Official UK procurement notice
HDC Programme Principal Designer Consultancy
Authority: Harlow Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHarlow District HDC (HDC) is seeking to procure Construction Consultancy Services – Principal Designer. This service forms part of HDC’s commitment to transform Harlow's housing, invest in housing stock and to meet Landlord obligations.The key deliverables under this contract are:
- Delivery of Principal Designer services across all relevant projects.
- Provision of services that are safe, compliant, and accessible to all residents.
- Consistent achievement of the outputs set out in Section 3 (Scope of Requirement).
- Transparent reporting to HDC on performance, compliance, and risks. It is assumed that the core services will be required to RIBA 2 – 6 stages, however the exact need will be required a defined in the Building Safety Act 2022.
- Recurrence: The Contract is for 24 months with the option for the Council to extend the initial 24 months by any period, or periods, up to a maximum of a further 36 months. The decision to extend the contract will be at the sole discretion of the Council.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Consultative engineering and construction services · Engineering services · Hazard protection and control consultancy services · Health and safety consultancy services · Health and safety services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,433,990
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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).
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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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted 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
Yes · The Contract is for 24 months with the option for the Council to extend the initial 24 months by any period, or periods, up to a maximum of a further 36 months. The decision to extend the contract will be at the sole discretion of the Council.
- First published
- 2 Jan 2025, 10:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 12:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078950- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cd36Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 3 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
3 Feb 2025 → 19 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline3 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened3 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until3 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 12:38 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025- Status changed to complete18 Mar 2025, 09:30 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Aug 2026, 12:38 BST
- Buyer details updated19 Aug 2026, 12:38 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUMPHAUL LTDSMEContract | £1,433,990 † | — | Awarded |
| McBains Limited | £172,025 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078950-2026-1 · McBains Limited
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2026
- Value
- £172,025
- Status
- active
Contract · PUMPHAUL LTDSME
- Signed
- 18 Mar 2025
- Value
- £1,433,990
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 6 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Lisburn and Castlereagh City CouncilContracting authorityRegional or local authorityGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- London Borough of HaringeyReview body
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- McBains LtdAwarded supplier
- PUMPHAUL LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.