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# ESC Design Code

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esc-design-code-ocds-h6vhtk-058dc1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Suffolk Council: "ESC Design Code". Published status: complete. Published Value: £55,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Suffolk Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-suffolk-council-ons-e07000244)
- **Published Value:** £55,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 31 October 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building consultancy services, Building services consultancy services, Environmental planning, Urban planning services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH1, UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £55,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esc-design-code-ocds-h6vhtk-058dc1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-058dc1`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esc-design-code-ocds-h6vhtk-058dc1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.in-tendhost.co.uk%2Feastsuffolk%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esc-design-code-ocds-h6vhtk-058dc1#participate

## Description
East Suffolk Council is seeking to appoint a consultant or team to deliver the Stage 1: Engagement and Insight phase of a new district-wide Design Code. This stage will focus on gathering user insight, testing inclusive engagement methods, and auditing existing policy and guidance to inform the future design code structure.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71315200, 71315210, 71410000, 90712000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £55,000

- **Contract Period:** 17/11/2025 to 31/03/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **David Lock Associates**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31845`
  - Value: £55,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ESC Design Code (active)
  - Signed Value: £55,000
  - Signed Date: 25/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F060854-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-06T13:20:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:47:50.636Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-058dc1