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DA from NEPO212 for Billingham Sport Hub, Mechanical & Electrical Engineer

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

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20 Oct 2026 at 08:05

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Summary of the contracting process

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council procured mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy for Billingham Sports Hub. The appointed multidisciplinary team was to develop, coordinate and finalise the technical design, integrating the scheme across the site and producing a deliverable design. The work was intended to strengthen design coordination, quality assurance and oversight through the project lifecycle, addressing shortcomings identified in an earlier commission. The site is in Billingham, in the Stockton-on-Tees area. The requirement called for consultants able to work across a complex project and site, with strong coordination and project-integration capabilities and a track record of delivering complex schemes with the Council. This was a professional consultancy appointment associated with the design and construction of the sports hub, rather than the main construction contract.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Align Property Partners. The Council used a limited, direct-award route without prior publication of a competition, citing the need for specialist experience, delivery quality and programme certainty amid project delays and pressure to maintain timescales. The award was made on price. The recorded contract value is £37,550. The contract was signed on 3 September 2026; no contract start or end date is recorded. One bid is reported. The procurement was arranged as one lot, but that lot is recorded as cancelled, while the overall tender is complete and the award and contract are active. The lot also allowed an optional extension of up to 24 months. The published award information identifies the successful supplier but gives no separate award date.

For firms competing for comparable engineering consultancy work from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, this appointment shows demand for a coordinated multidisciplinary team able to take a complex leisure scheme through technical design development and integration. Credibility rests on demonstrable experience delivering complex projects with the Council, strong design coordination and project integration, and the ability to provide robust quality assurance and oversight. Suppliers should be able to finalise a technical design that works coherently across the site and is deliverable, while managing project risk and supporting programme certainty. The Council’s stated rationale favoured consultants with proven specialist skills and experience; the award was assessed on price. The requirement was for consultancy on the sports hub, not its construction, so relevant experience should centre on integrated mechanical and electrical engineering design for complex leisure facilities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DA from NEPO212 for Billingham Sport Hub, Mechanical & Electrical Engineer

Notice Description

In January 2024 Alliance Leisure Services Limited, who are the Development Partner on the UK Leisure Framework, were appointed after being recommended as an appropriate and compliant delivery route by the Football Foundation. The UK Leisure Framework allows for direct appointment of the professional team and main contractor and as such, Universal Group were appointed to design and construct Billingham Sports Hub. The outcome of this means an alternative procurement route is sought and it is now essential that the shortcomings identified during the initial commission are not repeated through this new prcurement exercise. The proposed procurement approach has been specifically chosen to strengthen quality assurance, improve design coordination, and provide greater oversight throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a more robust and deliverable outcome. It is necessary to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced multidisciplinary consultant team to develop, coordinate and finalise the technical design, ensuring a fully integrated and deliverable scheme across the site. Given the complexity of both the project and the site, it is essential that the appointed consultants demonstrate strong design coordination and project integration capabilities, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex schemes with the Council. These skills and experience were not sufficiently evident within the previous procurement arrangement and are therefore a critical requirement for the re-procurement process to ensure a coordinated, robust and deliverable design solution.

Lot Information

Lot 1

In January 2024 Alliance Leisure Services Limited, who are the Development Partner on the UK Leisure Framework, were appointed after being recommended as an appropriate and compliant delivery route by the Football Foundation. The UK Leisure Framework allows for direct appointment of the professional team and main contractor and as such, Universal Group were appointed to design and construct Billingham Sports Hub. The outcome of this means an alternative procurement route is sought and it is now essential that the shortcomings identified during the initial commission are not repeated through this new procurement exercise. The proposed procurement approach has been specifically chosen to strengthen quality assurance, improve design coordination, and provide greater oversight throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a more robust and deliverable outcome.

Options: Optional extension of up to 24 months

Procurement Information

A direct award will provide access to consultants with proven experience and the specialist skills required to deliver the project to the necessary quality standards. This approach reduces delivery risk, supports programme certainty, and avoids the potential delays associated with both a competitive procurement exercise and the subsequent management of quality-related issues. Given the existing programme pressures and the need to maintain critical delivery timescales, further delays cannot be accommodated. Communications with stakeholders over recent months indicated a design commencement date of June 2026. However, due to funding delays, the project has not been able to proceed in line with that programme. The revised dates set out below now represent the programme currently being worked to and will form the basis for future project planning and delivery.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b52
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098735-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£37,550 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks 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
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKTON ON TEES
Postcode
TS17 6BJ
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Align Property Partners

Further Information

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