Official UK procurement notice
Multi Discipline Design Team for the Expansion of Treetops Free School
Authority: Thurrock Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionServices – Professional Architectural and multi disciplinary design consultancy.
Thurrock Council has a statutory duty, under the Education Act 2006, to ensure that suitable and sufficient school places are available in Thurrock for every child of school age whose parents wish them to have one.
Following critical analysis of the detailed pupil place planning study that has been undertaken over the last six months, the local authority has had the opportunity to consider the projected accommodation pressures within the SEN sector, and evaluate the possible solutions to the dearth of available school places.
The improvement in the educational facilities in Thurrock Schools is part of the Council's delivery of its Education Capital Strategy and supports the Council's priorities on educational standards and pupil progress within the borough.
The architect led multi discipline design team will comprise of architectural, health & safety, environmental, mechanical & electrical engineering, landscape, structural engineering, interior design, and quantity surveying specialists.
This team will be responsible for providing designs and technical specifications associated with the proposed works. The team will also provide input during the selection of a Principal Contractor and continue to provide support & through the post contract construction phase.
CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural services for building extensions · Architectural services for buildings · Architectural, engineering and surveying services · Building consultancy services · Building services consultancy services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Design consultancy services · Designs · Engineering design services · Environmental issues consultancy services · +5 more
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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
- Quality
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2026, 17:30 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 22:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
PS/2025/205- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-034429- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06838aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Apr 2026 → 18 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published190 days ago15 Apr 2026, 17:30 BST
- Clarification questions by178 days ago27 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline164 days ago11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by101 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts95 days ago20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent44 days ago9 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published43 days ago9 Sept 2026, 22:04 BST
- Standstill ends34 days ago18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 17:30 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Sept 2026, 22:04 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderton Associates LtdSME5 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2029Options: Provision of additional professional services if required, pricing as per day rates submitted on Pricing Schedule. | £838,640 inc. VAT | 9 Sept 2026standstill to 18 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29final-stage tenders | 29 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alderton Associates LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender