Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Setting Out / Surveying for Civil Engineering Works and Design
Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)
Framework ceiling (notional)£300,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2025awarded 15 Jul 2025
Award (standstill) to Academy Geomatics Ltd
Framework period 2 yrsends 21 Jul 2027 · up to 22 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 22 Jul 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework for the provision of setting out and surveying for Civil Engineering works and design for DCC
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 22 Jul 2025
- Buyer regions
- UKC
Who may buy through it
This Framework will be available for use additional Contracting Authorities, where they have entered into a Procurement Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Durham County Council:
Published description of the framework
one supplier receives all call offs
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Relevant Experience: 15%
- Framework Delivery Plan: 25%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (3)
- Relevant Experience
- Framework Delivery Plan
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Agreement for Setting Out / Surveying for Civil Engineering…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- This Framework will be available for use additional Contracting Authorities, where they have entered into a Procurement Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Durham County Council:
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 May 2025, 11:14 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Oct 2025, 11:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
002165- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028711- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05297eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
30 May 2025 → 28 Oct 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 11:14 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by8 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent22 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts22 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published374 days ago17 Oct 2025, 11:28 BST
- Standstill ends362 days ago28 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025- Tender notice published30 May 2025, 11:14 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Oct 2025, 11:28 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Oct 2025, 11:28 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 55 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Geomatics LtdSME31 Oct 2025 – 21 Jul 2027 · up to 22 Jul 2027Extensions: 2 x 12 mths | £300,000 | 15 Jul 2025standstill to 28 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- ACADEMY GEOMATICS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender