Official UK procurement notice
Framework for Employers Agent Services
Authority: Arbour Housing Ltd (Public body)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)£165,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025
Framework period 2 yrsends 13 Dec 2027 · starts 15 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionArbour wishes to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Employers Agent Services on Competitive Land Design and Build Projects
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 15 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework
As per Tender Documentation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£165,000
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
Lot awarding rule: Tender will be awarded on a MAT basis.
What this means for your bid
- “Framework for Employers Agent Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- 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
- 13 Oct 2025, 11:39 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2025, 11:39 BST
- Authority reference
AH/EA/CLDB/25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064672- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ae16Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
- Appointment period ends
- 3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Oct 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published373 days ago13 Oct 2025, 11:39 BST
- Clarification questions by357 days ago29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends352 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts311 days ago15 Dec 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Oct 2025, 11:39 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