--- title: "PAN3522 - Green Bluse SuDS in Schools - Catherine School" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f38e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f38e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f38e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f38e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Leicester City Council" published: "2026-09-11" --- # PAN3522 - Green Bluse SuDS in Schools - Catherine School Buyer: Leicester City Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f38e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f38e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f38e.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council is procuring construction works at Catherine Junior School to reduce surface-water flood risk in the Willow Brook catchment. The project covers the design and construction of sustainable drainage features, including swales, filter strips, bioretention areas and detention basins. It also includes tree planting and associated landscaping. The completed works are intended to improve biodiversity, create outdoor learning opportunities, and support the health and wellbeing of pupils and staff. The contractor will deliver a sustainable and educational legacy for the school and surrounding communities. This is a combined design-and-build requirement for blue-green infrastructure, drainage, planting and landscape works at the school in Leicester. The procurement reached tender: Leicester City Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Bids may be submitted electronically. Questions were due by 18 September 2026 at 12:00, and offers were due by 28 September 2026 at 12:00. The contract period is 17 October 2026 to 16 September 2027. The estimated value is £33,333.33 excluding VAT, or £40,000 including VAT. There is one lot, intended for small and medium-sized enterprises. Evaluation is based on price at 80% and quality at 20%. The procurement timetable and pricing schedule were amended. The requirement is below the relevant threshold and relates to construction works. This opportunity suits a small or medium-sized contractor able to design and build sustainable drainage and blue-green infrastructure in a school environment. Relevant capability includes delivering swales, filter strips, bioretention areas and detention basins, alongside tree planting and landscaping. Suppliers should be able to coordinate civil or drainage construction with landscape works and deliver a finished scheme that supports biodiversity and outdoor learning. Experience of working in or around school grounds would be useful because the project is intended to create an educational legacy while improving pupils’ and staff’s surroundings. The requirement is suitable for firms combining practical construction delivery with drainage, planting and landscape expertise, including smaller businesses able to manage the complete works package. ## Notice The project aims to reduce surface water flood risk within the Willow Brook catchment area through the creation of blue-green infrastructure in school grounds. Works will include the design and construction of SuDS features such as swales, filter strips, bioretention areas and detention basins, together with tree planting and associated landscaping works. In addition to flood risk reduction, the project seeks to enhance biodiversity, outdoor learning opportunities, and the health and wellbeing of pupils and staff. The selected contractor will work across Catherine Junior School to deliver a sustainable and educational legacy for the school and surrounding communities. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086560-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 17 Oct 2026 - 16 Sep 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £33,333 | | Lots value | £33,333 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Leicester City Council | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Postcode area | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 1FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | TLF21 Leicester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 11 Sep 2026 at 15:33 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086560-2026 - 7 Sep 2026 at 14:02 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084442-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086560-2026 11th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084442-2026 7th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a888a491-b8aa-f111-813c-005056b64545 https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a888a491-b8aa-f111-813c-005056b64545 ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.leicester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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