Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Lead Design Team Services - Redevelopment at the Bloomfield Central Housing Site
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North West (UKD42)
Published estimate£300,000£360,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025awarded 17 Dec 2025
Awarded to CASSIDY & ASHTON GROUP LIMITED
Contract term 6 moends 31 May 2026 · starts 15 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBlackpool Council is seeking to appoint an experienced Architectural Consultant to lead a multidisciplinary design team in delivering consultancy services for the design development of Bloomfield Central Housing site (formerly part of the Foxhall Village). This site, covering just under 1 hectare, is strategically located at the junction of Central Drive, Rigby Road, and Johnston Street. The Council's ambition for this site is to realise a high-quality, sustainable, and contextually responsive residential scheme, delivering approximately 40 new homes for social and affordable rent.
- No preliminary market engagement: no pre-market engagement undertaken
CPV: Architectural design services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£300,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
Full details provided within the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Full details provided within the tender documents
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
- Quality: Quality (Maximum 70 Quality Points) – to help the Council assess your ability to meet our requirements, you are required to submit a series of Method Statements by responding to the questions outlined in the Tender Return Document (Appendix B). Each response will be evaluated using the 0–5 scoring scale provided below. Scores awarded will reflect how well your answers address the published assessment criteria. Each question carries a specific sub-weighting which together total 70 Quality Points. Your score out of 5 for each question will determine the number of Quality Points achieved in line with the below formula. The resulting scores will then be combined to produce your overall Quality score, expressed in Quality Points. Quality Points achieved for each question = (Quality Points sub-weighting / 5) * Your awarded score out of 5
- Social Value: Social Value (Maximum 10 Quality Points) – 10 Quality Points will be allocated to Social Value. Your submission will be assessed on how well your proposals deliver genuine, measurable benefits to Blackpool, as described in your Social Value Method Statement(s). This section will also be scored using the 0–5 scale, with your awarded score determining your overall Social Value score in line with the below formula, also expressed in Quality Points. Quality Points achieved for each question = (Quality Points sub-weighting / 5) * Your awarded score out of 5
- Interview: Interview (Maximum 20 Quality Points) – 20 Quality Points will be allocated to Interview. You will be required to deliver a presentation in line with the requirements of the question included in Section 3 of Appendix B. You may also be asked questions by the evaluation panel relating to your presentation and tender submission. This section will also be scored using the 0–5 scale, with your awarded score determining your overall Interview score in line with the below formula, also expressed in Quality Points. Quality Points achieved for each question = (Quality Points sub-weighting / 5) * Your awarded score out of 5
- Price per Quality: Suppliers are required to fully complete the Pricing Schedule included at Appendix C, which will provide an overall Price for delivering the contract. This overall Price submitted (which is assessed by the Contracting Authority as being realistic) will then by divided by the Quality Points achieved to give a Price Per Quality as follows: Price per Quality (£) = (Your submitted Price) / (Your achieved Quality Points) The tender achieving the lowest Price per Quality (£) will be the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT).
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
Full details provided within the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Full details provided within the tender documents
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
- 9 Oct 2025, 09:04 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Dec 2025, 17:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
DN793196- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063524- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ab34Find 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
- 3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Oct 2025 → 17 Dec 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published384 days ago9 Oct 2025, 09:04 BST
- Clarification questions by366 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline359 days ago3 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by333 days ago28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts317 days ago15 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent315 days ago17 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published315 days ago17 Dec 2025, 17:22 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2025- Tender notice published9 Oct 2025, 09:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Dec 2025, 17:22 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Dec 2025, 17:22 GMT
- Contract signature expected12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £120,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 65 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY & ASHTON GROUP LIMITEDSME12 Jan 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 | £120,000 | 17 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CASSIDY & ASHTON GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Full suite of tender documents available at the abovementioned link
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender