Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Construction Building Surveyors Services
Authority: The University of Leicester (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement description2.1This opportunity is for The University is seeking to enter into a Framework Agreement (Agreement) for the provision of Building Surveying Services (Services) across its campus.
The services will fall into three general areas with further tasks as part of each.
Building surveying:
a)Initial design proposals as could be reasonably expected.
b)Specifications.
c)Management of external specialist consultants to gather information through surveys and detailed design.
d)Management of quality on site including progress against programme, workmanship, materials and health & safety.
e)Ownership of the process for obtaining Building Regulation approval and Planning Permission where relevant.
f)Contract Administration / Employers Agent.
Cost Monitoring:
g)Pre-tender estimates and production of pre-tender estimates.
h)Review of contractors tender returns and cost sum analysis.
i)Realising provisional sums
j)Placing instructions including change.
k)Valuations.
l)Forecasting spend.
Principal Designer
m)Construction, Design and Management.
n)Building Regulations.
The Consultancy required is broad in nature and may be used for extensions to existing buildings, conversion/refurbishment of existing buildings, works to ensure compliance with various legislative requirements, e.g. legionella, fire safety, DDA, mechanical and electrical engineering works and enabling works in advance of major capital works projects. Refer to Schedule 5 (Specification) for more information about the requirements.
This framework agreement will be for projects with a net construction cost of up to £2.5m each, it is anticipated that the University will spend circa £1.5m incl VAT on the Project Management services over the 4-year agreement term, and the University anticipates awarding to 3, or 4 suppliers.
Please note this framework is not lotted by discipline but the Participants are required to deliver the range of services to the University, either directly or via partnerships with other companies. Where a service does not form part of a core offer, a third-party organisation, named in a tender return, is accepted so long as they can be proven to be competent under the CDM Regulations and that their procurement is as a partnership.
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- How the procedure runs: The University of Leicester is conducting a Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. This procedure will be run in stages, allowing us to identify the most suitable suppliers and ensure a fair and transparent process. Stage 1: Request to Participate (Sifting Stage) Suppliers will be asked to complete a set of questions in the Selection Questionnaire which includes pass/fail questions and scored questions related to the Participants previous experience. All questions across all sections are mandatory. Failure to provide a response to any question may result in disqualification. Detailed instructions for completing each section are set out in the relevant document. Please review these carefully, as failure to follow the guidance may render part or all of your response invalid. At the end of this stage, the 7 or 8 highest-scoring suppliers will be shortlisted and invited to proceed to the tender stage. Late Submissions will not be accepted. Stage 2: Invitation to Tender (ITT) The shortlisted suppliers will then be invited to submit a full tender response. This stage will include detailed technical, quality, and commercial submissions. Evaluation will follow the published scoring methodology. The highest scoring tenderers will be considered for award. We also reserve the right to conduct interviews for top scoring suppliers.
CPV: Building surveying 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
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Jan 2027
Published description of the framework
either by direct award or further competition
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1,250,000
What 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).
- Technical: to be determined
- Pricing: to be determined
- Community Benefits: to be determined
- “Framework Agreement for Construction Building Surveyors Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- 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
- 9 Jun 2026, 14:38 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 14:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
LUV01384- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054338- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0f4Find a Tender
- How it runs
The University of Leicester is conducting a Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. This procedure will be run in stages, allowing us to identify the most suitable suppliers and ensure a fair and transparent process.
Stage 1: Request to Participate (Sifting Stage)
Suppliers will be asked to complete a set of questions in the Selection Questionnaire which includes pass/fail questions and scored questions related to the Participants previous experience.
All questions across all sections are mandatory. Failure to provide a response to any question may result in disqualification.
Detailed instructions for completing each section are set out in the relevant document.
Please review these carefully, as failure to follow the guidance may render part or all of your response invalid.
At the end of this stage, the 7 or 8 highest-scoring suppliers will be shortlisted and invited to proceed to the tender stage.
Late Submissions will not be accepted.
Stage 2: Invitation to Tender (ITT)
The shortlisted suppliers will then be invited to submit a full tender response. This stage will include detailed technical, quality, and commercial submissions. Evaluation will follow
the published scoring methodology. The highest scoring tenderers will be considered for award. We also reserve the right to conduct interviews for top scoring suppliers.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Jun 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published133 days ago9 Jun 2026, 14:38 BST
- Clarification questions by106 days ago6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends106 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown6 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 21 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 73 days1 Jan 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Jun 2026, 14:38 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender