Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 13 Feb 2025, 15:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

High-Rise Residential (Structural) Building Surveys 2022-2024 (Tranche 4/5 - Ph 1)

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Awarded value£390,550published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to FR Consultants

What is being bought

Published requirement description

for providing all necessary professional services required to deliver:

Phase 1 Structural Condition Surveys & FRAEW surveys on 8 No high rise buildings in Southampton (Thornhill and International Way)

and

FRAEW surveys only to a further 4 No high-rise buildings in Southampton (12 Total).

all as more fully described within this suite of bidding documents. All requirements are to support the City Council’s obligations in respect of the Building Safety Act 2022 and allied legislation.

CPV: Analysis services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and surveying services · Engineering services · Technical inspection services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

71250000 Architectural, engineering and surveying services 71300000 Engineering services 71620000 Analysis services 71631000 Technical inspection services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Feb 2025, 15:26 GMT
Last source update: 13 Feb 2025, 15:26 GMT
Authority reference: DN2742
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-004978
Classification (CPV): Analysis servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesArchitectural, engineering and surveying servicesEngineering servicesTechnical inspection services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dec9 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Expressions of interest were sought from all those appointed to Portsmouth City Council’s Building Safety Consultancy Framework (Find a Tender Contract Notice: 2023/S 000-012406 & Find a Tender Contract Award Notice: 2023/S 000-037150 refer).
Invitations to Tender (“ITT”) were then offered to all three companies who had expressed an interest in bidding for the delivery of this service as described; all administered through Southampton City Council’s Proactis e-sourcing portal.
Invitations were issued to on the 8th October 2024 with a return date of 8th November 2024.
the submissions were evaluated and moderated. standstill commenced 31st January 2025 and the contract has been awarded 13th February 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £390,5501 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FR Consultants	£390,550 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 004978-2025-1 · FR Consultants
Signed
13 Feb 2025
Value
£390,550
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Southampton, South EastContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FR ConsultantsAwarded supplier Abbey House Premier Way, Romsey, South East, SO51 9AQ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.