TenderlineUK
Procurement Intelligence
Search
Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 13 Jan 2026, 19:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) for the provision of Professional consultancy services to manage delivery of Herefordshire Council's school building maintenance programme

Official notice

Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG11)
Published estimate£100,000≈ £24k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 9 Feb 2026
Contract term 4 yrs 1 moends 30 Apr 2030 · up to 1 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 13 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council seeks to appoint a multi-disciplinary service provider to plan, coordinate, and manage the delivery of its planned maintenance programme for local authority-maintained schools, plus any emergency works. Services must include:

  • Architect/designer lead consultant
  • Quantity surveyor
  • Structural engineer
  • M&E services designer

All team members must be chartered through an accredited body (e.g., CIOB or RICS). The contract will follow JCT Consultancy Agreement (Public Sector) 2024.

CPV: Building consultancy services · Building services consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs 1 moSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 13 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2030 (4 yrs 1 mo) · up to 1 Apr 2031 with extensionsValue: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Under PA23 schedule 5(8) the Council reserves the right to make a direct award to the successful supplier under this contract for any future procurement involving repeat works, services or goods · There is the potential for an option to extend the for up to 1 year(s), depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding
71315200 Building consultancy services71315210 Building services consultancy services

What it takes to win
i

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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 58%Price: 30%Social value: 12%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Quality: 58%
  • Consultancy Fee: 25%
  • Hourly Rate: 5%
  • Social Value: 12%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Consultancy Fee
  • Hourly Rate
  • Quality: Service Delivery & Experience
  • Social Value: Social Value qualitativly and quantitively
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
Cancelled
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
13 Jan 2026, 19:39 GMT
Last source update
28 Apr 2026, 14:59 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Mar 2026
Authority reference
DN803011
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-002893
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Building consultancy servicesBuilding services consultancy services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060533 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

via the Procontract portal at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Jan 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published288 days ago
    13 Jan 2026, 19:39 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by268 days ago
    3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline262 days ago
    9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by225 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent224 days ago
    19 Mar 2026
  6. Standstill ends212 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts199 days ago
    13 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published184 days ago
    28 Apr 2026, 14:59 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Jan 2026, 19:39 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Mar 2026, 15:07 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 Mar 2026, 15:07 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Procurement termination notice published
    28 Apr 2026, 14:59 BST
    UK12

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1111 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Six Property Consulting LtdSME13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2029 · up to 12 Apr 2030Extensions: There is the potential for an option to extend the for up to 1 year(s), depending on both the success in achieving the required outcomes and availability of further funding · Options: Under PA23 schedule 5(8) the Council reserves the right to make a direct award to the successful supplier under this contract for any future procurement involving repeat works, services or goods£3,000,000ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice19 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Six Property Consulting LtdSME

    Signed
    date not published
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 30 Apr 2030
    Status
    cancelled (23 Apr 2026), Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060533 Due to an inaccuracy related to the published tender notice, the contracting authority has decided not to award the contract

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one110—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Herefordshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTG-2978-LHCN Herefordshire Council, Plough Lane, Hereford, West Midlands, HR4 0LEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SIX PROPERTY CONSULTING LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09911552GB-PPON: PXZR-3497-VJNX 4 Imperial Square, Cheltenham, South West, GL50 1QBContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specificationsHerefordshire Council has published this contract opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal if you are not already registered with Procontract, and express an interest in the …

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender