Official UK procurement notice
Design Lead for Linwood School Satellite Expansion
Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)
Re-procurement openDesign Lead for Christchurch Learning Centre School Satellite · bids close
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLinwood School is a Special School with the main campus (Linwood Campus) located on Alma Road in the Winton East Ward. Due to rising need for specialist places, the school
has expanded into a number of satellite sites in Poole and Bournemouth and has also significantly increased the number of pupils on the main campus.
The purpose of the project is to adapt the former Parkfield School site into a campus of Linwood Special School. The primary changes required are to adapt a building intended as an all-through school for mainstream pupils into a school for KS2 (aged 7-11) through to KS5 (aged 16-18) pupils with a variety of specialist needs including Autistic Spectrum
Condition and Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs.
This procurement exercise is to obtain the professional services of a suitably qualified architect to act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015 regulations and Principal Designer (as defined under the Building Safety Act 2022) and lead a team of specialist consultants from RIBA Stage 2 (Concept Design) to RIBA Stage 6 (Handover). The Design Lead, thus appointed will form part of the procurement team who, working alongside members of the
council's in-house client team, will procure the services of the remaining professional advisors to design, specify and manage the proposed package of works.
CPV: Architectural design services · Construction consultancy services · Consultative engineering and construction services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000
- Economic & financial standing
Bidder confirms whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
a. Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5,000,000 minimum
b. Public Liability Insurance = £5,000,000 minimum in respect of each event without limit to the number of events
c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2,000,000 minimum in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims
*There is a legal requirement for certain employers to hold Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of £5 million as a minimum.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidder confirms that they have professional knowledge, competence, and experience in designing for education, including the assessment of relevant Building Bulletins and Schedules of Accommodation.
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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).
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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 award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Bidder confirms whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:
a. Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5,000,000 minimum
b. Public Liability Insurance = £5,000,000 minimum in respect of each event without limit to the number of events
c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = £2,000,000 minimum in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims
*There is a legal requirement for certain employers to hold Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance of £5 million as a minimum.
- Technical & professional ability
Bidder confirms that they have professional knowledge, competence, and experience in designing for education, including the assessment of relevant Building Bulletins and Schedules of Accommodation.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 22 Apr 2026, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 15:32 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
DN813337- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036665- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0688afFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Associated tender documents
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Timeline
22 Apr 2026 → 14 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published189 days ago22 Apr 2026, 14:43 BST
- Clarification questions by166 days ago15 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline154 days ago27 May 2026, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent118 days ago2 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published118 days ago2 Jul 2026, 15:32 BST
- Award decision expected by109 days ago10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends105 days ago14 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026- Tender notice published22 Apr 2026, 14:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Jul 2026, 15:32 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2026, 15:32 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Kingscott LimitedSME16 Jul 2026 – 15 Jul 2029 | £239,450 | 2 Jul 2026standstill to 14 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16final-stage tenders | 15 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kendall Kingscott LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Associated tender documents https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Please follow the below instructions to view all documentation and to express your interest in this opportunity. 1. https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ 2. Click "Search Latest Opportunities" 3. Search Ref…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender