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PAN3311 - Consultancy for Construction Framework

Buyer: Leicester City Council →

BuyerLeicester City Council
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£32,000,000
Published20 Nov 2025

What is being bought

THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council (‘the Council”) is preparing to renew its Professional Services Framework for Construction. The current framework is due to expire in 2026 and we would like to seek views and engagement from the market in relation to its proposals for the creation of the new framework. The new framework is expected to be valued at approx. £4m p.a. over its life and will cover a wide range of consultancy services and will be used to support the delivery of, but not limited to: • Capital Works Programmes. • Highways and Infrastructure Schemes. • Sustainability Projects. • Housing. • Professional consultancy and advisory services related to land, buildings and the environment We are conducting this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to: • Inform the market of our intentions. • Seek feedback on the proposed scope, lot structure, and call-off mechanisms. • Identify any barriers to entry, particularly for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). • Test the appetite for an Open Framework that will allow new suppliers to join at defined intervals. The outline Lot structure and preliminary estimated average annual contract value, this is subject to change: - Lot 1 - Multi-Disciplinary - Lot 2 - Programme & Project Management - Lot 3 - Quantity Surveyor & Cost Management - Lot 4 - Building Surveying - Lot 5 - Structural Engineering - Lot 6 - Civil Engineering - Lot 7 - Specialist Engineering (Mechanical & Electrical) - Lot 8 - Environmental Engineering - Lot 9 - Lift Engineering - Lot 10 - Architecture - Lot 11 - Planning - Lot 12 - Conservation and Heritage Please note this PME Notice is not a call for competition but is to notify the market of an impending procurement opportunity and to invite potential bidders to participate in the market engagement event. In preparation for the imminent opportunity, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service). To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-forsuppliers

Delivery location

UKF21, GB

Categories

Construction consultancy services 71530000Development consultancy services 73220000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Construction consultancy services, Development consultancy servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Construction consultancy services (71530000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 714,5504 median · 28.7 average (1,402 of 4,550 with a bid count)3.9 average (1,542 of 4,550 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKF219Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)20153 median · 53 average (2 of 201 with a bid count)12.5 average (2 of 201 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Leicester City Council (LCC) is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise (PME) to gather information, ascertain the level of interest, develop an appropriate specification and determine the procurement approach the Authority may take to appoint new service providers for its Professional Services Framework for Construction. Suppliers shall note that this Pre Market Engagement Exercise (PME) is not a call for competition and responding to this advert, does not constitute a formal tender or result in the letting of a Contract. This PME process is being utilised to gauge interest and options. The Authority welcomes the opportunity to engage with Suppliers and appreciates your assistance in providing us with your views. However, Suppliers shall note that the Authority will have to comply with its legal obligations in any ensuing procurement exercise and that neither the intention nor the purpose of this PME is to confer any commercial advantage upon its participants. Further information about this exercise can be found in the PME documentation. Submissions must be received by 22 December 2025 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=a980c4ac-1fc6-f011-813a-005056b64545 Late submissions and those received by any other means will not be accepted. Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only. To assist potential Suppliers, the link, https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal. Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service) in any future tendering exercise. To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliersengagement22 Dec 2025scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051949
Latest release ID075759-2025
Latest release timestampThu Nov 20 2025 15:08:04 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£32,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
20 Nov 2025planning075759-2025
20 May 2025planning023413-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
20 Nov 2025 · 075759-2025 · planning
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20 May 2025 · 023413-2025 · planning
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