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Published 18 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Structural Engineering Consultancy Services

Official notice

Authority: VIVID Housing Ltd (Charity / VCSE)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £333k / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Sept 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Nov 2029 · up to 29 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

VIVID intends to appoint suitably qualified and experienced structural engineering consultant(s) to provide urgent and routine structural assessments across its housing portfolio as and when required.

CPV: Structural engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,000,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2026 – 28 Nov 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 29 Nov 2029 with extensionsValue: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The Contract will be for an initial term of 3 years, extendable at the Client's sole option for a period of 2 years, giving a total of 5 years
71312000 Structural engineering consultancy services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Criteria: Service Delivery, Communication and Contract Management: Sub-Criteria and Weighting Service Delivery & Responsiveness 15% Communication & Stakeholder Management 8% Performance Management & Continuous Improvement 6% Risk Management & Operational Resilience 6% Technical Competence, Diagnosis & Reporting Quality: Sub-Criteria and Weighting Quality and Consistency of Reporting 15% Building Pathology & Technical Competence 15% Use of Inspection Technology 5% Customer Experience, Safeguarding & Resident Care: Sub-Criteria and Weighting Customer Experience & Resident Engagement 10% Safeguarding & Duty of Care 10% Remedial Solutions, Sustainability and Social Value: Sub-Criteria and Weighting Sustainability 5% Social Value 5%
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
Last source update
18 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Nov 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078591
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Structural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e6a7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/vivid/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

18 Aug 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published69 days ago
    18 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
  2. Submission deadline38 days ago
    18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  4. Award decision expected byin 10 days
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 34 days
    1 Dec 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Aug 2026, 14:48 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

VIVID Housing Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-MPR: 7544 Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8HBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender