Official UK procurement notice
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 4 - Consultant Design Team
Authority: Thanet District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThanet District Council (TDC) wishes to select and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision of The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 4 - Consultant Design Team Services.
TDC requires a Consultant to provide multi-disciplinary services for the Council’s Decarbonisation project. The Consultant would be required to provide the multi-disciplinary design team, procurement and construction of the project to include, however, not limited to Project Manager, Lead Consultant, Designer, MEP Consultant, Cost Consultant and Clerk of Works. Also, to include undertaking the roles of Project Manager / Employer’s Agent / Contract Administrator, as well as acting on the Client’s behalf as Principal Designer for both CDM and Building Regulations for the duration of the commission, ensuring that all necessary standards and requirements are met for the successful completion of the brief.
The Contract was anticipated to commence in February 2026 for a duration of 6 months for RIBA Stages 2-4, however, a contract break point is required at the end of RIBA Stage 4, to confirm the feasibility of costs for future RIBA Stages. The subsequent RIBA Stages 5-6 will, therefore, be subject to Consultant receipt of a Notice to Proceed from TDC (the Client).
Sites included are: Thanet Gateway, Margate / Ramsgate Leisure Centre, Ramsgate / Hartsdown Leisure Centre, Margate / Kent Innovation Centre, Broadstairs
Important Information: All procurement documents were available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal at (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗) and complete according to instructions contained.
The procurement process was undertaken on the basis of formal tenders. Evaluation will be on the basis of criteria and methodology as set out in the Invitation to Tender document.
CPV: Design consultancy services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£181,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 1 - Quality: 60%
- Criterion 2 - Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1 - Quality: Quality
- Criterion 2 - Price: Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Apr 2026, 16:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
T659- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080095- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ef8bFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to the Contract Documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All procurement documents are attached to the notice and available for suppliers to download from the Kent Business Portal at www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗ and complete according to instructions contained.
Timeline
5 Dec 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published326 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by281 days ago19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline276 days ago23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts243 days ago26 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by242 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent201 days ago9 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published199 days ago10 Apr 2026, 16:34 BST
- Standstill ends188 days ago21 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2025- Tender notice published5 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Jan 2026, 19:05 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 23 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT15 Jan 2026, 19:05 GMT+7 days · was 16 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published10 Apr 2026, 16:34 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Apr 2026, 16:34 BST
- Contract signature expected7 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 5 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barker Associates (Essex) LimitedSME11 May 2026 – 10 Nov 2026 · up to 10 Nov 2028Extensions: One option to extend for 2 years | £191,640 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 21 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Barker Associates (Essex) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices 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