Official UK procurement notice
Consultancy services for Argyle Primary School and Thomas Coram Maintained Nursery School co-location
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe London Borough of Camden is seeking to appoint an Architect-led multidisciplinary team to provide full professional consultancy services for the reconfiguration of the Argyle Primary School building and site. The project will support the proposed co-location of Thomas Coram Maintained Nursery School within the Argyle Primary School campus. An initial feasibility study has been completed, establishing spatial requirements for the primary school alongside nursery provision for children aged 2-4 years.
The appointed consultant team will be required to develop the design and deliver the project through RIBA Stages 2-7, including design development, statutory approvals, procurement, construction, and handover. The project will involve extensive stakeholder engagement and consultation at all stages and presents an exciting opportunity to help shape an innovative and integrated education setting, delivering meaningful benefits for children, families and the community.
The contract is anticipated to commence in November 2026 and continue until September 2028.
- How the procedure runs: The Council is seeking to procure an Architect-led multidisciplinary team to provide full professional consultancy services for the reconfiguration of the Argyle Primary School building and site. The project will support the proposed co-location of Thomas Coram Maintained Nursery School within the Argyle Primary School campus. An initial feasibility study has been completed, establishing spatial requirements for the primary school alongside nursery provision for children aged 2-4 years. The appointed consultant team will be required to develop the design and deliver the project through RIBA Stages 2-7, including design development, statutory approvals, procurement, construction, and handover. The project will involve extensive stakeholder engagement and consultation at all stages and presents an exciting opportunity to help shape an innovative and integrated education setting, delivering meaningful benefits for children, families and the community.
CPV: Architectural services for buildings · Building services consultancy services · Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£250,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Criteria set out in the Conditions of Participation document
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 (6)
- Project Resourcing: 10%
- Design Quality and Relevance to Service Delivery: 20%
- Programme and Risk Management: 5%
- Consultation and Engagement: 15%
- Price: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (6)
- Project Resourcing: 1. Project resourcing 2. Resourcing Continuity 3. Training
- Design Quality and Relevance to Service Delivery: Tenderers are to provide 3 relevant examples of previously delivered schemes, demonstrating how they successfully balanced a range of requirements
- Programme and Risk Management: Tenderers are to provide details of how they will manage the project across the service areas included within their bid to ensure successful delivery on time and within budget
- Consultation and Engagement: 1. Client Engagement - Council 2. Client Engagement - Schools and Nurseries
- Social Value: For the purposes of the Social Value component of this evaluation criteria, Tenderers should complete the Social Value Framework for each Lot (Schedule 4b), noting that the following Social Value outcomes are of high priority to the Council for the purposes of this Tender: Strong Growth & Access to Jobs More access to jobs for residents More opportunities and reduced barriers for Start-ups, SMEs and VCSEs within the Borough to ensure diverse supply chains Reducing Climate Impacts Professional support for Camden's in house technical team to support continuous professional development
- Price
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Criteria set out in the Conditions of Participation document
- 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
- Competitive flexible 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
- 10 Jul 2026, 18:36 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 15:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
DN821388- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065376- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c902Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Council is seeking to procure an Architect-led multidisciplinary team to provide full professional consultancy services for the reconfiguration of the Argyle Primary School building and site. The project will support the proposed co-location of Thomas Coram Maintained Nursery School within the Argyle Primary School campus. An initial feasibility study has been completed, establishing spatial requirements for the primary school alongside nursery provision for children aged 2-4 years.
The appointed consultant team will be required to develop the design and deliver the project through RIBA Stages 2-7, including design development, statutory approvals, procurement, construction, and handover. The project will involve extensive stakeholder engagement and consultation at all stages and presents an exciting opportunity to help shape an innovative and integrated education setting, delivering meaningful benefits for children, families and the community.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Advert / EOI: procontract.due-north.com/Supplier/Advert/View ↗
ITPQ + draft tender docs: procontract.due-north.com/RfxResponse/Index ↗
Timeline
10 Jul 2026 → 16 Nov 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published109 days ago10 Jul 2026, 18:36 BST
- Latest notice published107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 15:16 BST
- Clarification questions by90 days ago29 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline79 days ago10 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by11 days ago16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 18 days16 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026- Tender notice published10 Jul 2026, 18:36 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Jul 2026, 10:09 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Jul 2026, 10:50 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published13 Jul 2026, 15:16 BSTUK4
Published amendments (3)
Link to ITPQ and draft tender documents added
Wrong link amended
ITPQ submission date updated
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-07: 1 release · 10 Jul 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Advert (Expression Of Interest)
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Participate Questionnaire (ITPQ) and Draft Tender Documents
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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