Official UK procurement notice
Construction Consultancy Framework; 2027 - 2031
Authority: Gentoo Group Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Framework will support the delivery of Gentoo Group's capital investment, asset management, compliance, development, property maintenance and building safety programmes across its housing portfolio.
Gentoo Group Limited is seeking to establish a Framework of suitably qualified construction-related consultants covering the following disciplines:
Lot 1a - Clerk of Works
Lot 1b - Clerk of Works (High-Rise)
Lot 1c - Clerk of Works (Development/New Build)
Lot 2a - M&E Engineer
Lot 2b - M&E Engineer (High-Rise)
Lot 2c - M&E Engineer (Development /New Build)
Lot 3a - Principal Designer CDM
Lot 3b - Principal Designer CDM (High-Rise)
Lot 3c - Principal Designer CDM (Development/New Build)
Lot 3d - Principal Designer BSA
Lot 3e - Principal Designer BSA (High-Rise)
Lot 3f - Principal Designer BSA (Development/New Build)
Lot 4a - Project Manager
Lot 4b - Project Manager (High-Rise)
Lot 5 - Structural Engineer
Lot 6 - Employer's Agent
CPV: Architectural design services · Architectural, engineering and surveying services · Building services · Construction consultancy services · Construction management services · Construction supervision services · Energy and related services · Environmental impact assessment for construction · Health and safety consultancy services · Production management consultancy services · Safety consultancy services · Site-investigation services · +1 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jun 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “Construction Consultancy Framework; 2027 - 2031” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Gentoo Group Limited buys Construction consultancy services (CPV 7153), and who usually turns up
Gentoo Group Limited’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Construction consultancy services (CPV 7153) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 59 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid5% / 0%
2–321% / 63%
4–626% / 11%
7+47% / 26%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7131Published estimate£5.0m
This lot is listed as CPV 7131. The table above uses the notice category.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 46 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–37%
4–628%
7+65%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 May 2025, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Authority reference
REQ503- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085437- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050dd9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
7 May 2025 → 1 Jun 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published7 May 2025, 14:05 BST
- Latest notice published46 days ago9 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Market engagementin 7 days31 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
This UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice relates to Gentoo's Construction Consultancy Framework; 2027 - 2031.
The Framework will support the delivery of Gentoo Group's capital investment, asset management, compliance, development, property maintenance and building safety programmes across its housing portfolio.
Gentoo Group Limited is seeking to establish a Framework of suitably qualified construction-related consultants covering the following disciplines:
Lot 1a - Clerk of Works
Lot 1b - Clerk of Works (High-Rise)
Lot 1c - Clerk of Works (Development/New Build)
Lot 2a - M&E Engineer
Lot 2b - M&E Engineer (High-Rise)
Lot 2c - M&E Engineer (Development /New Build)
Lot 3a - Principal Designer CDM
Lot 3b - Principal Designer CDM (High-Rise)
Lot 3c - Principal Designer CDM (Development/New Build)
Lot 3d - Principal Designer BSA
Lot 3e - Principal Designer BSA (High-Rise)
Lot 3f - Principal Designer BSA (Development/New Build)
Lot 4a - Project Manager
Lot 4b - Project Manager (High-Rise)
Lot 5 - Structural Engineer
Lot 6 - Employer's Agent
Further details regarding the Framework structure, evaluation methodology, call-off arrangements and lot requirements will be provided within the tender documentation.
We currently anticipate publishing the tender opportunity in November 2026, with the Framework expected to go live in May/June 2027, subject to internal approvals and procurement timescales.
Procurement Portal Registration
Suppliers interested in this opportunity are encouraged to register on the Genbuy Procurement Portal in advance to ensure they can access the tender documentation when published.
To register, please follow the link below and select the "Request a New Account" option:
app.panacea-software.com/gentoo/Login.aspx ↗
Central Digital Platform Registration
In order to submit a compliant tender response, organisations will also be required to register on the Government's Central Digital Platform (CDP). Suppliers are therefore encouraged to complete this registration in advance of the tender publication date.
Expression of Interest
At this stage, Gentoo Group is keen to gauge potential market interest and understand the level of supplier engagement across the proposed lots.
Organisations wishing to express an interest are invited to provide the following information:
Organisation Name
Primary Contact Name and Contact Details
Lot(s) of Interest
Expressions of interest should be submitted by email to:
Please note that this notice is issued for market engagement purposes only and does not formally commence a procurement process. Further information regarding the opportunity will be provided when the contract notice and tender documentation are published.
We look forward to engaging with the market and receiving your expressions of interest.
- Tender notice expectedin 9 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 219 days1 Jun 2027
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2025- Pipeline notice published7 May 2025, 14:05 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Sept 2026, 14:26 BSTUK2
- Published value published: £5,000,0009 Sept 2026, 14:26 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender