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Pre-Market Engagement William Bird Community Hub Toulmin Drive, St Albans

St Albans City & District Council

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PlanningUpdate

28 Aug 2026 at 12:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

26 Aug 2026 at 17:07

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

St Albans City and District Council is preparing the William Bird Community Hub project at Toulmin Drive in St Albans. The requirement is building construction work for a new community hub, covering the works needed to deliver the project rather than an ongoing service. The Council is the buying organisation, with procurement support from Public Sector Partnership Services Ltd. The project is intended to provide a community facility, although the detailed scope and technical requirements are to be refined through discussion with potential providers. Construction businesses, principal contractors and specialist firms able to contribute to the design, planning or delivery of a community building are the most relevant suppliers. The work will be delivered in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is a preliminary market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The Council expects to use supplier feedback to refine its requirements, encourage competition and identify delivery challenges before formally starting the procurement. One lot is planned, with an anticipated contract period from 1 March 2027 to 29 February 2028. The procurement is above the relevant threshold, but no estimated contract value or budget is stated. Prospective suppliers must register on the PSPS electronic tendering portal to view the contract opportunity and engagement information, with registration required by 23 September 2026. The Council has corrected the previously entered contract end date.

This engagement is relevant to construction businesses with the capability to deliver a community hub or similar building project in St Albans. It may suit principal contractors, building contractors and specialist construction firms that can explain how they would approach delivery, identify practical risks and help shape workable requirements before the formal procurement begins. Suppliers with experience of community, public-sector or comparable building projects should be prepared to describe relevant delivery experience, resources, programme management and supply-chain arrangements. The Council is specifically seeking market feedback to understand available provision, refine the project requirements, encourage competition and identify challenges. There are no stated accreditation or qualification requirements at this stage, so businesses should focus on demonstrating relevant construction capability and constructive market insight.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement William Bird Community Hub Toulmin Drive, St Albans

Notice Description

This is a pre-market engagement document to enable St Albans City and District Council (the 'Authority') to interact with potential providers and suppliers before formally starting a procurement process, its aim is to help the Authority understand the market and to better to refine its requirements based on supplier feedback, to encourage competition and identify challenges ahead of the future procurement of the William Bird Community Hub project.

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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed05
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082159-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45210000 - Building construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
23 Sep 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 29 Feb 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
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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