Official UK procurement notice
GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services
Authority: City of London Corporation (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe City of London Corporation (the City) invited Tenders for the provision of a Lead Consultant (Project Management, Cost Consultancy, Architectural, Building Surveyor and Building Control Principal Designer) and Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Consultants as part of the design team to deliver a programme of combined minor improvements and cyclical works to refurbish the Guildhall School of Music & Drama from 2025 to 2030.
The tender was divided into two (2) lots. Lot 1 - Lead Consultant and Lot 2 - Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Consultants.
CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Building surveying services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Plumbing consultancy services · Quantity surveying services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£950,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services - Lead ConsultantAwardedPublished value£600,000
The Lead Consultant will be responsible for ensuring that works are coordinated in such a way, that the school’s overall objectives are given primacy over any individual works item. Services and responsibility across the design team will be in the best interest of the project and there will be joint responsibility on successful delivery.
The Lead Consultant is comprised of the following:
- Project Management
- Building Surveying
- Architectural Services. Interior Design, FF&E
- Quantity Surveying / Cost Consultancy
- Principal Designer (Building Control)
Lot #2GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services - Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing ConsultantsAwardedPublished value£350,000
The Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Consultants will be responsible for ensuring that works are coordinated in such a way, that the school’s overall objectives are given primacy over any individual works item. Services and responsibility across the design team will be in the best interest of the project and there will be joint responsibility on successful delivery.
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 sub-criteria (4)
- Technical: 50
- Responsible Procurement: 15
- Commercial (Price): 35
- price: 35
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical: 50
- Responsible Procurement: 15
- Commercial (Price): 35
- Price: 35
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents.
- Price carries 70 of 135 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Dec 2024, 10:31 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2025, 16:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
prj_23- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034508- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c273Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: This is a contract award notice for the provision of GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗
- Submission deadline
- 19 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
17 Jan 2025 → 23 Jun 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected17 Jan 2025
- Submission deadline19 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published23 Jun 2025, 16:47 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jan 2025- Published value published: £950,00017 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Status changed to active17 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Deadline published: 19 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT17 Jan 2025, 15:47 GMT
- Status changed to complete23 Jun 2025, 16:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services - Lead Consultant1 award | |||
| Made Architects LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services - Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Consultants1 award | |||
| Brinson Staniland Partnership LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services - Lead Consultant · Made Architects LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2025
- Value
- £598,500
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services - Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Consultants · Brinson Staniland Partnership LtdSME
- Signed
- 23 Jun 2025
- Value
- £278,000
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services - Lead Consultant | 8bids · 8 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 2 · GSMD Cyclical Works 2025 - 2030 Professional Services - Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Consultants | 6bids · 6 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview contact point
- High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Brinson Staniland Partnership LtdAwarded supplier
- Made Architects LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria