Official UK procurement notice
Sustainability Consultant Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Victoria and Albert Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe have run a procurement process for a framework for sustainability consultancy services. Refer to the Tender Notice for more information.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement process is being conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as set out in the Procurement Act 2023. This is Stage One of a two stage process that we envisage will consist of the following stages: Stage One: where anyone may submit a Tender. Stage Two: where selected suppliers are invited to attend a presentation and interview session. At this Stage One of the procurement process you are invited to complete and return a Stage One Tender. We will evaluate Stage One Tenders to create a shortlist of suppliers to take through to the presentation stage at Stage Two. At Stage Two of the procurement process, we will invite the top highest scoring 3-5 tenderers from Stage One of the process and invite them to attend a presentation and interview session. This session, along with price, will be scored to determine the most advantageous tender and the supplier that submitted that tender will be appointed the Framework subject to contract. We reserve all our rights under the Procurement Act 2023, including the right to add additional stages to the process and the right to refine award criteria between stages. The award criteria set out in this notice are for Stage One only. At Stage Two we may require you to resubmit certain information (such as your pricing schedule) to facilitate evaluation against the criteria for that stage.
CPV: Construction consultancy services · Energy and related services · Environmental engineering consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids received (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Jul 2026
Published description of the framework
As this is a single supplier framework, prices are determined by us contacting the supplier to request a quote. A call off contract is made if a quote is provided and we accept the quote.
Prices may be determined by either fixed fee based on fixed number of days at agreed day rates (not to exceed ceiling rates), fixed fee based on percentage of build cost, or variable fee based on agreed day rates (not to exceed ceiling rates).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£450,000
- Economic & financial standing
Recommended minimum requirements:
Good financial standing
Positive balance sheet
Current ratio is 1.0 or higher
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)
- Understanding of the Brief: 20%
- Relevant experience: 20%
- Proposed programme: 10%
- Proposed team: 10%
- Price and resources: 40%
Published award criteria (5)
- Price and resources: Half the weighting is for price and half is for resources. See the ITT for more info on how this is scored
- Understanding of the Brief: Why no separate criterion for social value? PPN 002 requires contracting authorities like the V&A to allocate at least 10% of the total score to social value when awarding contracts, but only where it is "relevant to the subject matter of the contract and proportionate". In providing expert sustainability advice, you will be making a significant contribution to Outcome 4 of the government's Social Value Model: reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies. We think that the best way for us to maximise social value is to pick the provider that can best provide us these services, which is why we have not explicitly allocated 10% of the weighting to social value. In other words, it's all social value!
- Relevant experience
- Proposed programme
- Proposed team
- Economic & financial standing
Recommended minimum requirements:
Good financial standing
Positive balance sheet
Current ratio is 1.0 or higher
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Sustainability Consultant Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Apr 2026, 15:39 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jul 2026, 16:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
VA/CON/F26/09- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037704- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068aedFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement process is being conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure as set out in the Procurement Act 2023. This is Stage One of a two stage process that we envisage will consist of the following stages:
Stage One: where anyone may submit a Tender.
Stage Two: where selected suppliers are invited to attend a presentation and interview session.
At this Stage One of the procurement process you are invited to complete and return a Stage One Tender. We will evaluate Stage One Tenders to create a shortlist of suppliers to take through to the presentation stage at Stage Two.
At Stage Two of the procurement process, we will invite the top highest scoring 3-5 tenderers from Stage One of the process and invite them to attend a presentation and interview session. This session, along with price, will be scored to determine the most advantageous tender and the supplier that submitted that tender will be appointed the Framework subject to contract.
We reserve all our rights under the Procurement Act 2023, including the right to add additional stages to the process and the right to refine award criteria between stages. The award criteria set out in this notice are for Stage One only. At Stage Two we may require you to resubmit certain information (such as your pricing schedule) to facilitate evaluation against the criteria for that stage.
- Risks
Know risks include:
Price changes due to inflation
Additional call off contracts beyond what was envisaged due to third party funding
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Apr 2026 → 3 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published185 days ago24 Apr 2026, 15:39 BST
- Clarification questions by171 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends160 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown19 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by133 days ago15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts118 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent116 days ago3 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published115 days ago3 Jul 2026, 16:03 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2026- Tender notice published24 Apr 2026, 15:39 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published27 Apr 2026, 13:52 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Jul 2026, 16:03 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Jul 2026, 16:03 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Tender pack uploaded to FTS during Delta eSourcing system failure
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED16 Jul 2026 – 15 Jun 2030Options: As set out in the Tender Notice | £450,000 | 3 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Tender pack made available on Find a Tender Service due to Delta eSourcing platform failure on 27 April 2026. Documents are duplicate and do not differ from those issued via Delta at the time of the initial Tender Notice publication. Any updates to documents will not be reflected here, so please make sure you sign up to Delta to receive notifications once the service is available again. Please be advised all clarification Q&As must go through Delta as set out in the tender pack.
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender