Official UK procurement notice
Belmont Cinema Refurbishment - design team procurement
Authority: Belmont Community Cinema
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelmont Community Cinema Ltd (BCC) are seeking to appoint an Architect-led design team to provide services in connection with refurbishment works at the Belmont Cinema, Aberdeen. The appointed architect-led design team will work with the BCC team to refresh the interior design making it appealing, accessible and user-friendly to general visitor – plus any consequential alterations to existing plans.
CPV: Architectural design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1SCOPE OF SERVICESAwarded
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The architect-led design team will be made up of:
- Architect: with cinema experience to provide Architectural, Lead Consultant and Lead Designer Services
-- In addition, the architect or a member of the team must be an Accredited Conservation Architect, who will advise on conserving and enhancing the Heritage and produce a Heritage Impact Statement before mid-March 2027 – see Appendix H
- Quantity Surveyor and/or cost consultant
- Principal Designer [CDM Regulations]
- Principal Designer [Building Regulations]
- Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Engineer with suitable cinema experience
- Acoustic Engineer or Acoustician, primarily to input to cinema-specific elements of the design and build
- Structural Engineer
- Fire Engineer
- If deemed necessary:
-- an Acoustic Consultant or Environmental Health Officer to produce a noise impact assessment before mid-March 2027
-- Services and Sustainability Consultant
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: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
- Suitability
The lead architect must be:
- a fully qualified architect, registered with the Architect's Registration Board
- and be a member of RIBA and/or RIAS
The design team must have access to an Accredited conservation architect.
Please provide details/evidence to this effect.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open 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
- 15 Jul 2026, 15:46 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Aug 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092179- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc25Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:843124)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Aug 2026, 09:00 BST
Timeline
27 Aug 2026 → 30 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline57 days ago27 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened56 days ago28 Aug 2026, 09:00 BST
- Notice published23 days ago30 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 39 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2026, 10:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrell Foley Fischer LLPSMESubcontracting: Specialist areas outwith expertise of lead architect, including QS, MEP, structural engineering, fire, acoustician. | £287,827 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 092179-2026-1 · Burrell Foley Fischer LLPSME
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2026
- Value
- £287,827
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17bids · 17 electronic · 17 from abroad | 16 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Burrell Foley Fischer LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria