Official UK procurement notice
T23/0003 (previously T22/0085) CHASE project Lead Design role & architectural services
Authority: University of Northumbria at Newcastle (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLead Designer and Architectural design services in respect of the proposed building contract for the CHASE project, located on City Campus West, Newcastle upon Tyne.
CPV: Architectural design services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£5,000,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Equality, Diversity & Social Equity: 9%
- Quality: 42%
- Cost Plan: 3%
- Cost: 40%
- Sustainability: 6%
Published award criteria (7)
- Health & Safety: Pass/Fail
- Equality, Diversity & Social Equity: 9
- Sustainability: 6
- Technical Capacity: Pass/Fail
- Quality: 42
- Cost Plan: 3
- Cost: 40
- Suitability
RIBA
- Economic & financial standing
The contract sum must not exceed 40% of the bidders turnover
- Technical & professional ability
Must have worked on a project of this size and nature previously
- Price carries 43 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.3 points. Quality carries 51 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Aug 2023, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 16:35 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Sept 2023 – …
- Authority reference
T23/0003 (previously T22/0085)- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-039426- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03edffFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=834832183" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=834832183</a> GO Reference: GO-2024111-PRO-24942808
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Sept 2023, 12:01 BST
Timeline
19 Sept 2023 → 29 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Submission deadline19 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Sept 2023, 12:01 BST
- Contract starts1 Nov 2023
- Notice published176 days ago29 Apr 2026, 16:35 BST
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Jan 2024, 10:06 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextTitle · II.1.4 | T23/0003 (previously T22/0085) CHASE project Lead Design role & architectural services | T23/0003 (previously T22/0085) Lipman project Lead Design role & architectural services | |
| — | TextTotal value excluding VAT · II.1.7 | Value excluding VAT: £5,626,967.5 | Value excluding VAT: £7,063,222.68 | |
| — | TextDescription · II.2.4 | CHASE | Lipman Building | |
| — | TextValue of Contract exclusive of VAT · V.2.4 | £5,626,967.50 | £7,063,222.68 |
The contract has been varied from CHASE project to Lipman Redevelopment project. Scope has been amended to remove M&E Services for Energy centre and include Planning Consultant. The value of the contract has been increased to £7,063,222.68 in accordance with regulation 72. It is expected that the contract will be novated to the Main Contractor at RIBA 4 with a value of £4,889,185.12 in total. The …
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryder Architecture LimitedT23/0003 - CHASE project Lead Design role & architectural services | £5,626,968 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
T23/0003 - CHASE project Lead Design role & architectural services · Ryder Architecture Limited
- Signed
- 28 Nov 2023
- Value
- £5,626,968
- Period
- … – 31 Jan 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Northumbria University NewcastleReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ryder Architecture ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.