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title: "Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) Assurance Visit Programme - financial years 2026/27 and 2027/28 (con_31933)"
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# Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) Assurance Visit Programme - financial years 2026/27 and 2027/28 (con_31933)

Buyer: Department for Education  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-96b548ed-63e7-4e21-9523-d687e2ee8b52

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## Summary

The Department for Education procured construction consultancy services (CPV 71530000) for its Condition Improvement Fund Assurance Visit Programme. The work involves providing assurance and technical advice through site visits to a sample of building projects. Delivery covers England across the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a services requirement for organisations able to assess building projects on site and provide professional assurance advice to the education department. The scope is focused on reviewing funded construction work rather than delivering the building projects themselves.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The contract was evaluated and awarded to Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited on 25 June 2026. The awarded value is £53,900 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 6 July 2026 to 31 March 2028, covering financial years 2026/27 and 2027/28. The original tender submission deadline was 18 June 2026 at 5pm. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It was a single services requirement covering the listed English regions, with no separate lot awards recorded.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates demand from the Department for Education for independent construction assurance linked to Condition Improvement Fund projects. A credible future competitor would need construction consultancy expertise, the ability to undertake structured site visits across multiple English regions, and the technical judgement to review building-project progress, quality and compliance and report clear findings to a public-sector client. Organisations would also need sufficient field capacity and a consistent method for assessing a sample of projects across a geographically broad programme. The awarded supplier’s large scale indicates that reliable national coverage and delivery coordination are commercially relevant capabilities for this requirement.

## Notice

Assurance technical advisory services relating to site visits to a sample of building projects

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c4c01b3-18a9-48ad-a324-53c6d36e1f0e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 6 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £53,900 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £53,900 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department for Education |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 20:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c4c01b3-18a9-48ad-a324-53c6d36e1f0e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c4c01b3-18a9-48ad-a324-53c6d36e1f0e
  14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education/about/procurement

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