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Homes England - Construction of Primary School - Brookleigh
Homes England · Housing
In brief
Homes England has announced plans to buy construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £20,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 19 months, starting 10 January 2028.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 16 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Homes England are issuing this notice in relation to the construction of Brookleigh Primary School, located to the north of Burgess Hill within the County of West Sussex. The school site forms a parcel of land within a wider development at Brookleigh (also known as Northern Arc). Brookleigh is intended to deliver 3,500 homes, as well as other non- residential uses including the school.
The anticipated start on site is January 2028 with a 19-month construction period, with the school ready for the start of the Autumn term September 2029 and the outline scope of works is to include the following;
• Primary School building incorporating classrooms, halls, studios, dining and kitchen area, learning resources (including library), staff and administration areas, storage areas, toilets, front of house and back of house areas, etc.
• External Works including hard and soft landscaping, sports pitches, canopies, boundary walls, etc.
Outline planning consent for Brookleigh was granted in October 2019 (reference DM/18/5114) and Resrved Matters decision May 2026 (reference DM/25/2640) . Further details can be found by on ProContract, Homes Englands eTendering portal.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078497-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078506-2026
About the buyer
Homes EnglandLast 12 months
Procurements
106Awards
71Suppliers it has used most for construction
- Newtimber Land Management Ltd2 contracts
- Airedale Forestry Limited1 contract
- Cawarden Co. Limited1 contract
- DSM Demolition Ltd1 contract
- G. Mcveigh & Co. Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open construction tenders- £154kestimated
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- Value not stated
- £10.3mestimated
- £115kestimated
From notice 078497-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 18 August 2026, last updated 18 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.