TENDER: PROFESSIONAL, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION RELATED SERVICES LOTS 1 – 6 | SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
TENDER PROFESSIONAL, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION RELATED SERVICES LOTS 1 – 6 SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
Reference
2026/S 000-053098
Description
Professional, Design and Construction Related Services Lots 1 – 6
- Lot 1 Planning Consultant
- Lot 2 Architectural Services – Residential
- Lot 3 Architectural Services – Commercial
- Lot 4 Principal Designer – Building Regulations (Low Risk Buildings)
- Lot 5 Principal Designer – Building Regulations (High Risk Buildings)
- Lot 6 Principal Designer – Construction, Design and Management (CDM)
Please note there will be a supplier briefing being held via Microsoft Teams at 9.30am Friday 26th June 2026, if you would like to attend please request an invite via the correspondence section in OPEN.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £18,500,000 excluding VAT
- £22,200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 10 August 2026 to 9 August 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71530000 – Construction consultancy services
- 79415200 – Design consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKC23 – Sunderland
Lot 1. Planning Consultant
Lot value (estimated)
- £4,800,000 including VAT
Lot 2. Architectural Services – Residential
Lot value (estimated)
- £6,000,000 including VAT
Lot 3. Architectural Services – Commercial
Lot value (estimated)
- £6,000,000 including VAT
Lot 4. Principal Designer – Building Regulations (Low Risk Buildings)
Lot value (estimated)
- £18,000,000 including VAT
Lot 5. Principal Designer – Building Regulations (High Risk Buildings)
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,800,000 including VAT
Lot 6. Principal Designer – Construction, Design and Management (CDM)
Lot value (estimated)
- £1,800,000 including VAT
Framework
Maximum number of suppliers
18
Framework operation description
The framework will be awarded on a ranked supplier basis. It is envisaged the top three highest ranked suppliers will be appointed to each lot on this framework, orders will be placed with the supplier ranked first however if the first ranked supplier is unable to meet the Council’s requirements orders may be placed with the supplier ranked second and so on.
The Council reserve the right to run a competitive selection process with all three ranked providers per lot.
Award method when using the framework
Either with or without competition
Submission
Enquiry deadline
2 July 2026, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
8 July 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system, Open https://www.open-uk.org
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Price | 60.00% |
| Quality | Quality | 40.00% |
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Sunderland City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLVZ-4154-GGRZ
City Hall, Plater Way
Sunderland
SR1 3AA
United Kingdom
Region: UKC23 – Sunderland
Organisation type: Public authority – sub-central government