Official UK procurement notice
ESC Design Code · UK public procurement notice
Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEast Suffolk Council is seeking to appoint a consultant or team to deliver the Stage 1: Engagement and Insight phase of a new district-wide Design Code. This stage will focus on gathering user insight, testing inclusive engagement methods, and auditing existing policy and guidance to inform the future design code structure.
CPV: Building consultancy services · Building services consultancy services · Environmental planning · Urban planning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£55,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: 10% Price 90% Quality
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 26 Aug 2025, 13:22 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Mar 2026, 13:20 GMT
- Authority reference
2701B-TEN-O- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060854- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058dc1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
26 Aug 2025 → 6 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published26 Aug 2025, 13:22 BST
- Market engagement10 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Please email your EOI to procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk with the title 'EOI - ESC Design Code -Stage 1'
Please include:
Company Name
Contact details, telephone, address, email address
Company webpage (if applicable)
Further detail will then be sent to you regarding the project and expected timescales etc
- Next notice expected15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published391 days ago30 Sept 2025, 12:35 BST
- Clarification questions by374 days ago17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline360 days ago31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts344 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published234 days ago6 Mar 2026, 13:20 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Aug 2025, 13:22 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Aug 2025, 13:36 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published30 Sept 2025, 12:35 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active30 Sept 2025, 12:35 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Sept 2025, 12:35 BST
- Deadline published: 31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT30 Sept 2025, 12:35 BST
- Tender notice published3 Oct 2025, 11:13 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published6 Mar 2026, 13:20 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete6 Mar 2026, 13:20 GMT
Published amendments (1)
Regarding issues with accessing tender documents on 30.09.25. We had previously advertised an expression of interest stage 2696-TEN-O, which ended on 10th September 2025. The intend system would not then let us attach and publish the Tender stage in order for you to view the documents. This is a system issue due to the changes of process and publishing of notices in the Procurement Act 2023. In or…
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-08: 2 releases · 26 Aug 2025, 26 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Lock AssociatesSME | £55,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
ESC Design Code · David Lock AssociatesSME
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £55,000
- Period
- 25 Feb 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional 2 month extension
1 agreed KPI: Deliverables
- Deliverables, Deliverables as set out in the ITT Part A Specification
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- David Lock AssociatesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Full tender documents and instructions on how to bid can be found on our eProcurement portal Intend
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender 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