduled to run from 11 January 2027 to 11 January 2029. The deadline for clarification questions is 20 November 2026 at 12:00, and bids are due by 4 December 2026 at 12:00. Evaluation for each lot is weighted 60% on quality and 40% on price. Offers may be submitted electronically in English.

This opportunity suits contractors able to bring together pre-construction design development and delivery of residential accommodation, including planning-application preparation and design-and-build capability. The council is seeking an experienced contractor able to work to an expedited delivery programme and apply standard construction details to improve design and programme efficiency and manage capital expenditure. The two-site structure offers a choice between a larger accommodation project at Ridgeview Lodge and a smaller project at the Creighton Avenue garage site; Ridgeview is expressly identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Quality has greater evaluation weight than price, so suppliers should be able to demonstrate the quality of their proposed approach as well as competitive pricing. Both sites are intended to progress towards planning applications and construction.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-construction Services (PCSA) for Design and Build of Temporary Accommodation at Ridgeview, London Colney and Creighton Avenue Garage Site, St Albans

Notice Description

St Albans City and District wish to appoint an experienced contractor to deliver the design and build of temporary accommodation, to achieve an expedited programme of delivery, which considers standard construction details to achieve efficiencies in design, programme and capital expenditure. This appointment will be based on an initial pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) to develop designs for two prospective sites at Ridgeview, London Colney (Lot 1) and Creighton Avenue garage site, St Albans (Lot 2), to be submitted for Planning Applications in Spring 2027 to enable construction later in 2027.

Lot Information

Ridgeview Lodge, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1BP

Lot 1 - Ridgeview Lodge, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1BP

Creighton Avenue garages site, Creighton Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2LH

Lot 2 - Creighton Avenue garages site, Creighton Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2LH

Planning Information

To view this contract opportunity, prospective suppliers must first register on the PSPS electronic tendering portal http://in-tendhost.co.uk/pspslprocurement/aspx/Home From here you will be able to find full instructions on how to view and upload all associated tender documentation as well as ask clarification questions. All tender returns must be sent via the In-Tend system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbb3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103395-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

45215214 - Residential homes construction work

79415200 - Design consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
4 Dec 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
11 Jan 2027 - 11 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
St Albans City & District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ST ALBANS
Postcode
AL1 3JE
Postcode Area
St Albans
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH27 South West Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
Local Authority
St Albans
Electoral Ward
St Peters
Westminster Constituency
St Albans

Further Information

Notice Documents

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