Official UK procurement notice
Framework Contract in relation to Design Services for City of York Council Housing Investment Projects and Programmes
Authority: City of York Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE2)
Framework ceiling (notional)£700,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 10 Sept 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Framework period 2 yrsends 19 Oct 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions · starts 20 Oct 2025
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework Contract in relation to Design Services for City of York Council Housing Investment Projects and Programmes - Design works for City of York Council
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 12 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (2.4 per place)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs 11 mo from 20 Oct 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 20 Oct 2029
Published description of the framework
See ITT Volume 1. The Authority will select the most economically advantageous tender using a price: quality ratio of 40:60
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Architectural DesignerAwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
Architectural Design Services
Lot #2Principal DesignerAwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
Principal Design Services
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 · same split on all 2 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
Lot distribution rule: 2 Lots
Maximum number of suppliers on a Lot 1 - Architectural Designer is 3 and maximum number of suppliers on Lot 2 - Principal Designer is 2 suppliers
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Contract in relation to Design Services for City of York…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- 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
- 30 Jul 2025, 16:49 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Nov 2025, 09:21 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
101445- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044460- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056988Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Appointment period ends
- 10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
30 Jul 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published30 Jul 2025, 16:49 BST
- Clarification questions by3 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by385 days ago7 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts373 days ago20 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent341 days ago21 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published334 days ago28 Nov 2025, 09:21 GMT
- Standstill ends327 days ago4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025- Tender notice published30 Jul 2025, 16:49 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Nov 2025, 14:12 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Nov 2025, 14:12 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published28 Nov 2025, 09:21 GMTUK12
- Contract signature expected8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Bids received 1212 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Architectural Designer1 award | |||
| AHR Architects LtdSME, Align Property PartnersSME, SYCAMORE SQUARE GROUP LTD1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2030Extensions: 12 months + 12 months | £500,000 | 21 Nov 2025 | Cancelled |
| Lot 2 · Principal Designer1 award | |||
| AHR Architects LtdSME, Align Property PartnersSME1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2030Extensions: 12 months + 12 months | £200,000 | 21 Nov 2025 | Cancelled |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Architectural Designer | 12final-stage tenders | 12 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Principal Designer | 7final-stage tenders | 7 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- AHR ARCHITECTS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SYCAMORE SQUARE GROUP LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender