Official UK procurement notice
Further Education (FE) Colleges Integrated Consultant Team Framework 2026
Authority: Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) (Central government)·On behalf of: Department of Finance Northern Ireland, Construction and Procurement Delivery
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for the provision of the Further Education (FE) Colleges Integrated
Consultant Team Framework 2026 for the Contracting Authorities. This includes the
provision of professional services delivery for minor works projects to include – quantity
surveying services, project management & design services, cost management services,
business case preparation, tender documentation preparation, architectural services, civil
and structural engineering services, mechanical and electrical engineering services and
Environmental/Sustainability Engineering Services.
CPD’s Construction Information Management System (CIMS) is a cloud-based
collaboration platform which may be used by Clients, CPD Construction Professionals,
and Suppliers in the delivery of government infrastructure projects.
The platform is built upon the Asite common data environment, with bespoke
development to suit CPD requirements for quality assurance throughout the procurement
lifecycle.
All information relating to this procurement has been developed and stored within CIMS.
All documents for this procurement are available for Suppliers to view and download from
a Data Room, a publicly accessible folder in CIMS, which may be accessed at the
following link:
adoddleak.asite.com/lnk/jroXo6Hk5rdEBU7Cp99 ↗
The Supplier should download documents to their desktop to review and/or complete as
required. The completed TSP should be submitted in accordance with Section 5 of this
document.
Access to the public folder shall remain open until the Framework Agreement has been
awarded.
- How the procedure runs: Refer to the procurement documents for further details.
CPV: Architectural design services · Building services · Construction project management services · Environmental issues consultancy services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs · Quantity surveying services · Structural engineering consultancy services · Supervision of project and documentation
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 12 Jan 2027
Published description of the framework
A single Supplier will (subject to the below and terms of the Framework Agreement) be
appointed to provide the Services exclusively to each Lot area.
There is no restriction on the number of Lots that a Supplier can tender for.
In order to provide resilience and to ensure that a greater number of Economic Operators
have an opportunity to be appointed to the Framework Agreement, a single Supplier will
(subject to the relaxation noted below) only be awarded a maximum of 1 of the 3 Lots.
In the event that an insufficient number of Economic Operators are eligible to be awarded
a Lot of the Framework Agreement and the Contracting Authorities are therefore unable
to award each of the 3 Lots (either at the point at which the Framework Agreement is
awarded or at any stage during the term of the Framework Agreement), then:
a) the Contracting Authorities may relax the restriction on the number of Lots
awarded to one Supplier from 1 Lot to 2 Lots; and
b) In the event that, after applying the approach set out at (a) above, there is still an
insufficient number of Suppliers eligible to be award a Lot of the Framework
Agreement, then the Contracting Authorities may further relax the restriction on
the number of Lots that can be awarded to one Supplier from 2 Lots to 3 Lots.
The Contracting Authorities will award the Framework Lots in sequence, with the Lot 1
being awarded first, then Lot 2 and then Lot 3. For example, if a Supplier is awarded Lot
1 and it has the highest combined quality/social value/price score in Lot 2 and the highest
quality/price score in Lot 3, it will not be eligible for Lot 2 or Lot 3 unless the Contracting
Authorities determine that the relaxation set out at (a) and/or (b) above needs to be
applied. Suppliers should also note that they will only be eligible for award of a Lot where
they have submitted a tender for that particular Lot.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 1 of them · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Central Region Central Professional Construction ServicesPublished value£1,200,000
The provision of professional construction services for the
delivery of minor works projects for Belfast Metropolitan
College and South Eastern Regional College
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to the procurement documents for further
details.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to the procurement documents for further
details.
Lot #2Northern Region Professional Construction ServicesPublished value£1,045,000
The provision of professional construction services for the
delivery of minor works projects for Northern Regional
College and North West Regional College.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to the procurement documents for further
details.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to the procurement documents for further
details.
Lot #3Southern Region Professional Construction ServicesPublished value£700,000
The provision of professional construction services for the
delivery of minor works projects for Southern Regional
College and South West College.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to the procurement documents for further
details.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to the procurement documents for further
details.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Includes 30% Quality and 10% Social Value. Refer to the procurement documents for further details.
- PRICE: Refer to the procurement documents for further details.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to the procurement documents for further
details.
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to the procurement documents for further
details.
- 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.
- “Further Education (FE) Colleges Integrated Consultant Team Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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 this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 May 2026, 11:14 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2026, 08:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 Dec 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-048532- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a2edFind a Tender
- How it runs
Refer to the procurement documents for further
details.
- Risks
The primary risk relates to uncertainty of
demand and workload, as the notice makes
clear that no business is guaranteed under the
framework and there is no assurance that any
call offs will be awarded creating a foreseeable
risk of variability in workload, timing, and
mobilisation requirements. This may necessitate
modifications to programme delivery or service
arrangements to respond to fluctuating demand.
The scope of services spans multiple
professional disciplines, including quantity
surveying, design, engineering, and
sustainability services, introducing a foreseeable
risk associated with coordination and integration
of services. Where integration challenges arise,
modifications to delivery approach or scope may
be required to ensure effective performance.
Finally, the requirement to deliver minor works
within live operational college environments
creates foreseeable constraints relating to
access, phasing, and minimising disruption.
These constraints may necessitate changes to
programme, sequencing, or delivery
methodology during contract execution.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 7 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 7 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
26 May 2026 → 12 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published149 days ago26 May 2026, 11:14 BST
- Latest notice published115 days ago29 Jun 2026, 08:56 BST
- Clarification questions by107 days ago7 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends107 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown7 Jul 2026, 15:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 60 days21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 81 days12 Jan 2027
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2026- Tender notice published26 May 2026, 11:14 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published29 Jun 2026, 08:56 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)
the change is to the return date. Original date for return of tenders was to be 30/06/2026 at 3pm. New return date is now 7/7/2026 at 3pm.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
8 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Department of Finance Northern Ireland, Construction and Procurement DeliveryBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Construction DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityCPD in its capacity as a Central Purchasing Body, is administering this procurement on behalf of the Contracting Authority.
- North West Regional College (NWRC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Northern Regional College (NRC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- South Eastern Regional College (SERC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- South West College (SWC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Southern Regional College (SRC)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender