Official UK procurement notice
20/21 Aldermanbury - Project Manager
Authority: The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£288,000≈ £173k / year · £288,000 inc. VAT9.6% below final estimate
Submissions closed 24 Feb 2026awarded 30 Mar 2026
Awarded to Watts Group Limited2 awards
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 project management, contract administration and Employer’s Agent services for the delivery of the CAT A refurbishment works at 20–21 Aldermanbury under a Design and Build building contract.
The services will include project and programme management, consultant team coordination, procurement and tendering support, risk and change control, stakeholder engagement and statutory approvals, and management of construction delivery through to completion, handover and post-completion in accordance with the Authority’s governance arrangements.
- 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.
CPV: Construction project management services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£288,000
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, 16:50 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2026, 21:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Apr 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007300- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06102aFind 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 → 4 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published268 days ago27 Jan 2026, 16:50 GMT
- Clarification questions by248 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline240 days ago24 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent207 days ago30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by185 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts179 days ago27 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published140 days ago4 Jun 2026, 21:07 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jan 2026- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 16:50 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Mar 2026, 12:37 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Mar 2026, 12:37 BST
- Contract signature expected13 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published4 Jun 2026, 21:07 BSTUK7
- Procurement method changed4 Jun 2026, 21:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £260,4751 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 84 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watts Group LimitedSME15 Apr 2026 – 31 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. | £260,475same award published again · counted once | 30 Mar 2026standstill to 10 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| Watts Group LimitedSME | £260,475 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
20/21 Aldermanbury - Project Manager · Watts Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £260,475
- Period
- 2 Jun 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Programme Performance · Cost Control · Quality of Delivery & Coordination
- Programme Performance, Measure: Delivery of agreed milestones against the approved project programme Target: ≥ 90% of key milestones achieved on or ahead of programme Assessment: Monthly progress reporting and comparison of planned vs actual dates
- Cost Control, Measure: Alignment of design and delivery with the approved project budget / cost plan Target: Final outturn and stage cost plans within ±5% of approved budget Assessment: Stage cost reporting and final account comparison
- Quality of Delivery & Coordination, Measure: Quality and coordination of design and construction deliverables Target: Design deliverables accepted at each stage with no material rework required Defects and coordination issues maintained within agreed thresholds Assessment: Stage reviews, design sign-off, defect reporting and completion records
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders · 36 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Watts Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender