Notice Information
Notice Title
Architectural Services Framework Agreement
Notice Description
Architectural Services Framework Agreement
Lot Information
Lot 1
South Ayrshire Council has a requirement to set up a multi supplier Framework Agreement with suitably competent and experienced consultants to supplement their in-house provision and provide Architectural Services on various projects under the control of the Council's Professional Design Services Department. The Council's outsourced workload will be varied and intermittent. Architects successfully appointed to the framework will be required to act as Principal Designer in line with the current Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015)
Renewal: +1 +1
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0491af
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037315-2025
- 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
71200000 - Architectural and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £750,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Sep 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jun 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- May 2028
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3001230900
Buyer Location
- Locality
- AYR
- Postcode
- KA7 1DR
- Post Town
- Kilmarnock
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM94 South Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM94 South Ayrshire
-
- Local Authority
- South Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ayr West
- Westminster Constituency
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Further Information
Notice URLs
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