Official UK procurement notice
Principal Designer and CDM Advisor
Authority: London Borough of Lewisham (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI44)
Awarded value£330,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Calfordseaden LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project involves appointing an Employers Agent, Principal Designer and CDM Advisor for the Thomas Lane Yard regeneration scheme in Catford. The appointment will provide project management, contract administration, design coordination and health and safety compliance support through RIBA stages 4 to 7, helping deliver the scheme's 113 affordable homes, commercial space and public realm improvements.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2026, 12:15 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 14:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064791- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0681d9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Urgency
- Published justification
- Need for Specialist Experience with High-Risk Buildings
- Urgent Time Constraints
- Value for Money: The Employer's Agent (EA) services have been procured via an approved framework, which has already undergone a compliant competitive tender process to establish pre-agreed rates and pricing mechanisms. This provides an initial level of assurance that the rates represent value for money. Under the framework, EA services are typically expressed as a percentage of the total works contract value. The framework benchmark for these services is 0.92% of the works contract value, (for stages 4-6 and cost management services). Based on an estimated works contract value of £47,500,000 and a fee quote of £364,125 from Calford Seaden, this is 0.766% of the works contract value, which is below the framework benchmark. This demonstrates that the Council has secured a more competitive rate than the standard framework position. In addition, the fee proposal was subject to review and negotiation to ensure it aligns with the approved project budget and represents an appropriate level of resource for the scope of services required. On this basis, the agreed fee is considered to represent value for money, as it is both benchmarked against framework rates and reflects a negotiated saving against those rates.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published14 Apr 2026, 12:15 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published9 Jul 2026, 14:57 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £330,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calfordseaden LLP9 Jul 2026 – 3 Jul 2030 | £330,000 | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CALFORDSEADEN LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender