Official UK procurement notice
NORTH WEST CONSTRUCTION HUB - HIGH VALUE CONSTRUCTION FRAMEWORK (2027 TO 2031) TC621 / P1007
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe projects let under the Framework Agreement may be of a new-build nature, including: demolition, development, refurbishment or re-modelling of existing properties owned and / or used by the framework users. This is a 3 years framework with the option to extend a further 12 months
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 8 Jan 2032, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Architectural and related services · Building completion work · Building installation work · Construction-related services · Engineering services · Real estate services · Site preparation work · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Urban planning and landscape architectural services · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 22 suppliers · 24 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (1.1 per place) · 16 appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 4 Jan 2027
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
0.30% of call-off value · Framework fees must be allowed for in your overhead percentage tendered. The Framework Fee will be set at 0.30% of the agreed contract sum and will be capped at £90,000.00. The Fee will be assessed at contractor selection following Mini Competition and 20% of the Fee shall be payable. The remaining 80% shall be calculated at construction contract formation allowing for any project cost movement and will be payable prior to commencement of construction.
Who may buy through it
Contracting authorities that may use the framework are found at the following government link:
Published description of the framework
This Framework Agreement establishes the terms under which contracting authorities may award call‑off contracts for high value construction works under the North West Construction Hub (NWCH) High Value Construction Framework 2027-2031.
The Framework is a multi‑supplier, multi‑lot framework, with suppliers appointed to individual lots corresponding to defined value bands and scopes. No guarantee is given as to the value or volume of work to be awarded under the Framework.
Award of call‑off contracts
Call‑off contracts may be awarded by:
Direct award, where the Framework terms objectively determine the supplier and pricing for the requirement; or
Further competition (mini‑competition) among all Framework Suppliers appointed to the relevant lot and capable of delivering the requirement.
The selection of award method will be determined by the contracting authority having regard to the nature, complexity and value of the requirement.
Pricing mechanism
Pricing under the Framework is based on:
Fixed Framework rates and percentage fees, including pre‑construction, design, contractor staff, preliminaries and overheads, which are established at Framework award and remain fixed for the duration of the Framework.
These Framework rates form the basis for pricing all call‑off contracts.
Where a mini‑competition is undertaken, suppliers may be required to submit project‑specific pricing, proposals or efficiencies based on the fixed Framework rates.
Selection and evaluation at call‑off
Only suppliers appointed to the relevant lot may be invited to participate in a call‑off award process. Call‑off tenders will be evaluated in accordance with the award criteria specified in the call‑off documentation, which may include price and relevant qualitative criteria such as quality, programme, social value and sustainability, as appropriate to the individual project.
Call‑off contracts will be awarded to the supplier submitting the most economically advantageous tender in accordance with the stated criteria.
General
All call‑off contracts are subject to the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement and applicable schedules. Contracting authorities reserve the right not to award a call‑off contract following a further competition.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1£8 million to £18 millionAwardedRenewalPublished value£230,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2£18 million to £45 millionAwardedRenewalPublished value£320,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Over £45 millionAwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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)
- Quality: 40%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 20%
- Environment Zero Carbon and Environment: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Environment Zero Carbon and Environment
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “NORTH WEST CONSTRUCTION HUB - HIGH VALUE CONSTRUCTION FRAMEWORK (2027…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 22 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Contracting authorities that may use the framework are found at the following government link: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 8 Jan 2032
- First published
- 23 Oct 2025, 10:18 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2026, 14:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
P-1007- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040053- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d229Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 15 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 0.30% of call-off value · Framework fees must be allowed for in your overhead percentage tendered. The Framework Fee will be set at 0.30% of the agreed contract sum and will be capped at £90,000.00. The Fee will be assessed at contractor selection following Mini Competition and 20% of the Fee shall be payable. The remaining 80% shall be calculated at construction contract formation allowing for any project cost movement and will be payable prior to commencement of construction.
The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents, including procurement specific questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on 01 June 2026 as referred to in the tender documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation.
Timeline
23 Oct 2025 → 4 Jan 2027 · 10 dates- Planning notice published368 days ago23 Oct 2025, 10:18 BST
- Market engagement348 days ago11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
A retrospective session will be held with all partners across current live frameworks, as well as clients, to provide lessons learned from other frameworks and procurement processes, from the perspectives of the clients and the contractors.
The feedback generated from these sessions will be collated and included within the open market engagement information for the new framework.
An online campaign will be shared across social network channels, to invite current and prospective contracting partners to participate in a virtual briefing session.
