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# Professional Services Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04d5e0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wealden District Council: "Professional Services Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £76,500,000. 15 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.sesharedservices.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wealden District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wealden-district-council-ons-e07000065)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £76,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 February 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 15
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Archaeological services, Architectural and related services, Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Building services, Civil engineering consultancy services (+12 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04d5e0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d5e0`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04d5e0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sesharedservices.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sesharedservices.org.uk%2Fesourcing)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04d5e0#participate

## Description
Wealden District Council are seeking to establish a framework for the appointment of professional services consultants to support the delivery of corporate, strategic and capital construction projects. The Council is looking to appoint a wide variety of experienced Consultants to the framework. This framework is targeted for use by the district and borough Councils in East Sussex: Wealden District Council, Rother District Council, Lewes District Council, Eastbourne Borough Council, and Hastings Borough Council. The framework will be divided into lots for the following consultants: (1) Architect Services, (2) Mechanical and Electrical, (3) Civil & Structural Engineers, (4) Quantity Surveyor,(5) Employers Agent Services, (6) Project Management, (7) Clerk of Works, (8) Archaeological and Heritage Consultant, (9) Landscape Architects Services, (10) Planning Consultant, (11) Transport Consultant, (12) Building Surveyors, (13) Ground Investigation, (14) Ecological Survey Services, and (15) Hydrology Consultant Services

## Lots (15)
### Lot 1: Architect Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** Consultant architects will be required to provide services as described in the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Plan of Work.
 - RIBA stage 0/1 to help the Council determine the viability of a project.  
 - RIBA stages 2 to 4 to develop a...

### Lot 2: Mechanical and Electrical Services Consultants
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71321000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Consultant's will be required to provide M & E services to align with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Plan of Work.
 - Advisory services;
 - Design management;
 - Planning, analyses and programming;
 - Integration;
 - Project adminis...

### Lot 3: Civil and Structural Engineering
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71311000, 71312000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £8,000,000
- **Description:** Civil and Structural Engineers are required to provide services required to progress a development project.Appointments will be based on the RIBA Plan of Work and will vary according to individual project requirements. To include but not limited to:
...

### Lot 4: Quantity Surveyor Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71324000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £6,000,000
- **Description:** Consultant quantity surveyors will be required to provide cost management services in accordance with those published by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Scope of Services (May 2022) and subsequent revisions. To include but not limit...

### Lot 5: Employers Agent Services
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71530000, 71540000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £6,000,000
- **Description:** Consultant's will be required to provide Employer's Agent services for Design and Build contracts, as described in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Employer's Agent Scope of Services. The employer's agent may be required to provide t...

### Lot 6: Project Management Consultant
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71541000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £7,000,000
- **Description:** Consultant's will be required to provide services as described in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Scope of Services for Project Managers, including but not limited to:
 - General;
 - Project Brief and Design;
 - Procurement;
 - Cons...

### Lot 7: Clerk of Works
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71540000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £4,500,000
- **Description:** Inspecting construction work ensuring it complies with specifications and drawings. Measuring and quality checking materials used on site. Identification of defects and remedial measures. Fortnightly monitoring of progress on site and issue of report...

### Lot 8: Archaeology and Heritage Consultant Services
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71351914, 71510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** Archaeological and Heritage Desk Based Assessment and Site Visit: known and potential archaeological and heritage (including Conservation Area and Listed Buildings) resources within the proposed development area plus an appropriate buffer to assess t...

### Lot 9: Consultant Landscape Architect
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71420000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Consultant landscape architects will be required to provide services following the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Plan of Work. RIBA stages 2 to 4 - working with other members of the design team: develop landscape proposals in sufficien...

### Lot 10: Planning Consultant Services
- **Lot id:** `10`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Planning Consultants are required to provide services as part of a larger design team to inform the preparation of the documentation required to gain planning permission. To include but not limited to: Planning and development advice to deliver plann...

### Lot 11: Transport Consultant Services
- **Lot id:** `11`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** The highways Consultant will be required to provide services as part of a larger design team to inform the preparation of the documentation required to gain planning permission. Including but not limited to: Transport Assessments; Transport Statement...

### Lot 12: Building Surveyors
- **Lot id:** `12`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71315000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** Consultant building surveyors may be required to provide the following, not limited to, services: Condition surveys; Dilapidation surveys; Measured surveys & CAD plans;Party Wall Agreements.

### Lot 13: Ground Investigation Services
- **Lot id:** `13`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71351500
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** Site survey services will be required to inform ongoing project work. Appointments will vary according to individual project requirements, but services required include, but are not limited to: Desk based site investigations to include UXO; On site i...

### Lot 14: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `14`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71351200
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** Consultant ecologists will be required to provide services to assist with the assessment, recommendations and action plans required to discharge all planning conditions and to ensure a scheme's compliance with required policies, including but not lim...

### Lot 15: Flood Risk Assessment Services
- **Lot id:** `15`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71353000, 71510000, 71530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** Flood Risk Assessment: Identify and assess the flood risks associated with the proposed development; Evaluate the potential impacts of the development on local flood risk; Ensure that the development complies with the local planning authority's plann...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003125-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-30T14:50:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:16:42.835Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d5e0