Notice Information
Notice Title
Professional, Design and Construction Related Services Lots 1 - 6
Notice Description
Professional, Design and Construction Related Services Lots 1 - 6 Lot 1 Planning Consultant Lot 2 Architectural Services - Residential Lot 3 Architectural Services - Commercial Lot 4 Principal Designer - Building Regulations (Low Risk Buildings) Lot 5 Principal Designer - Building Regulations (High Risk Buildings) Lot 6 Principal Designer - Construction, Design and Management (CDM) Please note there will be a supplier briefing being held via Microsoft Teams at 9.30am Friday 26th June 2026, if you would like to attend please request an invite via the correspondence section in OPEN.
Lot Information
Planning Consultant
Provision of Planning Consultants
Architectural Services - ResidentialProvision of Architectural Services - Residential
Architectural Services - CommercialProvision Architectural Services - Commercial
Principal Designer - Building Regulations (Low Risk Buildings)Provision Principal Designer - Building Regulations (Low Risk Buildings)
Principal Designer - Building Regulations (High Risk Buildings)Provision Principal Designer - Building Regulations (High Risk Buildings)
Principal Designer - Construction, Design and Management (CDM)Provision Principal Designer - Construction, Design and Management (CDM)
Planning Information
This will be an online questionnaire which can be obtained from www.open-uk.org Reference Number:OPEN2026254
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064f1f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053098-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
71530000 - Construction consultancy services
79415200 - Design consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £18,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £18,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jun 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 9 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2030 4-5 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
- SUNDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUNDERLAND
- Postcode
- SR1 3AA
- Post Town
- Sunderland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC44 Sunderland
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLC23 Sunderland
-
- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Millfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Sunderland Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053098-2026
5th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044182-2026
14th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012923-2026
12th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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