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Delivery and Management Partner - National Construction Framework

Wirral Council

This public procurement record has 7 releases in its history.

Award

13 Aug 2026 at 12:38

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

18 Jun 2026 at 10:30

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

15 Jun 2026 at 12:29

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
PlanningUpdate

15 Jun 2026 at 12:27

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

29 May 2026 at 12:24

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

21 May 2026 at 11:34

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Planning

20 May 2026 at 11:41

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wirral Council is procuring a delivery and management partner to work with it on the design, procurement and subsequent management of a national construction works framework. The service covers joint development of the framework strategy and requirements, procurement-compliant framework establishment, mobilisation, ongoing framework management and commercial operation. The appointed partner will make the framework available to eligible classes of contracting authority and manage the associated concession arrangements. This is a professional services requirement combining general, financial, marketing and procurement management consultancy. The work is centred on Wirral Council and is intended to support contracting authorities across the United Kingdom. The Council is the contracting authority and buyer, while the delivery partner will operate the framework commercially in partnership with it.

The procurement is complete and the award is pending completion of the standstill period and contract signature. It used an accelerated open procedure for an above-threshold concession, with electronic submissions allowed in English. One valid bid was received and the contract was awarded to Procure Partnerships Framework Limited on 13 August 2026. The awarded value is £192 million gross. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2036, with Council options to renew in annual increments for up to a further 24 months, ending no later than 31 August 2038. The tender deadline was 14 July 2026 and the award decision was due by 1 September 2026. Evaluation weighted business planning and marketing at 30%, commercial price at 20%, resource and delivery team and framework management at 15% each, and mobilisation, action planning and social value at 10% each.

This opportunity indicates substantial, long-term demand for suppliers able to establish and run public-sector construction frameworks rather than deliver individual construction projects. A credible competitor would need strong procurement expertise, including practical knowledge of the Procurement Act 2023, framework design and compliant tendering. It would also need commercial capability to develop a viable operating model, generate income through framework activity and manage concession fee arrangements, while accepting responsibility for the necessary financial and other investment. Evidence of disciplined mobilisation, business planning, marketing, resource planning and delivery-team management would be important. Experience of managing relationships with councils and other eligible contracting authorities, expanding framework access, and delivering social value would strengthen a future proposition. The requirement was assessed as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Delivery and Management Partner - National Construction Framework

Notice Description

The Council seeks to appoint a Delivery and Management Partner (Concession Services) pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023 for an initial period of 10 years with the option, exercisable at the discretion of the Council, to extend in increments of twelve (12) months, up to a maximum of twenty four (24) months, to work in partnership with the Council (the "Contracting Authority"), to design, procure, and subsequently manage a National Construction Works Framework as defined by and compliant with the Procurement Act 2023. It is expected that the Delivery Partner and the Council will be responsible for jointly formulating the Framework strategy and requirements. Please refer to the Requirements Specification for more details. The Council will permit the successful Delivery Partner to make the Framework accessible to other definable recognisable classes of Contracting Authority which are eligible, and grant a concession to the Delivery Partner to design, procure, and subsequently manage the Framework in return for a concession fee (whether in the form of rebates or otherwise) to be established under this procurement process. The Delivery Partner will be required to make all necessary commitments and investments, resources, financial or otherwise, to work in partnership with the Council to establish the Framework and will not receive any consideration or payment from the Council for the whole of the services to be delivered under the awarded Contract. In consideration for the Council awarding a Concession Contract to the Delivery Partner to design, procure, and subsequently manage the Framework, a concession fee will be payable by the Concessionaire to the Council. The concession fee is in return for the Delivery Partner commercially managing and deriving a commercial income from the Framework. The Delivery Partner shall accept that the Council cannot and does not guarantee to establish the Framework and does not give any warranty, express or implied about procurement rules, vires or volume. The Council seeks to appoint a Delivery Partner by September 2026. The procurement of the Framework immediately thereafter in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Procurement Act 2023; with the intention of the Framework going live 12 months later. The Council estimates the total value over the entire term of the Contract to range between PS120 million - PS160 million excluding VAT.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Council seeks to appoint a Delivery and Management Partner (Concession Services) pursuant to the Procurement Act 2023 for an initial period of 10 years with the option, exercisable at the discretion of the Council, to extend in increments of twelve (12) months, up to a maximum of twenty four (24) months, to work in partnership with the Council (the "Contracting Authority"), to design, procure, and subsequently manage a National Construction Works Framework as defined by and compliant with the Procurement Act 2023.

Planning Information

This stage of the preliminary market engagement was initiated by the publication of this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice. Interested suppliers are invited to review details of the opportunity and return a completed questionnaire no later than 12pm - 5th June 2026 via the following portal: https://procontract.due-north.com - Project Ref: DN817603. Further details of the opportunity and the questionnaire can be located on the above portal. Prior to formally launching a procurement process, participants may be contacted to discuss their submitted response to the questionnaire. Such sessions will take place throughout June 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069d21
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077215-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79411000 - General management consultancy services

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services

79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£192,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£192,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£192,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
14 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
10 Jul 2026Expired
Award Date
13 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2036 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wirral Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALLASEY
Postcode
CH44 8ED
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD74 Wirral
Delivery Location
TLD74 Wirral
Local Authority
Wirral
Electoral Ward
Seacombe
Westminster Constituency
Wallasey

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PROCURE PARTNERSHIPS FRAMEWORK LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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