Planning

BHCC - RS - LPS Programme - Consultants phase 1 - Design Team

BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL

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19 Dec 2025 at 11:43

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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25 Jul 2025 at 12:05

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
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25 Jul 2025 at 11:29

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Brighton and Hove City Council is spearheading a significant redevelopment initiative for eight high-rise residential blocks, under the BHCC - RS - LPS Programme - Consultants phase 1 - Design Team. This project, located in Hove, falls under the industry category of architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services. Currently at the planning stage, this procurement process is set to proceed into a multi-phase tender with stage 1 commencing on 19th January 2026 and concluding on 16th February 2026. The project involves two main sites: Hollingdean, comprising of Nettleton Court and Dudeney Lodge, and Whitehawk, including five blocks such as Kingfisher Court and Heron Court. St. James House will be handled separately. The initiative is extensive, informing stakeholders of key milestones leading up to the contract start date on 1st June 2026, with a final completion date projected for 1st December 2031.

This tender offers substantial growth opportunities, particularly for architectural firms, engineering consultants, and experts specializing in building safety, cost consultancy, and fire safety engineering. The project is structured to foster competition, inviting bids across multiple lots, thereby allowing firms to focus on their specialisms. Additionally, the flexible procurement stages encourage both SMEs and established firms to engage, proposing combinations of expertise to ensure high resilience and manage potential conflict of interests. The long-term nature and scope of the project promise steady engagement, providing an excellent platform for businesses to demonstrate expertise in large-scale public infrastructure projects while collaborating closely with the council and community stakeholders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BHCC - RS - LPS Programme - Consultants phase 1 - Design Team

Notice Description

Description: On the 25th of June 2025 Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC) published a preliminary market engagement notice following approval from it's cabinet to begin planning for the redevelopment of 8 high rise residential blocks. These blocks were built in using large panel systems which have been surveyed and are considered unsafe. The notice and information can be found on the link below: BHCC - RS - LPS Programme - Find a Tender : https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043126-2025?origin=SearchResults&p=1 Following this engagement BHCC have developed an approach to appointing the design team across two sites which cover a combined 7 of the 8 blocks. The block retained outside of this arrangement (St. James House in Kemptown) is being progressed through an existing contractual mechanism within the council. The remaining blocks are being separated into two sites under which each site will have a separate design team appointed, these will be: The Hollingdean Site: Comprised of 2 blocks; Nettleton Court and Dudeney Lodge. The Whitehawk Site: Comprised of 5 blocks; Kingfisher Court, Falcon Court, Kestrel Court, Heron Court and Swallow Court. The Redevelopment Design Team appointment will be made in a minimum of 2 phases this notice relates to phase 1. Phase 1 will consist of appointment related to designing the new site post demolition and will be appointed by a multi lot competitive flexible procedure comprising of two stages: - Stage 1: Shortlisting (quality only) - Stage 2: Tender (quality and price) The Lot structure will be based on a Lot for each specialism for each site, Hollingdean (Site 1; Lot 1; Each Specialism A, B, C, D and E). This makes for a total of ten available lots. The specialist areas for appointment in Phase 1 are as follows: - A: Employers Agent / Lead Consultant / Project Manager (CDM) - B: Architect (Building safety and Principle designer) - C: Cost Consultant / Quantity Surveyor - D: Structural and Civil Engineering - E: Fire safety engineer Bidders will be able to bid for all lots but can only be appointed in limited combinations to improve resilience across the sites and ensure that conflict of interest can be managed by the client team and the Lead Consultant. The highest scoring bidder for each lot will be appointed with a ranking system used to determine the winner in the case of a single bidder being successful in more lots or combinations which are not allowed. Bidders can be awarded for combination of only lots A & C for each site or Lots B, D & E with a maximum number of appointments over all lots of 3 appointments per supplier. Phase 2 will consist of the appointment of specialisms in relation to the demolition design and we anticipate the tender to be released in early summer 2026. In addition, there will be further appointments to the project team as the design develops through the RIBA stages, this will include but is not limited to: * Planning consultant * Valuation Advice * Mechanical and Electrical * Landscape Designers * Facade Engineers * Acoustics Appropriate surveys will also be commissioned including Transport Assessments, Air Quality, Noise Impact, Ecology and so on. Timeline (subject to change): Tender Stage 1 released: 19/01/2026 Tender Stage 1 closed: 16/02/2026 Tender Stage 2 opened: March 2026 Tender Stage 2 closed: May 2026 Contract start date: June 2026 Please note all details in this notice are subject to change.

Planning Information

Interested consultants should: 1. Ensure they are on the SE shared services portal 2. Ensure they have the resources for the tender period Any queries should be returned to the Council's procurement officer by email on Robert.sullivan@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05663b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084819-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Jan 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2026 - 1 Dec 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Robert Sullivan
Contact Email
procurementpmo@eastsussex.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
HOVE
Postcode
BN3 3BQ
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Electoral Ward
Central Hove
Westminster Constituency
Hove and Portslade

Further Information

Notice Documents

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