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Published 14 Apr 2025, 17:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Single Supplier Framework for the provision of specialist sustainable construction advice

Official notice

Authority: South Downs National Park Authority (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Framework ceiling (notional)£54,000initial estimate £67,500 · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 14 May 2025awarded 16 Jun 2025
Framework period 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions · starts 30 Jun 2025

Re-procurement openSingle Supplier Framework for the provision of Rural Access Infrastructure Design, Engineering and Construction Support Services · bids close

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A single supplier framework with the objective of securing specialist sustainable construction advice for planning officers. The duration of the framework is three years commencing on 30 June 2025. The SDNPA may extend the Framework Period by a further period or periods of up to 1 year by giving written notice to the Contractor of its wish to extend this Framework and the required length of such extension. The service is required across all development management teams within the South Downs National Park, to include SDNPA planners in the recovered service areas (Adur and Worthing, Arun, Brighton and Hove, Horsham, Mid-Sussex, and Wealden) and also those planners working within the host authorities (Chichester, East Hampshire, Lewes and Eastbourne, and Winchester). Planning applications will range across the whole of the National Park.

CPV: Architectural, engineering and planning services · Construction 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 · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 30 Jun 2025
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
N/A
Published description of the framework

Prices are determined by the rates suppolied by the winning tenderer. Direct awards are made as this is a single supplier framework.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£54,000
Contract period: 30 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensionsValue: £54,000 exc. VAT · £64,800 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: South Downs National Park Authority may extend the Framework Period by a further period or periods of up to 1 year by giving written notice to the Contractor of its wish to extend this Framework and the required length of such extension.
71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services71530000 Construction 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

Lot awarding rule: Cost 30% Approach 40% Resourcing 30%

What this means for your bid
  • “Single Supplier Framework for the provision of specialist sustainable…” 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.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
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
14 Apr 2025, 17:12 BST
Last source update
23 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015098
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, engineering and planning servicesConstruction consultancy services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502e2 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 allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Appointment period ends
14 May 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · N/A
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Responses must be submitted in an electronic format via the SDNPA “In-tend” e-sourcing system, accessed at: in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns ↗.

Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 23 Jul 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 17:12 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    14 May 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    30 Jun 2025
  5. Latest notice published
    23 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 17:12 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 17:28 BST
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 11:21 BST
    UK4
  4. Tender notice published
    25 Apr 2025, 08:47 BST
    UK4
  5. Published value updated to £54,000
    25 Apr 2025, 08:47 BST
    was £67,500
  6. Contract details notice published
    23 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST
    UK7
  7. Status changed to complete
    23 Jul 2025, 15:23 BST
Published amendments (2)

The deadline for return of tenders was incorrectly showing as 1 pm, when it should say 12 noon. The edited notice is required to correct this error.

The maximum term including extensions has been corrected. The initial term is 3 years, with an option to extend for 1 further year. The notice details have been updated accordingly. Corrected tender documents have been published to the e-procurement portal, In-tend.

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-04: 2 releases · 14 Apr 2025, 14 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2025

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 1

    Signed
    16 Jun 2025
    Value
    £69,120 inc. VAT
    Period
    30 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The SDNPA may extend the Framework Period by a further period or periods of up to 1 year by giving written notice to the Contractor of its wish to extend this Framework and the required length of such extension.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Downs National Park Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDL-9528-MNGZ South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, South East, GU29 9DHContact name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Havant Borough CouncilFramework contractor Civic Centre Way, Havant, South East, PO9 2AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsFull details including the Invitation to Tender, Framework Agreement and advice for bidders can be found on the In-tend e-procurement portal.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
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