Notice Information
Notice Title
DFC 5011589 Historic Environment Division Specialist Conservation Advisory Services Framework Agreement 2023
Notice Description
This Framework Agreement is for the provision of specialist conservation engineering, landscape management and masonry monument advice within the remit of the Department for Communities' Historic Environment Division. This framework Agreement will be used to progress the Government's wider social, economic and environmental objectives For a complete description of this procurement please refer to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This Framework Agreement is for the provision of specialist conservation engineering, landscape management and masonry monument advice within the remit of the Department for Communities' Historic Environment Division. This framework Agreement will be used to progress the Government's wider social, economic and environmental objectives For a complete description of this procurement please refer to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.
Renewal: This Framework Agreement will be awarded for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a period of two further individual one year periods. The Framework Agreement may be terminated at any time as deemed necessary by the Contracting Authority.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-040353
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000194-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
71420000 - Landscape architectural services
71541000 - Construction project management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £800,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £272,363 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Oct 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 May 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES, HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
- Contact Name
- Procurement Operations Branch
- Contact Email
- construc.info@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2890816555
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT1 3LP
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
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