Official UK procurement notice
PAN3311 - Consultancy for Construction Framework
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTHIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION
Leicester City Council (‘the Council”) is preparing to renew its Professional Services Framework for Construction.
The current framework is due to expire in 2026 and we would like to seek views and engagement from the market in relation to its proposals for the creation of the new framework.
The new framework is expected to be valued at approx. £4m p.a. over its life and will cover a wide range of consultancy services and will be used to support the delivery of, but not limited to:
- Capital Works Programmes.
- Highways and Infrastructure Schemes.
- Sustainability Projects.
- Housing.
- Professional consultancy and advisory services related to land, buildings and the environment
We are conducting this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to:
- Inform the market of our intentions.
- Seek feedback on the proposed scope, lot structure, and call-off mechanisms.
- Identify any barriers to entry, particularly for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs).
- Test the appetite for an Open Framework that will allow new suppliers to join at defined intervals.
The outline Lot structure and preliminary estimated average annual contract value, this is subject to change:
- Lot 1 - Multi-Disciplinary
- Lot 2 - Programme & Project Management
- Lot 3 - Quantity Surveyor & Cost Management
- Lot 4 - Building Surveying
- Lot 5 - Structural Engineering
- Lot 6 - Civil Engineering
- Lot 7 - Specialist Engineering (Mechanical & Electrical)
- Lot 8 - Environmental Engineering
- Lot 9 - Lift Engineering
- Lot 10 - Architecture
- Lot 11 - Planning
- Lot 12 - Conservation and Heritage
Please note this PME Notice is not a call for competition but is to notify the market of an impending procurement opportunity and to invite potential bidders to participate in the market engagement event.
In preparation for the imminent opportunity, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service). To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: www.gov.uk/government/collectio… ↗
CPV: Construction consultancy services · Development consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Oct 2026
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
- “PAN3311 - Consultancy for Construction Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 20 May 2025, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Nov 2025, 15:08 GMT
- Authority reference
PAN3311- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075759- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051949Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
20 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published20 May 2025, 16:01 BST
- Latest notice published341 days ago20 Nov 2025, 15:08 GMT
- Market engagement308 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Leicester City Council (LCC) is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise (PME) to gather information, ascertain the level of interest, develop an appropriate specification and determine the procurement approach the Authority may take to appoint new service providers for its Professional Services Framework for Construction.
Suppliers shall note that this Pre Market Engagement Exercise (PME) is not a call for competition and responding to this advert, does not constitute a formal tender or result in the letting of a Contract. This PME process is being utilised to gauge interest and options.
The Authority welcomes the opportunity to engage with Suppliers and appreciates your assistance in providing us with your views. However, Suppliers shall note that the Authority will have to comply with its legal obligations in any ensuing procurement exercise and that neither the intention nor the purpose of this PME is to confer any commercial advantage upon its participants.
Further information about this exercise can be found in the PME documentation.
Submissions must be received by 22 December 2025 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗
Late submissions and those received by any other means will not be accepted. Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only. To assist potential Suppliers, the link, supplierhelp.due-north.com ↗ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal.
Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service) in any future tendering exercise.
To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link:
- Tender notice expected245 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Pipeline notice published20 May 2025, 16:01 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Nov 2025, 15:08 GMTUK2
- Published value updated to £32,000,00020 Nov 2025, 15:08 GMTwas £16,000,000
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 (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender