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Essex Alliance

Department for Education

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26 Oct 2026 at 16:04

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education’s Essex Alliance covers advisory architectural services and construction work for school buildings. This award relates to the high-value building (HVB) part of the alliance, under Lot 2 of the wider framework. The requirement is for school construction-related services, combining architectural advice with building works. The buyer is the Department for Education, and the alliance is for work in Essex. The award forms part of a framework alliance contract, so the requirement is delivered through an existing framework arrangement rather than an unrestricted standalone competition. The published scope identifies school buildings as the focus; it does not name particular schools or specify individual projects.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd and Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd. The award date was 26 October 2026. The recorded award value is £1, with a gross value of £1.20. The contract period runs from 28 October 2026 to 31 December 2031, with a maximum extent to 1 January 2032. Renewal and additional options are permitted under the contract terms. This was a selective, competitive award under an existing framework and below the procurement threshold. The award concerns one lot, covering the HVB part of the Essex Alliance; the wider alliance also refers to a separate low-value building lot. The award was made for advisory architectural services and school building construction work.

For firms tracking future Department for Education school-building requirements in Essex, this award indicates demand for suppliers able to combine architectural advisory capability with delivery of school construction works through a framework alliance. The selected suppliers are large construction businesses, suggesting that competitors will need credible capacity to manage building projects and coordinate professional design advice with construction delivery. Relevant experience in school buildings and the ability to operate within a framework-based contracting route would be useful when comparable requirements return to market. The alliance covers both high- and low-value building work, but this award concerns the high-value building strand. The commercial opportunity is therefore best suited to established construction and architectural teams able to work together on public-sector education projects, rather than suppliers offering unrelated services or isolated building products.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Essex Alliance

Notice Description

This is a Framework Alliance Contract (FAC1) for the DfE Essex Alliance (across HVB Lot 2 and LVB Lot 6). This contract award notice relates to HVB Lot 2.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07907a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101183-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

45214200 - Construction work for school buildings

71210000 - Advisory architectural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
28 Oct 2026 - 31 Dec 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Department for Education
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd

Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd

Further Information

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