Official UK procurement notice
Appointment of Integrated Consultant Team for Knockevin School - MA24-000K402
Authority: the Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAppointment of an Integrated Consultancy Team for the delivery of Knockevin School. The project involves the provision of a new Special School in the Co Down area which will:
- be a co-educational Special School
- Cater for children and young people from early years and primary, through to post-primary, including post-16 (known as 3-19)
- be a flexible 3-19 model to meet the needs of all children and young people functioning within the Severe Learning Difficulty (SLD) range including children and young people with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD)
- Cater for an enrolment up to 500 pupil
CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction project management services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · Quantity surveying services · Structural engineering consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,800,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality and Social Value: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality and Social Value: 60
- Price: 40
- 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
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Sept 2024, 13:43 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2025, 14:24 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069423- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049d4eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 1 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Nov 2024 → 29 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline1 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until1 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published359 days ago29 Oct 2025, 14:24 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 Oct 2025, 14:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Stevenson Sons LtdSMEContract | £1,676,163 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Samuel Stevenson Sons LtdSME
- Signed
- 29 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1,676,163
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19bids · 19 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Education AuthorityReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Samuel Stevenson Sons LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.