The session will be invitation-only and so interested parties will be required to register for the event.
Attendees will be encouraged to submit any questions prior to the session, and these will be covered in the session for everyone to receive the same information, at the same time.
- Tender notice published178 days ago30 Apr 2026, 15:28 BST
- Clarification questions by156 days ago22 May 2026, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends133 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown15 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent5 days ago21 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago21 Oct 2026, 14:29 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 19 days13 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 70 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Oct 2025, 10:18 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 Oct 2025, 15:06 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 15:28 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active30 Apr 2026, 15:28 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Apr 2026, 15:28 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST30 Apr 2026, 15:28 BST
- Tender notice published30 Apr 2026, 16:31 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published1 May 2026, 12:06 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST1 May 2026, 12:06 BST+14 days · was 1 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract award notice published21 Oct 2026, 14:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Oct 2026, 14:29 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (3)
The original description was incorrect, Preliminary market engagement notice will NOT be via the Chest Portal you cannot register your interest in the market engagement event via this method for this tender opportunity. Please see details of how you can access the information: An online campaign will be shared across social network channels, to invite current and prospective contracting partners t…
Addition of link to The Chest advert, where this tender has been published and documents are accessible. Suppliers may need to register if they do not already have an account on the Chest. Access to procurement documents: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b4c0853b-0b43-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
The tender submission deadline has been extended by two (2) weeks. The new submission deadline is therefore 15 June 2026 at 11:00am Suppliers may need to register if they do not already have an account on the Chest. Access to procurement documents: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=b4c0853b-0b43-f111-813c-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 30 Apr 2026
- 2025-10: 2 releases · 23 Oct 2025, 27 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£45,000,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · £8 million to £18 million | 24final-stage tenders | 10 | 0 | — |
| 2 · £18 million to £45 million | 20final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Over £45 million | 12final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winERIC WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England · 1
- wonEQUANS Regeneration Limited · North West England · 1
- wonMORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE LTD · Greater London · all lots
- wonBOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITED · North West England · all lots
- wonSEDDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England · 1
- wonGMI CONSTRUCTION GROUP PLC · North West England · 1, 2
- wonWates Construction Ltd · North West England · all lots
- wonF. PARKINSON LIMITEDSME · North West England · 1
- wonHENRY BROTHERS LIMITED · Northern Ireland · 1, 2
- wonERIC WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England · 2
- wonKIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England · 2, 3
- wonVINCI BUILDING LIMITED · North West England · all lots
- wonROBERTSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED · Scotland · all lots
- wonJOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · Northern Ireland · 2, 3
- wonBAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England · 3, 2
- wonMCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · Greater London · all lots
- did not winARBTRON LTD · Yorkshire and the Humber · all lots
- did not winBarnfield Construction Limited · North West England · 1, 2
- did not winCONLON CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDSME · North West England · 1
- did not winGALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England · 1, 2
- did not winMARSHALL CONSTRUCTION (WEST YORKSHIRE) LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1, 2
- did not winMTX CONTRACTS LIMITED · North West England · all lots
- did not winP. CASEY & CO., LIMITED · North West England · 1
- did not winREAD CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LIMITEDSME · Wales (Cymru) · 1
- did not winRussells Ltd t/a Russell WBHO · North West England · 1, 2
- did not winSHERIDAN GROUP FM LIMITED · North West England · 1
- did not winTILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England · 1, 2
- did not winTriton Construction Limited · Yorkshire and the Humber · 1
- did not winWILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · North West England · 2, 3
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
29 commercial parties on the notice · 16 awarded- ARBTRON LTDBidder / tenderer
- BAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Barnfield Construction LimitedBidder / tenderer
- CONLON CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- EQUANS Regeneration LimitedFramework contractor
- ERIC WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ERIC WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- F. PARKINSON LIMITEDFramework contractor
- GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Show 19 more suppliers
- GMI CONSTRUCTION GROUP PLCFramework contractor
- HENRY BROTHERS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- KIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MARSHALL CONSTRUCTION (WEST YORKSHIRE) LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE LTDFramework contractor
- MTX CONTRACTS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- P. CASEY & CO., LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- READ CONSTRUCTION HOLDINGS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ROBERTSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Russells Ltd t/a Russell WBHOBidder / tenderer
- SEDDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SHERIDAN GROUP FM LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- Triton Construction LimitedBidder / tenderer
- VINCI BUILDING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- Wates Construction LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender