--- title: "Daventry Job Centre Relocation, - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-84d6b608-9b11-47b5-ad32-fac3dbd430ca" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-84d6b608-9b11-47b5-ad32-fac3dbd430ca" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-84d6b608-9b11-47b5-ad32-fac3dbd430ca.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-84d6b608-9b11-47b5-ad32-fac3dbd430ca.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council" published: "2026-09-29" --- # Daventry Job Centre Relocation, - AWARD Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-84d6b608-9b11-47b5-ad32-fac3dbd430ca [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-84d6b608-9b11-47b5-ad32-fac3dbd430ca) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-84d6b608-9b11-47b5-ad32-fac3dbd430ca.json) ## Summary West Northamptonshire Council commissioned construction work in Daventry to create new Jobcentre offices for the Department for Work and Pensions. The project involves a new building extension and partial refurbishment of a small area of Daventry Leisure Centre, together with associated landscaping. It combines building work with refurbishment and external works, rather than being a standalone supply of goods or a general property service. The work is for a public-facing employment service, and its delivery site is in Daventry, Northamptonshire. The council is the buyer, while the Department for Work and Pensions is the intended occupier of the new offices. The procurement is described as a two-stage design-and-build project, with the awarded phase covering the extension and related works. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Steele & Bray Ltd. The reported award value is £1,792,442.53. The award is dated 11 February 2025; the project description also refers to an initial award on 27 February 2025 for phase one, and says this phase-two award commences on 19 October 2026. The recorded contract period runs from 1 April 2025 to 4 June 2027. It used an open, below-threshold procedure under a two-stage design-and-build approach. The original bid deadline was 17 January 2025. The opportunity was marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The published data does not set out evaluation criteria, so the award basis cannot be summarised more specifically. For contractors considering comparable work for West Northamptonshire Council, this award demonstrates demand for a design-and-build solution combining a building extension, partial refurbishment and associated landscaping at an existing leisure-centre site. A credible supplier would need to deliver coordinated construction and refurbishment works, manage interfaces with an existing occupied or operational facility where required, and complete the external landscaping as part of the overall project. The council selected an SME for this project, showing that a smaller contractor was able to secure the work at this scale. The procurement route was an open, below-threshold, two-stage design-and-build process. No specific professional accreditations, technical standards, staffing levels or prior-experience requirements are recorded, so these should not be assumed to have determined the award. ## Notice Building extension to form new offices for Dept of Work & Pensions in Daventry. This contact is two-stage D&B, procured under PCR 2015 regs. Initial award date 27.02.2025. Phase one of the contract commenced on 01.04.2025, award notice published for phase one on 27 February 2025 on contracts finder. Phase two, award value 1,792,442.53 (this notice) commences 19.10.2026. The development comprises the part new extension and partial refurbishment of a small area of Daventry Leisure Centre with associated landscaping, to form the new Job Centre Offices. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f525b226-4f11-4d1d-a9c4-2e503c497478 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 Feb 2025 | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2025 - 4 Jun 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,792,442 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,792,442 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | West Northamptonshire Council | | Locality | NORTHAMPTON | | Postcode area | Northampton | | Postcode | NN1 1ED | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire | | Local authority | West Northamptonshire | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Northampton North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Steele & Bray Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 29 Sep 2026 at 16:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f525b226-4f11-4d1d-a9c4-2e503c497478 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f525b226-4f11-4d1d-a9c4-2e503c497478 29th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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