Official UK procurement notice
Professional Consultancy Services Framework
Authority: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") is seeking tenders to establish a comprehensive Professional Services Framework to support both current and future requirements across Capital Projects and Operational Estates. The Framework is intended to provide access to a broad range of technical disciplines required to deliver planned and prioritised works, lifecycle investment planning, statutory compliance, due diligence, feasibility studies, and comprehensive Condition and Asset Surveys across the Council's property portfolio.
The Framework will ensure that the Council can draw upon suitably qualified and experienced professional consultants across the built environment to support strategic asset planning, project development, statutory compliance, capital programme formation, and evidence based decision making.
The Framework is broken down into the following Lots:
Lot 1 - Building Fabric and Ground Condition Surveys
Lot 2a - Architect Services
Lot 2b - Heritage Architects Services
Lot 3 - Mechanical, Electrical and Building Services Asset Surveys
Lot 4 - Quantity Surveying, Cost Planning, and Commercial Support
Lot 5 - CDM and Principal Designer Services
Lot 6 - Structural and Fire Engineering (as required)
Lot 7 - Multidisciplinary Consultancy
This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, using the Closed Framework Procedure.
It is intended for the Framework to commence 2 November 2026 for a period of 4 years, subject to the information, specification and tender package enclosed.
CPV: Building services consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 2 Nov 2026
Published description of the framework
Each lot requires a complete pricing document to be submitted. There are max 5 providers per Lot. The selection process is fully detailed in the Invitation to Tender.
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 8 lots carries the same published figure, £3,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Building Condition Surveys (Building Surveyors)ceiling above
This Lot covers internal and external building fabric condition surveys undertaken by Chartered Building Surveyors and supported, where necessary, by architectural input.
Services include:
- Full building fabric condition surveys across all asset types
- Condition grading and elemental assessment
- Identification of defects, risks, and statutory compliance issues
- Lifecycle forecasting of building fabric components
- Assessment of roofs, façades, windows, internal fabric, and structural envelope
- Space functionality, design compliance and general suitability assessments
- Digital capture of condition data, photographic evidence and defect mapping
- Contribution to the Council's prioritised planned works programmes
Lot #2Mechanical, Electrical and Building Services Asset Surveysceiling above
This Lot provides technical assessment, verification, and lifecycle analysis of all building services systems by qualified MEP engineers.
Services include:
- Identification, tagging and verification of all MEP assets
- Mechanical, electrical and public health condition surveys
- Compliance assessment (including BS 7671, Gas Safety, F Gas, ventilation and life safety systems)
- Performance assessments and end of life analysis
- Lifecycle replacement forecasting and prioritised recommendations
- Asset labelling, mapping and structured data capture
- Compatibility of datasets with the Council's systems (e.g. MRI Evolution)
Lot #3Quantity Surveying, Cost Planning and Commercial Supportceiling above
This Lot provides commercial and financial expertise to ensure robust investment planning and accurate cost modelling.
Services include:
- Cost estimates for remedial works and capital schemes
- Lifecycle and whole life cost modelling
- Multi year investment planning aligned to asset condition data
- Validation of contractor pricing and scope proposals
- Support to capital programme development and prioritisation processes
Lot #4CDM and Principal Designer Servicesceiling above
This Lot provides support in accordance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
Services include:
- Identification of foreseeable health and safety hazards
- Principal Designer duties relating to future capital works
- Design risk management and CDM compliance advice
- Specialist input regarding safe access, plant rooms, roof areas, confined spaces and high risk assets
- Development of design risk registers to inform capital and planned works
Lot #5Structural and Fire Engineering (as required)ceiling above
This optional Lot is available where structural or fire safety matters are identified through surveys or feasibility work.
Services include:
- Structural investigations and integrity assessments
- Evaluation of structural deterioration and load bearing capacity
- Fire engineering advice related to compartmentation, alarms, AOV, evacuation routes and life safety systems
- Integration of structural and fire engineering findings into architectural and MEP recommendations
- Party wall and structural compliance services where required
Lot #6Multidisciplinary Consultancyceiling above
This Lot enables the appointment of suppliers capable of delivering integrated multidisciplinary services covering any combination of Lots 1-6.
Services include:
- Full or partial multidisciplinary bundles
- Unified reporting and consolidated outputs
- Single team coordination across fabric, MEP, cost, structural and safety disciplines
- End to end support for capital project development and estate wide survey programmes
Lot #7Architectsceiling above
This Lot provides architectural consultancy to support capital schemes, feasibility work, design development, and technical advice arising from survey findings.
Services include:
- Architectural feasibility studies
- Options appraisals, concept layouts and planning considerations
- Technical design support linked to identified condition issues
- Building Regulations compliance advice
- Design solutions for refurbishment, remodelling or replacement works
- Input into multidisciplinary project design teams
- Support in resolving historical design deficiencies or operational layout issues
Lot #8Heritage Architectsceiling above
This Lot covers projects and properties of historical, listed or conservation significance.
Services include:
- Conservation led building surveys and feasibility studies
- Heritage impact assessments
- Listed building consent support
- Specialist advice on preservation, conservation and restoration techniques
- Collaboration with planning, conservation officers and statutory bodies
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 35 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
- “Professional Consultancy Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jun 2026, 14:14 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2026, 14:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
TC264- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059458- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bc41Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jun 2026 → 2 Nov 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published118 days ago24 Jun 2026, 14:14 BST
- Clarification questions by95 days ago17 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends88 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown24 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by11 days ago8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 13 days2 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published24 Jun 2026, 14:14 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Link to The Chest
- Technical specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender