Notice Information
Notice Title
Framework for Employers Agent & Associated Services
Notice Description
THA seek to establish a Framework for the provision of Employers Agent & Associated Services.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Associated services of Clerk of Works and Principal Designer (Building Regs) are permitted.
Renewal: A 24 month extension to the framework will be possible.
Planning Information
At this stage, THA are seeking responses to our engagement questionnaire. Interested suppliers should email 'thg.procurement@togetherhousing.co.uk' expressing their interest in this market engagement process in order to receive a copy of the questionnaire for completion. The deadline date for submission of the questionnaire is 29th August 2025. Completed questionnaires should be submitted to 'thg.procurement@togetherhousing.co.uk'. THA may or may not conduct meetings following the receipt of questionnaire responses and may or may not also host collective engagement sessions, such as webinars.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056549
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074029-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Nov 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 29 Mar 2026 - 29 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TOGETHER HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- thg.procurement@togetherhousing.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HALIFAX
- Postcode
- HX1 2EB
- Post Town
- Halifax
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE44 Calderdale and Kirklees
- 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
- Calderdale
- Electoral Ward
- Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Halifax
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074029-2025
14th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070893-2025
4th November 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070885-2025
4th November 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042687-2025
24th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/together-housing/aspx/Home
The Invitation to Participate documents can be located via our procurement portal, In-Tend, which can be accessed for free via this link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/together-housing/aspx/Home
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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