Notice Information
Notice Title
Homes England Development and Regeneration Technical Services (DaRTS 2) 2027 - 2031
Notice Description
Homes England is planning to appoint a national framework agreement of multidisciplinary professional and technical service providers who will provide the full range of built environment professional and technical services on our land. The disciplines required range from design, planning and infrastructure through to cost, valuation, project management, ecology and land surveying, and will be represented over 2 lots, although this is subject to further discussions. This is to replace the existing DaRTS framework that expires in April 2027. Individual commissions and appointments from the framework will be either be via direct award or further competition.
Planning Information
Homes England intends to procure a framework to replace the current Development and Regeneration Technical Services (DaRTS) Framework. The purpose of this notice is to make available a pre-market consultation questionnaire to understand the level of interest within the market for this Framework. Interested parties are invited to review the current Scope of Services, along with the proposed changes and questionnaire which are available via our e-Tendering system, Pro Contract here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=e33658b9-4524-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=f93658b9-4524-f111-813c-005056b64545 If not already registered, candidates should register on the Homes England eTendering system at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login The questionnaire does not form part of a formal procurement process and Homes England reserves the right to decide whether to proceed with any tendering procedures in relation to the framework. Responses to this market testing exercise will not be evaluated and will not be assessed or reviewed in any subsequent procurement or tender exercise. Potential bidders who have not participated in this exercise, or whose participation has been limited (e.g., who have submitted a partially completed questionnaire) will not be disadvantaged in any way in any subsequent procurement or tender exercise. The deadline for your completed questionnaire is 5pm on Friday 22nd May 2026.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050cde
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041827-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
70000000 - Real estate services
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 27 Jul 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 17 Apr 2027 - 17 Apr 2031 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE4 5BZ
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Arthur's Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041827-2026
7th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030104-2026
1st April 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020444-2025
12th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019216-2025
6th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018992-2025
6th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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