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Castle Gardens

West Northamptonshire Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 11:42

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Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council commissioned professional services for the Castle Gardens affordable housing development. The requirement covered project management, cost consultancy, planning consultancy and architectural services, alongside construction-related support. It falls within architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services. The work concerns the development and delivery of affordable housing rather than the construction works themselves. The council is based in Northampton, and the project is associated with the Castle Gardens development. The procurement was arranged through the Perfect Circle / SCAPE National Consultancy Framework, indicating a requirement for an established multidisciplinary consultancy able to coordinate design, planning, cost and project-management activities for a public housing scheme.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. West Northamptonshire Council used a limited procedure without a separate call for competition, relying on the SCAPE National Consultancy Framework under its framework terms. The award date was 20 August 2026 and the contract was signed on that date. Perfect Circle JV Ltd was awarded the contract for £1,630,220. The award is active. The requirement was evaluated on price, and one bid was recorded. The procurement rationale states that the framework had already been procured under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and that the contract fell outside the relevant directive scope. The tender period is represented by one cancelled lot, while the associated award remains active.

This procurement demonstrates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for a single consultancy capable of bringing together project management, cost consultancy, planning consultancy and architectural services for affordable housing development. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable strength across these disciplines, with the capacity to manage their interfaces through design development, planning and delivery. Experience of public-sector housing schemes and of working within formal consultancy frameworks would be relevant, as would the organisational scale to resource a substantial, multidisciplinary commission. The award also shows that the buyer used a framework route and applied price as the stated evaluation basis, so suppliers seeking comparable work should be prepared to meet framework requirements and compete commercially on a clearly priced service offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Castle Gardens

Notice Description

Provision of project management, cost consultancy, planning consultancy and architectural services on the Castle Gardens affordable housing development.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Procurement under the Perfect Circle / SCAPE framework for the provision of required services.

Procurement Information

The contract has been awarded under the SCAPE National Consultancy Framework (SCP006), which was procured in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The award was made in accordance with the framework terms and conditions and no separate contract notice was required.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f69b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085796-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71200000 - Architectural and related services

71500000 - Construction-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,630,220 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Perfect Circle JV Ltd

Further Information

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