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HDC Programme Principal Designer Consultancy

Harlow Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

19 Aug 2026 at 12:38

Award Notice
Award

18 Mar 2025 at 09:30

Award Notice
Tender

02 Jan 2025 at 10:21

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Harlow Council procured construction consultancy services for a Principal Designer supporting its housing transformation programme, investment in housing stock and landlord obligations. The work covers Principal Designer services across relevant housing projects, with delivery expected to support projects through RIBA stages 2 to 6 and requirements defined under the Building Safety Act 2022. Services are intended to be safe, compliant and accessible for residents, with transparent reporting on performance, compliance and risks. The procurement is classified as architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, including engineering, construction, hazard-control, health and safety and health and safety consultancy services. Delivery relates to Harlow Council’s housing programme in the Harlow area.

The procurement has reached the award stage, although the single lot is recorded as cancelled. Awards are nevertheless recorded as active: PUMPHAUL LTD was awarded a contract signed on 18 March 2025 for £1,433,990, and McBains Ltd was awarded a separate contract signed on 19 August 2026 for £172,025. The original contract period was 720 days, or 24 months, with the Council able to extend it by up to a further 36 months. The restricted procedure was used through a selective procurement method, with written submissions in English and price as the stated evaluation criterion. The tender deadline was 3 February 2025 at 12:00, and the award process began that day at 12:30.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Harlow Council for Principal Designer and construction health and safety consultancy across a substantial housing programme. A credible competitor would need to provide Principal Designer capability across multiple projects and RIBA stages 2 to 6, with the technical ability to address Building Safety Act 2022 requirements. It would also need to demonstrate dependable delivery of safe, compliant and accessible designs or project outcomes, together with clear reporting on performance, compliance and risk. The requirement suits established construction, engineering, architectural, building-safety or health and safety consultancies able to coordinate work across a council housing portfolio and operate within a restricted procurement process. The awards show that both an SME and a larger specialist consultancy route were represented.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HDC Programme Principal Designer Consultancy

Notice Description

Harlow District HDC (HDC) is seeking to procure Construction Consultancy Services - Principal Designer. This service forms part of HDC's commitment to transform Harlow's housing, invest in housing stock and to meet Landlord obligations.The key deliverables under this contract are:* Delivery of Principal Designer services across all relevant projects.* Provision of services that are safe, compliant, and accessible to all residents.* Consistent achievement of the outputs set out in Section 3 (Scope of Requirement).* Transparent reporting to HDC on performance, compliance, and risks. It is assumed that the core services will be required to RIBA 2 - 6 stages, however the exact need will be required a defined in the Building Safety Act 2022.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Harlow District HDC (HDC) is seeking to procure Construction Consultancy Services - Principal Designer. This service forms part of HDC's commitment to transform Harlow's housing, invest in housing stock and to meet Landlord obligations.The key deliverables under this contract are:* Delivery of Principal Designer services across all relevant projects.* Provision of services that are safe, compliant, and accessible to all residents.* Consistent achievement of the outputs set out in Section 3 (Scope of Requirement).* Transparent reporting to HDC on performance, compliance, and risks. It is assumed that the core services will be required to RIBA 2 - 6 stages, however the exact need will be required a defined in the Building Safety Act 2022.

Renewal: The Contract is for 24 months with the option for the Council to extend the initial 24 months by any period, or periods, up to a maximum of a further 36 months. The decision to extend the contract will be at the sole discretion of the Council.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cd36
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078950-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71300000 - Engineering services

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

71317000 - Hazard protection and control consultancy services

71317200 - Health and safety services

71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,433,990 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,433,990 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,606,015 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
3 Feb 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Mar 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
The Contract is for 24 months with the option for the Council to extend the initial 24 months by any period, or periods, up to a maximum of a further 36 months. The decision to extend the contract will be at the sole discretion of the Council.

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Harlow Council
Additional Buyers

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LISBURN
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

McBains Ltd

PUMPHAUL LTD

Further Information

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