Official UK procurement notice
Architect services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Canterbury City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCanterbury City Council wishes to select and appoint up to 3 suitable suppliers for the provision of Architect services. The Contract is anticipated to commence September 2026 and will continue for a period of 3 years and may be extended for a period of a further 2 x 1 year subject to the satisfactory performance of the Services by the Contractor and at the Council’s entire discretion.
Full details and requirements are included within the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
Important Notice:
Suppliers should in the first instance register themselves on the Kent Business Portal by following registration instructions. After registering suppliers are asked to express their interest in this opportunity, after which suppliers will be able to access and download all the required documents attached to this notice. Please ensure you download all documents and complete according to instructions contained.
Attachments:
Instructions to Suppliers: Expressions of interest will only be accepted via the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗).
Note that in order to successfully submit your interest you will first need to register for an account on the portal. After registration is complete and you've received your login details you should return to the advert for the opportunity and express your interest.
You will then receive an email giving you a link to the documentation provided and be able to access the tender documents. The tender documents are required to be completed and submitted electronically via the Kent Business Portal by no later than 12:00 on Friday 31 July 2026
Questions and Communication:
Please direct all questions and communication through the Kent Business Portal via the message facility (once registered).
CPV: Architectural and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£300,000
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 (2)
- Criterion 2: 60%
- Criterion 1: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1: Price
- Criterion 2: Quality
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jun 2026, 14:15 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Jul 2026, 13:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061296- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c040Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Jun 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published119 days ago30 Jun 2026, 14:15 BST
- Latest notice published103 days ago16 Jul 2026, 13:43 BST
- Clarification questions by76 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by70 days ago17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jun 2026- Tender notice published30 Jun 2026, 14:15 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2026, 13:43 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 12 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST16 Jul 2026, 13:43 BST+12 days · was 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender