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Wiltshire Council

WO2151 Replacement of Temporary Classrooms at Frogwell, Hullavington and Minety Primary Schools

Value£5.8m
Awarded28 Sept 2025
Published29 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
STEPNELL LIMITED
Awarded value£5.8m
Award date28 Sept 2025

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Rachel Candy
rachel.candy@wiltshire.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

Invitation to Tender - Design & Build Contractor for School Classroom Replacements PLEASE APPLY VIA THE SUPPLYING SOUTH WEST PORTAL.

SEARCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND REGISTER TO EXPRESS INTEREST.

The Central Digital Platform is the UK Government's digital procurement system, designed to streamline the tendering process and make it more transparent.

All suppliers intending to participate must register their organisation and their first administrator on the platform.

Please use the following link for guidance on how to complete this process: Register on the Central Digital Platform.

Suppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps (HTML) - GOV.UK Wiltshire Council intend to appoint a main Contractor via a two-stage procurement opportunity to deliver an important project on a full design and build basis across three primary schools in Wiltshire.

Stage 1 of the procurement process is to seek expressions of interest from prospective Contractors with a view to shortlisting a maximum of four Contractors to be invited to submit a tender for the project.

Stage 2 of the procurement process will be the Invitation to Tender (ITT) itself.

The Requirement: The following schools have been identified by the Council as having temporary classrooms which are in a dilapidate state and are in need of replacement by way of either new build developments (Hullavington and Minety), and internal alterations and refurbishment of existing school buildings (Frogwell Primary School): 1.

Frogwell Primary School, Chippenham, 2.

Hullavington Primary School, Hullavington, Chippenham, 3.

Minety Primary School, Malmesbury The purpose of this procurement opportunity is to appoint a contractor on a full design and build basis, in the first instance operating under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement and working closely with the Schools and the Council through RIBA Work Stages 1 to 4.

This Stage 1 appointment will include the following outputs: 1.

Operating under a single PCSA to deliver the RIBA Work Stages 1 to 4 inclusive for each of the three schools including.

2.

The appointment of a Design Team to work with the School and the Employers Representative to fully design each of the three projects to the end of RIBA Stage 4 (technical/construction design) and to present the design for approval at the end of each RIBA work stage including cost plans for Employer approval, 3.

To develop a detailed programme for RIBA Stages 1 to 7 for acceptance by the Employer for each of the three projects, 4.

To obtain Building Regulations approval and Planning Permission for each of the three projects, 5.

To work collaboratively with the Employers Representative to produce a Fixed Price Lump Sum to deliver the construction works for each of the three projects for approval by the Employer.

On acceptance by the Council of the fixed price lump sum costs to deliver the construction works for each of the three projects, individual construction contracts will be entered into (JCT Intermediate form of contract with Contractor Design) for each school site.

These will be the Stage 2 works, and each school project will be delivered as a standalone project through RIBA Work Stages 5, 6 and 7 (Construction, Handover and in Use).

The indicative forecast cost estimate for the Stage 1 pre-construction works is £450k + VAT and the indicative forecast cost estimate of the Stage 2 post contract works is: Frogwell Primary School £2.0m + VAT = £2.4m Hullavington Primary School £2.0m + VAT = £2.4m Minety Primary School £0.75m + VAT = £0.9m --------------------------- Total Estimated Construction Cost incl VAT £5.7m Key Programme Dates as follows: RIBA Stages 1 to 4 End August 25 to End March 26 Package Pricing Stage End March 26 to End June 26 Final Design & Fixed Price Lump Sum Approvals End June 26 to Mid July 26 RIBA Stage 5 Construction Start August 26 Handover To be agreed for each of the school sites during the pre-construction stage of the project For full details and to express interest, please register via the Supplying South West Portal.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

All suppliers intending to participate must register

All suppliers intending to participate must register their organisation and their first administrator on the platform.

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GOV.UK Wiltshire Council intend to appoint

GOV.UK Wiltshire Council intend to appoint a main Contractor via a two-stage procurement opportunity to deliver an important project on a full design and build basis across three primary schools in Wiltshire.

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Operating under a single PCSA to deliver

Operating under a single PCSA to deliver the RIBA Work Stages 1 to 4 inclusive for each of the three schools including.

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To work collaboratively with the Employers Representative

To work collaboratively with the Employers Representative to produce a Fixed Price Lump Sum to deliver the construction works for each of the three projects for approval by the Employer.

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On acceptance by the Council of

On acceptance by the Council of the fixed price lump sum costs to deliver the construction works for each of the three projects, individual construction contracts will be entered into (JCT Intermediate form of contract with Contractor Design) for each school site.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
060443-2025
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