Official UK procurement notice
Professional, Design and Construction Related Services Lots 1 - 6
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProfessional, Design and Construction Related Services Lots 1 - 6
Lot 1 Planning Consultant
Lot 2 Architectural Services - Residential
Lot 3 Architectural Services - Commercial
Lot 4 Principal Designer - Building Regulations (Low Risk Buildings)
Lot 5 Principal Designer - Building Regulations (High Risk Buildings)
Lot 6 Principal Designer - Construction, Design and Management (CDM)
Please note there will be a supplier briefing being held via Microsoft Teams at 9.30am Friday 26th June 2026, if you would like to attend please request an invite via the correspondence section in OPEN.
CPV: Construction consultancy services · Design 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
- Places
- up to 18 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 10 Aug 2026
Published description of the framework
Professional, Design and Construction Related Services Lots 1 - 6
Lot 1 Planning Consultant
Lot 2 Architectural Services - Residential
Lot 3 Architectural Services - Commercial
Lot 4 Principal Designer - Building Regulations (Low Risk Buildings)
Lot 5 Principal Designer - Building Regulations (High Risk Buildings)
Lot 6 Principal Designer - Construction, Design and Management (CDM)
The framework will be awarded on a ranked supplier basis. It is envisaged the top three highest ranked suppliers will be appointed to each lot on this framework, orders will be placed with the supplier ranked first however if the first ranked supplier is unable to meet the Council's requirements orders may be placed with the supplier ranked second and so on.
The Council reserve the right to run a competitive selection process with all three ranked providers per lot.
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £1,500,000: 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 #1Planning ConsultantPublished value£4,000,000
Provision of Planning Consultants
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the legal and financial conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
Lot #2Architectural Services - ResidentialPublished value£5,000,000
Provision of Architectural Services - Residential
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the legal and financial conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
Lot #3Architectural Services - CommercialPublished value£5,000,000
Provision Architectural Services - Commercial
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the legal and financial conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
Lot #4Principal Designer - Building Regulations (Low Risk Buildings)ceiling above
Provision Principal Designer - Building Regulations (Low Risk Buildings)
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the legal and financial conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
Lot #5Principal Designer - Building Regulations (High Risk Buildings)ceiling above
Provision Principal Designer - Building Regulations (High Risk Buildings)
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the legal and financial conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
Lot #6Principal Designer - Construction, Design and Management (CDM)ceiling above
Provision Principal Designer - Construction, Design and Management (CDM)
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the legal and financial conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
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 (2)
- Quality: Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be assessed Pass/Fail and some Quality questions will also be assessed Pass/Fail
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Legal and financial conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the legal and financial conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Technical ability conditions of participation are included in this procurement. Full information regarding the technical ability conditions of participation can be found in the associated Procurement Documents.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Professional, Design and Construction Related Services Lots 1 - 6” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 18 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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Feb 2026, 13:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 07:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053098- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064f1fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system, Open www.open-uk.org ↗
If you need technical assistance from the Open Support team, this can be requested via
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Timeline
12 Feb 2026 → 10 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published253 days ago12 Feb 2026, 13:56 GMT
- Market engagement231 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
This will be an online questionnaire which can be obtained from www.open-uk.org ↗
Reference Number:OPEN2026254
- Next notice expected144 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published140 days ago5 Jun 2026, 07:33 BST
- Clarification questions by113 days ago2 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends107 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts75 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by74 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Feb 2026, 13:56 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published14 May 2026, 08:07 BSTUK1
- Published value published: £18,500,00014 May 2026, 08:07 BST
- Status changed to planned14 May 2026, 08:07 BST
- Procurement method changed14 May 2026, 08:07 BST
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 07:33 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active5 Jun 2026, 07:33 BST
- Deadline published: 8 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST5 Jun 2026, 07:33 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Access to full tender documents https;//open-uk.org
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender