Official UK procurement notice
20/21 Aldermanbury - Cost Consultant
Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£228,000≈ £137k / year · £228,000 inc. VAT41.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Feb 2026awarded 30 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Fulkers Bailey Russell
Contract term 1 yr 8 moends 31 Dec 2027 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 27 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of London Corporation is procuring professional cost consultancy services for the CAT A refurbishment works at 20–21 Aldermanbury.
The appointment will include cost planning and benchmarking, whole-life and carbon cost analysis, procurement and tendering support, value engineering, risk and contingency management, cost assurance and commercial management during construction, and post-completion services under a Design and Build delivery route. The Consultant will support the wider project team in maintaining robust cost control and value for money across all RIBA stages
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 – Invitation to Participate and Tender Submission Stage 2 – Interviews
- No preliminary market engagement: The Authority did not undertake Preliminary Market Engagement prior to publication of this Notice. The scope and requirements for the four professional services appointments are sufficiently developed through internal feasibility work, specialist technical studies and recent comparable procurements across the Authority’s estate. The market for architectural, building services engineering, project management and cost consultancy services for complex refurbishment projects is well understood, and the procurement has been structured to remain accessible to SMEs through proportionate Conditions of Participation and the ability for suppliers to rely on consortium members or specialist sub-consultants.
CPV: Quantity surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£228,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical/ Quality: 45%
- Responsible Procurement: 15%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical/ Quality
- Cost
- Responsible Procurement
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender documents
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 14:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007294- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-061026Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 – Invitation to Participate and Tender Submission
Stage 2 – Interviews
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
27 Jan 2026 → 27 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published273 days ago27 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT
- Clarification questions by253 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline246 days ago24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent212 days ago30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published212 days ago30 Mar 2026, 14:28 BST
- Standstill ends200 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by190 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts184 days ago27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 14:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 14:28 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £110,6031 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulkers Bailey RussellSME20/21 Aldermanbury Professional QS Services15 Apr 2026 – 30 Mar 2028Options: The contract includes provision for extension where the associated works programme is delayed or extended beyond the original anticipated completion date. Any such extension will be applied solely to maintain continuity of services and will be limited to the duration necessary for the Consultant to support delivery through to Practical Completion of the works. | £110,603 | 30 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 35 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fulkers Bailey RussellAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender