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Uffculme School

Department for Education

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06 Oct 2026 at 12:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education commissioned a two-stage public works project for Uffculme School: design and build/refurbishment of a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) all-through school. The work is school-building construction, delivered at Uffculme School. The first stage covers early supplier involvement and pre-construction services, with design development before the main works are agreed. The project sits under Construction Framework CF25. It is a single-lot procurement, rather than a package divided into separately awarded workstreams. Its focus is the planning and development needed to take the school project towards a detailed design and a final works contract.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Mclaren Construction Limited on 6 October 2026. The award is for a pre-construction services agreement (PCSA) under a selective, below-threshold framework procedure. Its stated price is £75,000 excluding VAT (£90,000 including VAT), covering the early supplier involvement phase only. The contract period runs from 6 October 2026 to 9 May 2031, with a maximum extent to 12 May 2031. The price and expiry date are estimates for this phase and require confirmation after detailed design and final agreement of the works under a JCT Design and Build contract. The PCSA provides for options and renewal under its terms. The process had one lot; no separate evaluation criteria are reported.

For firms targeting future Department for Education school construction work, this award shows demand for a construction partner able to take a SEND all-through school from early contractor involvement into design development and, subject to agreement, a design-and-build refurbishment. A credible competitor would need the capacity to support a lengthy pre-construction phase, work collaboratively on detailed design, and provide a route into delivery under a JCT Design and Build contract. The use of Construction Framework CF25 and a selective route indicates that framework access and the ability to compete through that route are commercially relevant. The named awardee is a large construction company, signalling that the buyer selected a supplier able to undertake this substantial, specialist school project; the procurement gives no stated technical accreditation or qualification criteria to benchmark against.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Uffculme School

Notice Description

This Contract Award relates to a two-stage public works contract and confirms that a Pre-construction Services Agreement (PCSA) has been awarded under Construction Framework CF25 [2025/S 000-080063] for the design and build/refurbishment of a SEND All Through School. The contract price and expiry date stated herein solely reflect the estimated amount to be paid to the Contractor under the Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) phase. The contract price and expiry date are subject to confirmation following progression to detailed design and final agreement of the Works under a JCT Design and Build contract.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07818d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094204-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45214200 - Construction work for school buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£75,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Oct 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
6 Oct 2026 - 9 May 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

McLaren Construction Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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