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Re-cladding works to Durham Bus Station - Client Architectural Design Advisor, Structural Engineering Design Advisor and Principal Designer.

Durham County Council

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22 Jul 2026 at 09:27

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council procured professional services supporting re-cladding works at Durham Bus Station. The requirement combined three roles: client architectural design adviser, structural engineering design adviser and principal designer. The work therefore covers architectural advice and design, structural engineering design input, and principal designer responsibilities for the bus station re-cladding project. The buying organisation is Durham County Council, a local public authority. Delivery is associated with Durham Bus Station in Durham. The procurement is categorised as services, with the stated classification covering business, consulting and related professional services. This opportunity is relevant to architectural practices, structural engineering consultancies and built-environment firms that can provide coordinated design-advisory services and undertake principal designer duties for public-sector building refurbishment work.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to JEFFERSON SHEARD LIMITED. It used a direct award procedure below the applicable threshold and without competition. The award is active and covers one completed lot. The award date is not recorded, while the contract was signed on 30 April 2025. The contract period ran from 30 April 2025 to 15 May 2026. Its gross value was £65,328. The contract remains recorded as active. Evaluation was not competitive: the stated route was a below-threshold direct award without competition. Durham County Council is the buyer, and Jefferson Sheard Limited is the selected supplier for the combined architectural design adviser, structural engineering design adviser and principal designer services.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Durham County Council for a small, specialist professional-services commission supporting public transport infrastructure refurbishment. A credible future competitor would need an integrated team able to advise the client architecturally, provide structural engineering design, and fulfil principal designer responsibilities within a single coordinated appointment. Relevant experience should include re-cladding or comparable building-envelope refurbishment, design coordination and work on operational public buildings such as transport facilities. The requirement also favours firms able to manage design risk and discharge principal designer duties alongside technical design advice, rather than offering only one discipline. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that a suitably capable smaller consultancy can be credible for this scale of council commission.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Re-cladding works to Durham Bus Station - Client Architectural Design Advisor, Structural Engineering Design Advisor and Principal Designer.

Notice Description

Re-cladding works to Durham Bus Station - Client Architectural Design Advisor, Structural Engineering Design Advisor and Principal Designer services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d06b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068967-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£65,328 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2025 - 15 May 2026 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JEFFERSON SHEARD LIMITED

Further Information

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