Tender

KU Estates Building Consultancy Framework

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION

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04 Aug 2025 at 16:42

Summary of the contracting process

Kingston University Higher Education Corporation is launching a "KU Estates Building Consultancy Framework" to support its plans for infrastructure projects across its campuses in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom. The procurement process, currently in the tender stage as of August 2025, aims to appoint qualified contractors across various specialisations, including architectural services, building services engineering, and fire safety consultancy, among others. The framework is divided into six lots, each focusing on different disciplines, with an expression of interest deadline on 2nd September 2025. The procurement value for these services is set between £50,000 and £5,000,000 per project, under a competitive flexible procedure, and the project delivery is expected to stretch from May 2026 to May 2030.

This procurement presents an excellent opportunity for businesses, particularly those within the fields of building consultancy and construction services, to expand their market presence by engaging with a leading educational institution. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, aligning with the University's commitment to fostering diverse participation in its procurement processes. Companies capable of providing high-quality architectural, engineering, and cost management services, as well as those specialising in specialised consultancy areas, would find this tender beneficial for growth, given the significant contract values and extended project timelines.

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Notice Title

KU Estates Building Consultancy Framework

Notice Description

Kingston University is seeking to create a Framework to provide all of the management services necessary to develop, tender and construct projects. The University is intending to create a new consultancy framework to call off for managing potential projects from the Estate Programme. This is a programme of projects across the University's four campuses that will include a range of requirements from formal teaching spaces, learning spaces, staff offices, breakout/informal study areas, workshops, laboratories, student social spaces, support spaces, performance spaces, and external areas. Projects are expected have construction values ranging from PS50,000 up to PS5,000,000 but in exceptional circumstances the value of an individual project may exceed this figure. The Framework will be divided into lots broken down into individual disciplines, Kingston University intends to appoint contractors to each lot; The lots are listed below - LOT 1: Architectural Services (Architect, Principal Designer & Lead Consultancy Services) LOT 2: Building Services Engineers LOT 3: Project & Cost Managers LOT 4: Structural & Civil Engineers LOT 5: Building Surveyors LOT 6: Fire Safety Consultants

Lot Information

Architectural Services (Architect, Principal Designer & Lead Consultancy Services)

This LOT contains Building consultant firms that can provide Architect, CDM Principal Designer and BSA Principal Designer Core services consultancy services for this LOT to the Estates Department along with optional Lead Consultant and Technical Advisor Services as required

Building Services Engineers

This LOT contains Building consultant firms that can provide Building Services Engineering as a Core service consultancy services for this LOT to the Estates Department along with optional Lead Consultant and Technical Advisor Services as required

Project & Cost Managers

This LOT contains Building consultant firms that can provide Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor Services consultancy services to the Estates Department as Core services

Structural & Civil Engineers

This LOT contains Building consultant firms that can provide Structural Engineer and Civil Engineer Services as Core services consultancy services for this LOT to the Estates Department along with optional Technical Advisor Services as required

Building surveyors

This LOT contains Building consultant firms that can provide Building Surveyor Services as a Core consultancy service for this LOT to the Estates Department

Fire Safety Consultants

This LOT contains Building consultant firms that can provide Fire Safety Consultancy Services as a Core consultancy service for this LOT to the Estates Department

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0580bd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045825-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71315200 - Building consultancy services

71530000 - Construction consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£7,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£9,600,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20256 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 May 2026 - 17 May 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
2029-08-04

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KINGSTON UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
Contact Name
David Wilder
Contact Email
procurement@kingston.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode
KT1 2EE
Post Town
Kingston upon Thames
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kingston Town
Westminster Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton

Further Information

Notice Documents

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