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Published 28 Mar 2025, 14:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Building for a Healthy Life - Design Quality Assessments

Official notice

Authority: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) (Public body)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£800,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To provide Design Quality Assessment by the Design Network panels, administered and coordinated by Design Midlands on behalf of the network services.

In reliance on the Consultant's skill, knowledge and expertise in design quality assessment, including design review. The Design Network is the accredited assessor of Building for a Healthy Life in England.

Services to be provided

Outline masterplan design review

Outline masterplan: BHL potential

Pre-disposal benchmark assessment of RM parcel

Tender Evaluation BHL bid assessments

BHL Design Review

BHL Compliance Check pre-planning submission.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Mar 2025, 14:32 GMT
Last source update: 19 May 2025, 15:05 BST
Authority reference: DN769404
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-022732
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fa20 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: Building for a Healthy Life is authored by Design for Homes
The Design Network are the only accrediated organisation to access schemes against BHL

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025

Transparency notice published
28 Mar 2025, 14:32 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
10 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
19 May 2025, 15:05 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £800,0001 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 2latest 23 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED14 Apr 2025 – 13 Apr 2029	£800,000	—	Awarded
DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Building for a Healthy Life - Design Quality Assessments · DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED
Signed
23 Apr 2025
Value
£800,000
Period
23 Apr 2025 – 13 Apr 2029
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: not required as contract value less than £5 million including VAT
Contract 2 · DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITED
Signed
23 Apr 2025
Value
—
Period
23 Apr 2025 – 13 Apr 2029
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: not required as contract value less than £5 million including VAT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Homes England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMTT-3573-RLZV The Lumen, 2nd Floor, St James Boulevard, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE4 5BZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DESIGN MIDLANDS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04456338GB-PPON: PLWT-3956-TQZH South Annex Pera Business Park, Melton Mowbray, East Midlands, LE13 0PBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 May 2025, 15:05 BST
Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 May 2025, 15:05 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 Mar 2025, 14:32 GMT