Official UK procurement notice
Architects framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NHS Property Services Limited (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNHS PS is seeking to develop a framework of suppliers for Architect Services covering various sites across England. <br/><br/> <br/><br/>This Tender is split into four Geographic Lots. Suppliers may bid for as many or as few of these lots as they wish. NHS PS will appoint a maximum of seven suppliers to each Lot. There are no restrictions or limits on the number of Lots which a Tenderer can be successful in.
CPV: Architectural and building-surveying services · Architectural design services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 44 bids received · 14 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Open Procedure - Above Threshold - FrameworkAwardedPublished value£9,500,000
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 (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Pricing: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Pricing: 30
- Suitability
In accordance with Regulations 57, 58 and 60 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, applicants will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, on the basis of information provided in response to the SSQ
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Architects framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Jan 2025, 09:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 21 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C324584- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055509- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cee0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: This is a zero value framework and has been awarded for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend for an additional year, making the total possible duration 4 years. It is divided into 4 Lots, each accommodating up to 12 bidders. The successful bidders for each Lot are as follows<br/><br/>LOT1<br/>YMD Boon Ltd<br/>White Arkitekter AB<br/>AHR Architects Ltd<br/>Medical Architecture<br/>Gilling Dod (architects) Ltd<br/>ONE Creative environments<br/>Broadway Malyan - Manchester, GTM<br/>ADP Architecture LTD<br/>LSI Architects (Design) Limited<br/>Hawkins\Brown<br/>Twelve Architects<br/>Corstorphine + Wright Ltd<br/><br/>LOT2<br/>YMD Boon Ltd<br/>White Arkitekter AB<br/>AHR Architects Ltd<br/>4D Studio Architects<br/>Medical Architecture<br/>Gilling Dod (architects) Ltd<br/>ONE Creative environments<br/>Broadway Malyan - Manchester, GTM<br/>ADP Architecture LTD<br/>LSI Architects (Design) Limited<br/>Hawkins\Brown<br/>Twelve Architects<br/><br/>LOT3<br/>YMD Boon Ltd<br/>Avanti Architects Ltd<br/>White Arkitekter AB<br/>AHR Architects Ltd<br/>4D Studio Architects<br/>Medical Architecture<br/>Gilling Dod (architects) Ltd<br/>ONE Creative environments<br/>Broadway Malyan - Manchester, GTM<br/>ADP Architecture LTD<br/>LSI Architects (Design) Limited<br/>Hawkins\Brown<br/><br/>LOT4<br/>Avanti Architects Ltd<br/>White Arkitekter AB<br/>AHR Architects Ltd<br/>4D Studio Architects<br/>Medical Architecture<br/>Gilling Dod (architects) Ltd<br/>ONE Creative environments<br/>Broadway Malyan - Manchester, GTM<br/>ADP Architecture LTD<br/>LSI Architects (Design) Limited<br/>Hawkins\Brown<br/>Twelve Architects
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
21 Feb 2025 → 10 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until22 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published10 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast14 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 055509-2025-1
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-10
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-11
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-12
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-13
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-14
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-2
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-3
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-4
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-5
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-6
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-7
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-8
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 055509-2025-9
- Signed
- 3 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44bids | — | — | £9,500,000 – £9,500,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice for England and WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
14 commercial parties on the notice- 4D Studio ArchitectsFramework contractor
- ADP Architecture LTDFramework contractor
- AHR Architects LtdFramework contractor
- Avanti Architects LtdFramework contractor
- Broadway Malyan - Manchester, GTMFramework contractor
- Corstorphine + Wright LtdFramework contractor
- Gilling Dod (architects) LtdFramework contractor
- Hawkins\BrownFramework contractor
- LSI Architects (Design) LimitedFramework contractor
- Medical ArchitectureFramework contractor
Show 4 more suppliers
- ONE Creative environmentsFramework contractor
- Twelve ArchitectsFramework contractor
- White Arkitekter ABFramework contractor
- YMD Boon LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria