Official UK procurement notice
Appointment of Integrated Consultant Team for New Build at St Columban’s Primary School, Kilkeel
Authority: The Education Authority (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) to develop the Employer’s Brief in
relation to the design and delivery of a new St Columban’s Primary School. The ICT shall
develop the design and complete the RIBA (2020) Stage 4 Technical Design before
appointing a Contracting Team to undertake the construction of the new St Columban’s
Primary School. The ICT shall undertake the procurement, appointment and management
of the Contracting Team on behalf of the Employer and shall continue to manage and
oversee the project through the remaining stages of the RIBA 2020 Plan of Work 5-7.
- How the procedure runs: The Procurement Process shall follow a two-stage process. Stage One shall assess the Conditions of Participation. Stage two shall assess the Award Criteria of Quality, Social Value and Price. The contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT).
- No preliminary market engagement: A preliminary market engagement has been carried out
CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction project management services · Engineering design services · Quantity surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£750,000
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).
- Quality: Quality / Social Value / Price ratios detailed in Tender Documents
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
- Closed
- 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
- 14 Apr 2026, 10:03 BST
- Last source update
- 27 May 2026, 10:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
MA16-000004BA- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039039- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06819eFind a Tender
- How it runs
The Procurement Process shall follow a two-stage process. Stage One shall assess the
Conditions of Participation. Stage two shall assess the Award Criteria of Quality, Social
Value and Price. The contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the Most
Advantageous Tender (MAT).
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
14 Apr 2026 → 15 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published195 days ago14 Apr 2026, 10:03 BST
- Tender notice published180 days ago29 Apr 2026, 10:57 BST
- Next notice expected179 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification questions by153 days ago26 May 2026, 15:00 BST
- Latest notice published152 days ago27 May 2026, 10:11 BST
- Submission deadline143 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 36 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 49 days15 Dec 2026
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2026- Planned procurement notice published14 Apr 2026, 10:03 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2026, 10:57 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Apr 2026, 10:57 BST
- Tender notice published27 May 2026, 10:11 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Change to Tender Return date to 3pm, Friday 5th June 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender