Notice Information
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 EngineersThis 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 ManagersThis 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 EngineersThis 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 surveyorsThis 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 ConsultantsThis LOT contains Building consultant firms that can provide Fire Safety Consultancy Services as a Core consultancy service for this LOT to the Estates Department
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045825-2025
4th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/kingstonuniversity/aspx/Home
Kingston University e-Procurement portal web address
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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