Official UK procurement notice
Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Rural Access Infrastructure Design, Engineering and Construction Support Services
Authority: South Downs National Park Authority (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSDNPA intends to establish a single supplier framework for the provision of Rural Access Infrastructure Design, Engineering and Construction Support Services for South Downs National Park Authority's Access Projects, which will support the ongoing delivery of new access paths (including Centurion Way and Egrets Way), access path improvement projects (including the South Downs Way National Trail) and identified access schemes within the Active Travel Network Plan (2025-2040) across the South Downs National Park. A draft specification is included in the Participation Stage documents.
- How the procedure runs: This Competitive Flexible Procedure will consist of two stages. Stage 1: Participation Stage The participation stage allows for the pre-qualification of suppliers and will provide SDNPA with sufficient information to select a shortlist of suppliers to be taken through to the tender stage. Suppliers must respond to all the questions in the procurement specific questionnaire, and provide all supporting information requested. Suppliers will be shortlisted using a mix of pass/fail and weighted questions. Subject to receiving a sufficient number of compliant responses from suppliers that are not excluded and that satisfy all applicable pass/fail requirements, SDNPA intends to invite six suppliers to the tender stage. Where more than six suppliers satisfy the pass/fail requirements, the six highest-scoring suppliers will be invited to tender, based on the scored conditions of participation and assessment methodology. Where there is a tie for sixth place then all suppliers in sixth place will be invited to tender. For the purposes of this procurement a tie for sixth place is deemed to occur where two or more suppliers are awarded identical scores. Where fewer than six suppliers satisfy the requirements, SDNPA may proceed with the qualifying suppliers, amend the procedure where permitted, or discontinue the procurement. Stage 2: Tender Stage Tenderers shortlisted from the Participation Stage will be invited to participate in a competitive tender process. The award criteria shall be on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender.
CPV: Architectural design services · Contract administration services · Landscape architectural services · Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works · Structural engineering consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 17 Feb 2027
Published description of the framework
This is a single supplier framework, so call-offs will be awarded via direct award. Prices will be determined by the supplier's tendered rate card and costed scenarios. The scenario pricing submitted at tender stage forms the Supplier's baseline commercial assumptions for typical tasks, including hours, labour mix, overheads and methodology. Any call off proposal that materially deviates from these assumptions must be fully justified.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£500,000
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are detailed in the documents which can be accessed from SDNPA's in-tend e-procurement portal: supplier.in-tend.co.uk/southdowns/tenders/c… ↗ by logging in and expressing interest in the project.
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation are detailed in the documents which can be accessed from SDNPA's in-tend e-procurement portal: supplier.in-tend.co.uk/southdowns/tenders/c… ↗ by logging in and expressing interest in the project.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Financial capability:
- Financial tests (pass/fail)
- Insurance (confirmation of willingness to obtain required levels if successful) (pass/fail)
Technical ability:
- Conflict of Interest (pass/fail)
- Business continuity and disaster recovery (pass/fail)
- Quality management (pass/fail)
- Relevant experience and contrct examples (scored, 50% weighting)
- Workforce skills (scored, 30% weighting)
- Operational coverage/responsiveness (scored, 20% weighting)
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 sub-criteria (5)
- Approach to the framework: 30%
- Resourcing: 20%
- Price: 40%
- Social value: 5%
- Sustainable delivery and travel: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Price
- Approach to the framework
- Resourcing
- Sustainable delivery and travel
- Social value
- Economic & financial standing
Conditions of participation are detailed in the documents which can be accessed from SDNPA's in-tend e-procurement portal: supplier.in-tend.co.uk/southdowns/tenders/c… ↗ by logging in and expressing interest in the project.
- Technical & professional ability
Conditions of participation are detailed in the documents which can be accessed from SDNPA's in-tend e-procurement portal: supplier.in-tend.co.uk/southdowns/tenders/c… ↗ by logging in and expressing interest in the project.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Financial capability:
- Financial tests (pass/fail)
- Insurance (confirmation of willingness to obtain required levels if successful) (pass/fail)
Technical ability:
- Conflict of Interest (pass/fail)
- Business continuity and disaster recovery (pass/fail)
- Quality management (pass/fail)
- Relevant experience and contrct examples (scored, 50% weighting)
- Workforce skills (scored, 30% weighting)
- Operational coverage/responsiveness (scored, 20% weighting)
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Rural Access…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How South Downs National Park Authority buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up
South Downs National Park Authority’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in South East England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside South East England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 21 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid2%
2–39%
4–616%
7+72%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7131Published estimate£500k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid2%
2–317%
4–627%
7+54%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramboll UK LimitedLive contract | Framework for the provision of Ecological Consultation and Services, Centurion Wayruns to May 2028 | — | — | 48% match |
| Havant Borough CouncilLive contract | Single Supplier Framework for the provision of specialist sustainable construction adviceruns to Jun 2028 | — | — | 53% match |
| HDH Planning & Development LtdWorked for this buyer | Whole Plan Viability Assessment for South Downs National Park Authority Local Plan Review 2025notice published Nov 2025 | — | — | 78% match |
| Bruton Knowles LLPWorked for this buyer | Single supplier framework for the assessment of Viability Appraisals, Marketing, Needs and Impact Assessments for Planning (Development Management) purposes, for South Downs National Park Authoritynotice published Jul 2026 | — | — | 77% match |
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
Ramboll UK LimitedLarge | £6.6m24 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 8 live · £12m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 6% below n=3 |
| £36k3 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 3 live · £155k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
AECOM LIMITEDLarge | £91m165 awards in 36m · last this month | 38 live · £66m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 9% below n=33 |
Tetra TechLarge | £3.2m28 awards in 36m · last this month | 8 live · £3.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 23% above n=3 |
SUSTRANSLarge | £3.5m16 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 6 live · £288k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the match score are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:13 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Feb 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097895- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07896aFind a Tender
- How it runs
This Competitive Flexible Procedure will consist of two stages.
Stage 1: Participation Stage
The participation stage allows for the pre-qualification of suppliers and will provide SDNPA with sufficient information to select a shortlist of suppliers to be taken through to the tender stage. Suppliers must respond to all the questions in the procurement specific questionnaire, and provide all supporting information requested. Suppliers will be shortlisted using a mix of pass/fail and weighted questions. Subject to receiving a sufficient number of compliant responses from suppliers that are not excluded and that satisfy all applicable pass/fail requirements, SDNPA intends to invite six suppliers to the tender stage.
Where more than six suppliers satisfy the pass/fail requirements, the six highest-scoring suppliers will be invited to tender, based on the scored conditions of participation and assessment methodology. Where there is a tie for sixth place then all suppliers in sixth place will be invited to tender. For the purposes of this procurement a tie for sixth place is deemed to occur where two or more suppliers are awarded identical scores. Where fewer than six suppliers satisfy the requirements, SDNPA may proceed with the qualifying suppliers, amend the procedure where permitted, or discontinue the procurement.
Stage 2: Tender Stage
Tenderers shortlisted from the Participation Stage will be invited to participate in a competitive tender process. The award criteria shall be on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 10 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions must be made via SDNPA's e-procurement portal, In-tend: supplier.in-tend.co.uk/southdowns/tenders/c… ↗.
Timeline
16 Oct 2026 → 17 Feb 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago16 Oct 2026, 12:13 BST
- Today17 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 24 days · period end, not a bid countdown10 Nov 2026, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 112 days5 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 123 days17 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published16 Oct 2026, 12:13 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications A pack containing Participation Stage information and instructions, a draft framework agreement and the procurement specific questionnaire are available from https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/southdowns/tenders/current.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender