Official UK procurement notice
Consultative Services for the Design of Housing Development
Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£2,000,000≈ £1.0m / year · £2,400,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2025awarded 27 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to Mole Architects Limited
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Jan 2028 · up to 1 Jan 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Jan 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Cambridgeshire District Council is seeking a partner to work with us to deliver a number of small sites (likely 10 units or less) for Affordable Rent. It is expected that the number of sites will be between 5 - 10 during the contract period (not guaranteed)
CPV: Architectural design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 21 Oct 2025, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 16:10 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Dec 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067226- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d104Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published371 days ago21 Oct 2025, 16:19 BST
- Clarification questions by347 days ago14 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline334 days ago28 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by323 days ago8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts299 days ago2 Jan 2026
- Assessment summaries sent274 days ago27 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published270 days ago30 Jan 2026, 16:10 GMT
- Standstill ends259 days ago10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Tender notice published21 Oct 2025, 16:19 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published21 Oct 2025, 18:34 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published4 Nov 2025, 15:06 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 28 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT4 Nov 2025, 15:06 GMT+13 days · was 15 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published30 Jan 2026, 16:10 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Jan 2026, 16:10 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Deadline extension
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 21 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £2,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3933 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mole Architects LimitedSME23 Feb 2026 – 22 Feb 2028 · up to 22 Feb 2030Extensions: The contract period is for 2-year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 2 years · Options: The contract period is for 2-year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 2 years | £2,000,000 | 27 Jan 2026standstill to 10 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39final-stage tenders | 33 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MOLE ARCHITECTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender