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Leeds College of Building - Principal Contractor

ConstructionCPV 45214320

Value£14.0m

Deadline21 Sept 2026

Published26 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 26 Aug 202625 days leftCloses 21 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Victoria Gibbon

ibillyard@lcb.ac.uk

0113 2226000

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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Contract value in context

£14.0mtotal contract value

median £158k

this tender£0£15.1m

This is a large award for Construction — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Leeds College of Building publishes Construction work continuously — 6 notices, roughly one every 76 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

38% of Leeds College of Building’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Leeds College of Building are looking for a Principal Contractor to undertake the design, construction, management and delivery of refurbishment works to the newly named CTEC Building, located on Byron Street, Leeds.

What it takes to bid this

45–80 daysof bid-team effort

£30.8k–£54.8kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the £10m+ band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidSSIP-family accreditation (CHAS / Constructionline)
Hold at bidISO 45001 / H&S policy & CDM competence
Show at bidNamed site & contract managers with CVs
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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