Official UK procurement notice
Retrofit Consultancy · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Advantage South West (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStage 1 - Conditions of Participation >
Stage 2 - ITT (Tender)
Responses (CPQ Responses) to this selection questionnaire (CPQ) will be used in the first step of selecting suitably qualified and experienced consultants (Participants) to be invited to tender. It is intended that the Client will shortlist a maximum of 5 Participants, to be invited to submit tenders / initial tenders in line with section 20(4)(a) of the Act. Those bidders will have met all requirements including the pass / fail questions and be in the top 5 after LiveWest have evaluated the scored submissions. Only these bidders will be shortlisted for stage 2 (ITT)
In the event that Participants score within 1 point of the 5th highest scoring Participant, LiveWest Homes Limited reserves the right to shortlist all additional Participants who have passed all 'pass / fail' requirements and are within 1 mark of the 5th highest scoring Participant. In the event that LiveWest Homes Limited exercises this discretion, it will notify all Participants in writing of the number of Participants to be shortlisted.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: The information provided in this notice will apply to the ASW Framework part of this procurement only Advantage South West are looking to: A) establish a framework of retrofit consultants and including principal designer services for current and future members of Advantage South West B) appoint a retrofit consultant including principal designer services to deliver the business's aim of all properties being at EPC C by 2028 to ensure that LiveWest are compliant with its requirement in a single joint procurement process. Due to FTS notice linking restrictions, this notice could not be formally linked to the LiveWest notice.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 1 Mar 2027
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Dec 2031
Who may buy through it
Bromford Flagship LiveWest Group
Published description of the framework
Framework will be open for 4 years
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£13,400,000
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).
- Quality: Will be stated within the ITT - 2nd stage
- Price: Will be stated within the ITT - 2nd stage
- “Retrofit Consultancy” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Bromford Flagship LiveWest Group · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 12 Oct 2026
- First published
- 5 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Oct 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-074314- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dcb8Find a Tender
- How it runs
The information provided in this notice will apply to the ASW Framework part of this procurement only
Advantage South West are looking to:
A) establish a framework of retrofit consultants and including principal designer services for current and future members of Advantage South West
B) appoint a retrofit consultant including principal designer services to deliver the business's aim of all properties being at EPC C by 2028 to ensure that LiveWest are compliant with its requirement
in a single joint procurement process.
Due to FTS notice linking restrictions, this notice could not be formally linked to the LiveWest notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Aug 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published77 days ago5 Aug 2026, 15:34 BST
- Clarification questions by56 days ago26 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends47 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by15 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 131 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published5 Aug 2026, 15:34 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender