Official UK procurement notice
Construction Professional Services Framework
Authority: Burnley Borough Council (Local council)·Procurement run by: EXCEEDING LIMITED
The Professional Services Framework comprises five Lots covering a range of specialist consultancy and advisory services required to support the Council's property, maintenance and capital programmes. The Council intends to utilise the Framework for commissions of varying scale, complexity and value, from individual specialist advice through to support for larger refurbishment, improvement and capital projects. Published lot titles: Multi-disciplinary; Conservation Architect; Asbestos Consultancy; Fire Engineer; Structural Consultant.
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Professional Services Framework comprises five Lots covering a range of specialist consultancy and advisory services required to support the Council's property, maintenance and capital programmes. The Council intends to utilise the Framework for commissions of varying scale, complexity and value, from individual specialist advice through to support for larger refurbishment, improvement and capital projects.
The scope of Services to be delivered under the Framework Agreement will be a range of construction works and related professional services including: Lot 1 -Multidisciplinary Lot 2 - Conservation Architect Lot 3 - Asbestos Consultant Lot 4- Specialist Services: Fire Engineer Lot 5 - Specialist Services: Structural Consultant
- No preliminary market engagement: Exceeding appointed as procurement consultant - using market expertise.
CPV: Architectural and related services · Construction-related services · Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services · Hazard protection and control consultancy services · Structural engineering consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
Published description of the framework
All information is included in the tender documents
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £2,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Multi-disciplinaryceiling above
Multi-disciplinary construction consultancy: project management, CDM Principal Designer, building surveying, quantity surveying and contract administration with access to wider design disciplines
Lot #2Conservation Architectceiling above
Conservation architecture for listed and historic buildings: surveys, condition reports, design, listed building consents and contract administration.
Lot #3Asbestos ConsultancyPublished value£200,000
Asbestos consultancy: management and refurbishment/demolition surveys, air testing, four-stage clearance, analysis and asbestos management advice.
Lot #4Fire EngineerPublished value£400,000
Fire engineering: fire strategies, fire risk assessments (FRA) and external wall appraisals (FRAEW) for commercial buildings.
Lot #5Structural Consultantceiling above
Structural engineering consultancy: structural surveys and condition assessments, structural calculations and analysis, design of alterations and new structural works, remedial and repair advice, preparation of specifications and drawings, and structural input to refurbishment, conservation and demolition projects.
What it takes to wini
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: • Understanding of Requirements • Delivery Methodology - Planned Works • Health, Safety and Compliance • Social Value and Community Benefits • Environmental Sustainability • Framework Management
- Cost: RIBA stages of work Day rates Survey costs
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Construction Professional Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Burnley Borough Council buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up
Burnley Borough Council has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Across this market, small firms won 51% of awards with a known supplier size.
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in North West England.
Across this market, 28% of winners were registered in the delivery region.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 105 days of the bid deadline.
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The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Across this market, at least 23% of awarded procurements had no recorded rival.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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1 bid0%
2–37%
4–623%
7+70%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Multi-disciplinaryCPV 7150Published estimate£2.0m
This lot is listed as CPV 7150. The table above uses the notice category.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–33%
4–610%
7+87%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
WSP UK LimitedLarge | £487m127 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 52 live · £412m i | at estimate n=17 |
Atkins LimitedLarge | £140m98 awards in 36m · last this month | 35 live · £190m i | at estimate n=15 |
AECOM LIMITEDLarge | £89m155 awards in 36m · last this month | 46 live · £67m i | 9% below n=31 |
| £45m11 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 4 live · £40m i | no comparable pairs | |
| £20m87 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 19 live · £6.5m i | 3% below n=2 |
Lot #2Conservation ArchitectCPV 7120Published estimate£2.0m
This lot is listed as CPV 7120. The table above uses the notice category.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–33%
4–611%
7+85%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £350m62 awards in 36m · last this month | 12 live · £33m i | 6% below n=6 | |
Atkins LimitedLarge | £140m98 awards in 36m · last this month | 35 live · £190m i | at estimate n=15 |
AECOM LIMITEDLarge | £89m155 awards in 36m · last this month | 46 live · £67m i | 9% below n=31 |
| £20m87 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 19 live · £6.5m i | 3% below n=2 | |
Purcell Architecture LtdGroup company | £7.8m14 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 9 live · £8.5m i | 9% above n=5 |
Lot #3Asbestos ConsultancyCPV 7131Published estimate£200k
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid2%
2–39%
4–631%
7+59%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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AECOM LIMITEDLarge | £89m155 awards in 36m · last this month | 46 live · £67m i | 9% below n=31 |
| £20m87 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 19 live · £6.5m i | 3% below n=2 | |
| £6.5m21 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 7 live · £6.0m i | at estimate n=2 | |
| £2.4m19 awards in 36m · last this month | 1 live · £930k i | at estimate n=1 | |
| £6.4m21 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 9 live · £7.3m i | at estimate n=14 |
Lot #4Fire EngineerCPV 7131Published estimate£400k
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1 bid2%
2–38%
4–634%
7+55%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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AECOM LIMITEDLarge | £89m155 awards in 36m · last this month | 46 live · £67m i | 9% below n=31 |
| £20m87 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 19 live · £6.5m i | 3% below n=2 | |
SAVILLS (UK) LIMITEDLarge | £8.2m76 awards in 36m · last this month | 29 live · £806m i | at estimate n=7 |
| £3.6m33 awards in 36m · last this month | 4 live · £542k i | 14% below n=2 | |
Keegans LtdSME | £3.2m7 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £20k i | at estimate n=1 |
Lot #5Structural ConsultantCPV 7131Published estimate£2.0m
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid0%
2–33%
4–610%
7+86%
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Atkins LimitedLarge | £140m98 awards in 36m · last this month | 35 live · £190m i | at estimate n=15 |
AECOM LIMITEDLarge | £89m155 awards in 36m · last this month | 46 live · £67m i | 9% below n=31 |
| £45m11 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 4 live · £40m i | no comparable pairs | |
| £20m87 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 19 live · £6.5m i | 3% below n=2 | |
Stantec UK LimitedLarge | £1.4m35 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 10 live · £42m i | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- 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
- 29 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Jan 2027
- Authority reference
DN831041- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091705- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077c1eFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via ProContract (Due North)- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Appointment period ends
- 17 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender documents available via www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ -
Ref DN831041. Tender Submission must be received via the chest by the deadline of 17/11/26 at 5pm
Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published45 days ago29 Sept 2026, 10:42 BST
- Clarification questions by10 days ago2 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 4 days · period end, not a bid countdown17 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 69 days21 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 138 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published29 Sept 2026, 10:42 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- EXCEEDING LIMITEDProcuring entityProcurement Consultant
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documents available via https://www.the-chest.org.uk/ - Ref DN831041. Tender Submission must be received via the chest by the deadline of 17/11/26 at 5pm
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender