Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c1b-3382-7269-86b9-3beb76f977ab/the-spires-academy-northgate-house-northampton closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # The Spires Academy, Northgate House, Northampton [Mace Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/mace-limited) Estimated value £2,200,000 to £2,700,000 Published 29 Jun 2017 Deadline Closed 14 Jul 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Education Funding Agency wishes to contract with suitably qualified contractors with Education Sector specifically Alternative Provision/SEN experience to design and construct the Spires Academy School. This scope is a total refurbishment of a 1970's office block in the centre of Northampton to create specialised teaching and administration accommodation for up to 100 primary and secondary age pupils and will include asbestos removal, general building and structural works and total M&E systems renewal, it is anticipated that highways works may also be required. Additional information: Potential contractors should express their interest and provide details of projects completed of similar scope, budget and specialism in alternative provision/SEN education provision. Tenders will be issued mid July with works expected to start on site January 2018, anticipated completion December 2018. The Form of Contract will be JCT Design and Build 2015 with EFA amendments, budgets are fixed and contractors will need to deliver the scheme within available budget and within funded GIFA. Limited existing building information is available, the EFA have secured Permitted Development Class T Change of Use for the project, the building sits within a Conservation Area. ## CPV classification Construction work Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f9d0fd29-2058-4165-bccc-314bd0a66cff) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Mace Limited: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/mace-limited) [Sector More Construction work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/construction-work) ## More tenders like this [Bannister Sports Centre Athletic Track Soft Market Testing Exercise · Harrow Council · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1540d-d9e4-71cb-ad57-1603e9042fec/bannister-sports-centre-athletic-track-soft-market-testing-exercise) [Building construction work – Budowa budynku mieszkalnego wielorodzinnego wraz z infrastrukturą techniczną w miejscowości Szczucin · KZN SIM Tarnów Sp. z o.o. · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-d859-7328-9ee6-a304ce645326/poland-building-construction-work-budowa-budynku-mieszkalnego-wielorodzinneg) [Floor-covering work – Universität Leipzig, Leuschnerplatz, Global Hub, Forschungsneubau · Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement, Zentrale, Zentralstelle Vergabe- und Vertragsmanagement · 3 days left · 22 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-acfc-73ee-baab-9e699f88521a/germany-floor-covering-work-universitat-leipzig-leuschnerplatz-global-hub) [Demolition work – Rück- und Neubau Lichthochmaste · Hamburg Verkehrsanlagen GmbH · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6ef0-7276-94e2-d5fa0cb2d6c7/germany-demolition-work-ruck-und-neubau-lichthochmaste) [Plastering work – Modernisierung und Erweiterung Matthias-Claudius-Heim Würzburg · Diakonisches Werk Würzburg e.V. · 1 day left · 20 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-e605-706f-8937-7f0ba18339c0/germany-plastering-work-modernisierung-und-erweiterung-matthias-claudius-hei) [Heating plant construction work – Petrašiūnų elektrinės elektrifikacija, įrengiant elektros energijos kaupimo įrenginius, dyzelinį generatorių ir rekonstruojant 6 kV skirstyklą (projektavimas ir rangos darbai) · Akcinė bendrovė „Kauno energija“ (PV) · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6f1d-727f-a077-bc25dec93b92/lithuania-heating-plant-construction-work-petrasiunu-elektrines-elektrifikac)