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Better Queensway - Housing Consultancy Support

Southend-on-Sea City Council

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24 Aug 2026 at 10:44

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southend-on-Sea City Council procured housing consultancy support for Better Queensway, a large, multi-phase regeneration project intended to regenerate a substantial part of central Southend. The requirement covers housing tenure strategy, viability, delivery and the procurement approach, addressing gaps in the council’s capability and capacity. This is professional consultancy within the architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services category, with the published classification 71000000. The work is associated with Southend-on-Sea and supports the council’s wider regeneration plans for central Southend. It is relevant to consultancies that advise public-sector clients on housing-led regeneration, tenure options, development viability, delivery models and the procurement of housing or development partners.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to 31TEN CONSULTING LIMITED. It was a below-threshold procedure with the specific method recorded as unknown, and the requirement was arranged as one completed lot. The award is active and was made on 24 August 2026. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its value is £58,200 excluding VAT, or £69,840 including VAT. The selected supplier is providing the housing consultancy support described for Better Queensway. The available procurement information identifies the service category and scope, but does not set out an evaluation weighting or detailed award criteria.

This award shows Southend-on-Sea City Council’s demand for specialist housing advice within a major regeneration programme, including support on tenure strategy, viability, delivery and procurement. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need demonstrable experience advising councils or regeneration bodies on housing-led development, assessing development and tenure viability, shaping delivery strategies and designing appropriate procurement routes. It would also need to combine strategic advice with practical understanding of housing delivery, development economics and public-sector procurement. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized consultancy, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist business rather than only by a large multidisciplinary firm. Relevant evidence would include comparable regeneration assignments and staff with the necessary housing, viability and procurement expertise.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Better Queensway - Housing Consultancy Support

Notice Description

Better Queensway is a large-scale multi-phase regeneration project which aspires to deliver the complete regeneration of a large section of central Southend. Housing consultancy support is required to address gaps in capability and capacity to support housing tenure strategy, viability, delivery and procurement approach.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea3f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080214-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£58,200 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode
SS2 6FA
Postcode Area
Southend-on-Sea
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH31 Southend-on-Sea
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Electoral Ward
Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Southend East and Rochford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

31TEN CONSULTING LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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