Official UK procurement notice
Mechanical & Electrical Housing Asset Consultancy 2026-29
Authority: The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFolkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC) wishes to select and appoint a suitable consultant for M&E project design and project management on a number of social housing properties and invites prospective suppliers to submit a Tender to meet the Council's requirements.
The Contract is expected to start on 14 September 2026 and will continue for a period of 30-31 months (2.5 years) until 31 March 2029 (without options to extend).
CPV: Building services consultancy services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,500,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- previous experience - M&E Heating and Hot Water Project: 15%
- previous experience - Building Services Project: 15%
- Contract Management and Project Delivery: 30%
- Total tender sum: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Total tender sum: Total tender sum based on average value and estimated volume of call-off instructions
- previous experience - M&E Heating and Hot Water Project
- previous experience - Building Services Project
- Contract Management and Project Delivery
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jun 2026, 16:47 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2026, 15:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
FH2606220- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059146- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bb80Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Jun 2026 → 14 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published121 days ago23 Jun 2026, 16:47 BST
- Clarification questions by97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline85 days ago29 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by65 days ago18 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent58 days ago26 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published57 days ago26 Aug 2026, 15:12 BST
- Standstill ends41 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts39 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jun 2026- Tender notice published23 Jun 2026, 16:47 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Aug 2026, 15:12 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Aug 2026, 15:12 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE DESIGN COLLECTIVE (LONDON) LTDSME14 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £1,500,000 | 26 Aug 2026standstill to 11 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE DESIGN COLLECTIVE (LONDON) LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Express interest and access tender documents
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender