Official UK procurement notice
Professional Services Contractor to support Highways and Infrastructure
Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHerefordshire Council's (the Client) objective for the
service is for a single professional services provider that:
- delivers responsive and high-quality multidisciplinary professional services
- takes a partnership approach seeking to develop
a long term relationship with Herefordshire (the Client) for the delivery of professional services
- understand the needs of Herefordshire, its environment and communities
- supports the Client team to develop its capability and capacity in the delivery and commissioning of professional services so that by the end of the Service Period it is in a stronger position.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£96,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
as per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
as per tender 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 (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
as per tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
as per tender documents
- Price carries 28 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.8 points. 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 May 2025, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
DN787227- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049467- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05113eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 May 2025 → 5 Jun 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published12 May 2025, 15:59 BST
- Market engagement17 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
Intention is to engage with and inform market of the Herefordshire Council’s requirements, to assess the market’s capacity as well as enabling potential contractors to better understand and provide feedback on the proposed scope of the requirement.
For more details relating to this opportunity you will need to register on the ‘Supplying the Southwest Portal’ if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity.
To register with Procontract on the Supplying the Southwest Portal, click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser’s address bar: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
The event will be hosted online facilitated via MS Teams on 30th May 2025 at 10am.
To secure your spot please contact us via ProContract messages providing your company name and email address of representative who wish to attend.
- Next notice expected1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 12:45 BST
- Clarification questions by395 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline388 days ago29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent308 days ago18 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends294 days ago31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by275 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts199 days ago6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published139 days ago5 Jun 2026, 15:03 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 May 2025, 15:59 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published15 May 2025, 11:22 BSTUK1
- Published value published: £80,000,00015 May 2025, 11:22 BST
- Procurement method changed15 May 2025, 11:22 BST
- Tender notice published18 Aug 2025, 12:45 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active18 Aug 2025, 12:45 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST18 Aug 2025, 12:45 BST
- Contract award notice published18 Dec 2025, 13:26 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Dec 2025, 13:26 GMT
- Contract signature expected5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Jun 2026, 15:03 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-05: 2 releases · 12 May 2025, 15 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins Limited6 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2031 · up to 5 Apr 2036Extensions: Provision of extension: up to five additional one year extensions. The extensions will be awarded at the sole discretion of the Council subject to the governance, availability of funding and supplier performance | £96,000,000 inc. VAT | 18 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Atkins Limited
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2026
- Value
- £96,000,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 21 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2031 · up to 5 Apr 2036 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Provision of extension: up to five additional one year extensions. The extensions will be awarded at the sole discretion of the Council subject to the governance, availability of funding and supplier performance. The maximum service period is 10 years after the starting date.
3 agreed KPIs: Service Delivery · Partnership · Social Value
- Service Delivery, Percentage (%) of project quotations delivered within 15 working days of request. Measured against date of specification/scope document sent to Contractor.
- Partnership, Percentage (%) of jobs where apprentices or graduate trainees are engaged on the project. Only measured against jobs requiring multiple staff.
- Social Value, Measure of performance on social value commitments derived from the Social Value Framework agreed at the start of each year. Percentage (%) of commitments achieved.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10final-stage tenders · 11 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED · South East England
- did not winAECOM LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winAMEY OW LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winJACOBS U.K. LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winPROJECT CENTRE LIMITED · West Midlands
- did not winSABLE LEIGH CONSULTANCY LIMITED · West Midlands
- did not winTetra Tech Limited · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winSYSTRA LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winWSP UK Limited · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
10 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- AECOM LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- AMEY OW LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- JACOBS U.K. LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- PROJECT CENTRE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SABLE LEIGH CONSULTANCY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SYSTRA LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- Tetra Tech LimitedBidder / tenderer
- WSP UK LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsHerefordshire Council has published this tender on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity. …
- Signed contract
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- 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
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender