Official UK procurement notice
VLC Pupil Referral Unit Employer's Agent
Authority: North Somerset Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Somerset Council was seeking consultancy services to act as Employer's Agent for the Design and Build of a new Voyage Learning Campus Pupil Referral Unit. The Employer’s Agent and Technical Team will be required to support the Council with Contract Management, Technical advice on designs and specifications, Quantity Surveyor support and cost planning and management, planning application support and risk management.
A 2-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure was used for this procurement. Stage 1 was Open and included scored conditions of participation questions which were used to shortlist suppliers. The three highest scoring assessed responses were invited to tender in Stage 2.
- How the procedure runs: STAGE 1 - Conditions of Participation The Council intends to reduce the number of participating Suppliers (down selection), as per section 20(4)(a) of the Act following the Intermediate Assessment in Stage 1: • The maximum number of Suppliers that will be invited to Stage 2 is three (3). • The down selection will be determined by the highest scoring Assessed Tender(s) from the Intermediate Assessment. • Suppliers who fail any of the pass/fail requirements within the Conditions of Participation will not be considered for down selection. The Council reserves the right to award the Contract at the end of Stage 1. All suppliers are required to complete and submit the following documents: • Volume 1 - Core Supplier Information • Volume 2 - Conditions of Participation Submission Please note that any additional details provided in Stage 1 (Conditions of Participation), unless expressly requested by the council, will be disregarded and not assessed. STAGE 2 – Invitation to Tender Stage 2 will include the Final Assessment of Tenders to determine the Most Advantageous Tender. • Should a Supplier withdraw or be removed from the procurement process after being invited to Stage 2 - the Council reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) to invite the next highest scoring Assessed Tender from Stage 1. • The Council reserves the right to update the tender documents, following Stage 1, however the Award Criteria shall remain the same for the Final Assessment. Shortlisted suppliers will also required to complete and submit the following documents by the stage 2 deadline: • Volume 3 - Declarations and Certificates • Volume 4 - Quality Submission • Volume 5 - Price Submission • Volume 6 - Social Value Submission
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£550,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Quality will be based on scored questions.
Price will be based on a pricing schedule.
Social Value submissions will be assessed against a list of social value commitments.
More details available in the tender pack.
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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).
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).
- Price: More details in tender pack.
- Quality: More details in tender pack.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Quality will be based on scored questions.
Price will be based on a pricing schedule.
Social Value submissions will be assessed against a list of social value commitments.
More details available in the tender pack.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 May 2026, 09:35 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2026, 14:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
DN817232- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059332- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a70bFind a Tender
- How it runs
STAGE 1 - Conditions of Participation
The Council intends to reduce the number of participating Suppliers (down selection), as
per section 20(4)(a) of the Act following the Intermediate Assessment in Stage 1:
- The maximum number of Suppliers that will be invited to Stage 2 is three (3).
- The down selection will be determined by the highest scoring Assessed Tender(s) from
the Intermediate Assessment.
- Suppliers who fail any of the pass/fail requirements within the Conditions of Participation will not be considered for down selection.
The Council reserves the right to award the Contract at the end of Stage 1.
All suppliers are required to complete and submit the following documents:
- Volume 1 - Core Supplier Information
- Volume 2 - Conditions of Participation Submission
Please note that any additional details provided in Stage 1 (Conditions of Participation),
unless expressly requested by the council, will be disregarded and not assessed.
STAGE 2 – Invitation to Tender
Stage 2 will include the Final Assessment of Tenders to determine the Most
Advantageous Tender.
- Should a Supplier withdraw or be removed from the procurement process after being
invited to Stage 2 - the Council reserves the right (but shall not be obliged) to invite the
next highest scoring Assessed Tender from Stage 1.
- The Council reserves the right to update the tender documents, following Stage 1,
however the Award Criteria shall remain the same for the Final Assessment.
Shortlisted suppliers will also required to complete and submit the following documents by
the stage 2 deadline:
- Volume 3 - Declarations and Certificates
- Volume 4 - Quality Submission
- Volume 5 - Price Submission
- Volume 6 - Social Value Submission
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 20 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 20 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the council's www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ Portal.
The Portal reference is DN817232.
All tendering instructions are provided in the tender pack.
Timeline
28 May 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published153 days ago28 May 2026, 09:35 BST
- Market engagement139 days ago10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
This is advance notice that North Somerset Council intend to run a Competitive Tender in order to appoint a consultant to act as the Council's Employer's agent and Technical Team for the Design & Build of a Pupil Referral Unit. The Council will require support with Contract Management, Technical advice on designs and specifications, Quantity Surveyor support and cost planning and management, planning application support and risk management.
The procurement opportunity will be advertised on the Council's e-procurement portal Supplying the South West Portal - www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ (reference DN817232).
- Next notice expected132 days ago17 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published126 days ago24 Jun 2026, 11:42 BST
- Clarification questions by107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline100 days ago20 Jul 2026, 13:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent17h ago28 Oct 2026
- Latest notice published3h ago28 Oct 2026, 14:22 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 8 days5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill endsin 12 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 33 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 May 2026, 09:35 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Jun 2026, 11:42 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active24 Jun 2026, 11:42 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jun 2026, 11:42 BST
- Contract award notice published28 Oct 2026, 14:22 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2026, 14:22 GMT
- Contract signature expected16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleeds20 Nov 2026 – 13 Aug 2030 | £530,785 | 28 Oct 2026standstill to 9 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Gleeds LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender