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Published 22 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Design Review Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Published estimate£187,500≈ £94k / year · £225,000 inc. VAT20% above published estimate

Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026awarded 30 Mar 2026

Awarded to Design South East Ltd

Contract term 2 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wishes to engage a supplier to manage and carry out an independent Design Review process, via a panel for high profile major planning applications within the borough. It is intended that engaging an independent panel will supplement the work of existing technical officers within the Council. It will enable officers to give a more robust assessment of the design of these high-profile proposals, to the benefit of informing senior officers, and members at planning committee who will often be responsible for making the decision on the planning application. By having independent advice, members are likely to have greater confidence in the design quality of our most high-profile planning applications. This notice is in relation to an award of contract.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2028, 23:59 GMT.
No preliminary market engagement: Trial has been taking place over the launch of PA23 and as such market engagement has already taken place.

CPV: Architectural, engineering and planning services · Environmental planning · Technical planning services · Urban planning and landscape architectural services · Urban planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£187,500

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensionsValue: £187,500 exc. VAT · £225,000 inc. VAT

Extensions: 1 x 12 months

71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services 71356400 Technical planning services 71400000 Urban planning and landscape architectural services 71410000 Urban planning services 90712000 Environmental planning

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Simple description: As detailed in tender documents

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 1 Jan 2028
First published: 22 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
Last source update: 29 May 2026, 10:00 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Mar 2026
Authority reference: 2025-257
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-085538
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Architectural, engineering and planning servicesEnvironmental planningTechnical planning servicesUrban planning and landscape architectural servicesUrban planning services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fbe5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted electronically via - in-tendhost.co.uk/milton-keynes/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

22 Dec 2025 → 29 May 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published302 days ago
22 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
Clarification questions by270 days ago
23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission deadline249 days ago
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by218 days ago
16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts203 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent190 days ago
14 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends180 days ago
23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published145 days ago
29 May 2026, 10:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Dec 2025

Tender notice published
22 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
14 Apr 2026, 09:27 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
14 Apr 2026, 09:27 BST
Contract signature expected
1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 May 2026, 10:00 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £225,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Design South East LtdSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2029Extensions: Option for the Council to extend for a period of 12 month	£225,000	30 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Design Review Services · Design South East LtdSME
Signed
1 May 2026
Value
£225,000
Period
1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 30 Apr 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Option for the Council to extend for a period of 12 month

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Milton Keynes City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDZ-6131-PWZH Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DESIGN SOUTH EAST LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXQG-1562-LMNT 70 Cowcross Street, London, London, EC1M 6EJContact 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 Tender29 May 2026, 10:00 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender14 Apr 2026, 09:27 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender22 Dec 2025, 16:02 GMT