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Official UK procurement notice
Pioneer Park - Masterplan and PMO
Authority: Energy Coast West Cumbria Ltd (t/a BEC) (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEnergy Coast West Cumbria Limited (BEC) has completed a competitive public procurement process for the appointment of a consultancy to provide master planning and Programme Management Office (PMO) services to support the development of Pioneer Park, in West Cumbria.
CPV: Project management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£900,000
- Economic & financial standing
Provide evidence that you hold, or are willing to obtain, Professional Indemnity insurance (£5 million) and Public Liability insurance (£10 million) as a minimum.
- Technical & professional ability
Provide evidence of experience in operating similar projects in the same sector, with comparable features in terms of size, complexity, and regulatory compliance.
Provide details of the quality management system you have in place, such as ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
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 (2)
- Quality: 90%
- Price/Cost: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Strategic approach / understanding of brief A response should clearly articulate a concise understanding of the project scope, outline preliminary objectives for the site, and demonstrate alignment with BEC’s core values and behaviours. Additionally, any relevant experience on comparable programmes should be comprehensively detailed. Methodology Provide your approach to the delivery of the commission, including any working arrangements and key milestones. Provide evidence of your experience in establishing a short life PMO within an organisation. Relevance to GBE-N and SMR delivery will be helpful. Explain how you will establish the PMO and develop the master plan, including timescales and how you'll deliver within the specified timeframe. Deliverability Provide evidence of your proposed delivery team, showing availability timescales and highlighting relevant experience. Provide CVs and day rates. These should include the following areas of expertise: a) Land Management b) Business Case c) Master plan d) PMO e) Assurance f) Commercial g) Programme/Project Delivery h) Project Controls i) Nuclear Regulatory and Technical Social Impact Evidence that your social impact commitments are realistic, actionable, aligned to SIx priorities and are supported by robust plans for delivery and monitoring. Proposals should outline clear metric, milestones and reporting mechanisms to track progress and outcomes.
- Price/Cost: Pricing/Cost Provide the total fixed price, with a clear cost breakdown and coverage of all requirements. Proposals with realistic budgets, quality standards, and deliverability will be rated higher. Include provision for any additional needs which may be required.
- Economic & financial standing
Provide evidence that you hold, or are willing to obtain, Professional Indemnity insurance (£5 million) and Public Liability insurance (£10 million) as a minimum.
- Technical & professional ability
Provide evidence of experience in operating similar projects in the same sector, with comparable features in terms of size, complexity, and regulatory compliance.
Provide details of the quality management system you have in place, such as ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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
- Administrative change
- 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
- 9 Dec 2025, 15:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
BECPP-091225- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081125- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f1f2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Website: discoverbec.com/developments/pioneer… ↗
Email: [email protected]
Timeline
9 Dec 2025 → 22 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published322 days ago9 Dec 2025, 15:23 GMT
- Clarification questions by314 days ago17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by259 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent257 days ago12 Feb 2026
- Contract starts250 days ago19 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends244 days ago24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published97 days ago22 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2025- Tender notice published9 Dec 2025, 15:23 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published13 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Feb 2026, 09:15 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Apr 2026, 19:08 BSTUK7
- Buyer details updated16 Apr 2026, 19:08 BST
- Contract change notice published20 Apr 2026, 10:17 BSTUK10
- Contract change proposed21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTThe modification is permitted under Schedule 8 (Additional Services), is directly related to and necessary for delivery of the original contract, does not alter its overall nature, and does not constitute a material change requiring a new procurement.
- Contract change notice published22 Jul 2026, 11:59 BSTUK10
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-02: 1 release · 13 Feb 2026
- 2025-12: 1 release · 9 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mott MacDonald2 Mar 2026 – 10 Aug 2026 | £695,427 | 11 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Pioneer Park, Masterplan and PMO · Mott MacDonald
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2026
- Value
- £947,740
- Period
- 2 Jul 2026 – 23 Oct 2026 · up to 23 Nov 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Options
- This contract is awarded under a Framework Agreement for Consultancy Services (Construction Related Projects), enabling services to be commissioned on a task-by-task basis via individual Task Orders.
- Change 1 Jul 2026 The additional services are directly integrated with master planning, technical assessment and stakeholder engagement work already undertaken by Mott MacDonald for Pioneer Park. Appointing a new supplier would require extensive review and validation of existing outputs, recreation of project understanding and re-engagement with stakeholders, resulting in disproportionate technical difficulties, programme disruption and duplication of costs. Retaining the incumbent supplier ensures continuity, consistency and efficient delivery of the programme.
- Change proposed 21 Apr 2026 The modification is permitted under Schedule 8 (Additional Services), is directly related to and necessary for delivery of the original contract, does not alter its overall nature, and does not constitute a material change requiring a new procurement., new value £813,983
No agreed KPIs: Value below £5m
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mott MacDonald LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Full tender pack
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender