Official UK procurement notice
Consultancy Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the SEC Consultancy Frameworks is to connect our customers with experienced consultants ready to support with their projects. The Framework will cover all aspects of our customer's compliance programmes, including asset management, development, heating, and zero carbon.
CPV: Architectural, engineering and planning services · Building consultancy services · Building surveying services · Construction consultancy services · Development consultancy services · Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Internal audit services · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Project management consultancy services · Structural engineering consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 3 Jan 2028
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
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).
- “Consultancy Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up
SEC PROCUREMENT LIMITED T/A SOUTH EAST CONSORTIUM has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
No supplier sizes published for this authority.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 91 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid2%
2–39%
4–625%
7+64%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 7131Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 322 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid2%
2–39%
4–625%
7+64%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2026, 12:51 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 12:23 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099941- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3cbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
7 Sept 2026 → 3 Jan 2028 · 5 dates- Planning notice published49 days ago7 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
- Latest notice published4 days ago22 Oct 2026, 12:23 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Market engagementin 9 days4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
To support the development and continuous improvement of this framework, we have undertaken targeted stakeholder engagement with existing framework suppliers and participating contracting authorities.
As part of this process, tailored questionnaires will be issued to those groups on 12th October 2026 to gather stakeholder-specific feedback, market intelligence and opportunities for service improvement.
In the interests of transparency and to ensure that all interested organisations have an opportunity to contribute to the engagement process, we are also inviting the wider market to attend one of our Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) sessions.
Supplier Engagement Sessions: Potential suppliers and existing providers are invited to attend the supplier engagement sessions on the below dates:
Session 1 – Compliance Consultants
Date: 19th January 2027 Time: 10:00 – 11:30
Organisations wishing to attend session 1 should register their interest using the following link: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/9Twj3fstTU ↗
Session 2 – Asset Consultants
Date: 12th January 2027 Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Organisations wishing to attend session 2 should register their interest using the following link: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Yrk7gKgZTb ↗
Session 3 – Development Consultants
Date: 18th January 2027 Time: 10:00 – 11:30
Organisations wishing to attend session 3 should register their interest using the following link: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/wEEaaW2gYC ↗
Session 4 - Consumer Regulation and Resident Services Consultancy
Date: 19th January 2027 Time: 13:00 – 14:00
Organisations wishing to attend session 4 should register their interest using the following link: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/94USHpgLdE ↗
Session 5 - Local Government Reorganisation and Transformation Consultancy
Date: 21st January 2027 Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Organisations wishing to attend session 5 should register their interest using the following link: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/wjnRfpX4zx ↗
Please note that attendance is limited to registered participants.
Microsoft Teams invitations and joining instructions will be issued to those who register via the relevant form as above.
South East Consortium is conducting these activities solely to inform the development of its requirements and procurement strategy. Participation in the questionnaires, PME sessions or any other engagement activity will not provide any organisation with an advantage in any future procurement exercise, nor will non-participation disadvantage any organisation. Any future procurement opportunity will be competed openly and fairly in accordance with the relevant procurement legislation (Procurement Act 2023) and procurement principles.
- Tender notice expectedin 157 days1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts3 Jan 2028
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Sept 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Sept 2026, 15:57 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Sept 2026, 16:02 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Sept 2026, 12:51 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Oct 2026, 12:23 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender