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title: "Building for a Healthy Life - Design Quality Assessments"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fa20"
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# Building for a Healthy Life - Design Quality Assessments

Buyer: HOMES ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fa20

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## Summary

Homes England, a public authority acting under sub-central government, initiated a procurement process titled "Building for a Healthy Life - Design Quality Assessments" in March 2025. This procurement is centred on architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services, focusing on Design Quality Assessments across various UK regions. The process is in the award stage, with a contract started on 23rd April 2025 and set to run until 13th April 2029. Homes England has directly awarded the contract to Design Midlands Limited on the basis of intellectual property and their exclusive rights in the field. The procurement method employed is a direct award, reflecting the unique accreditation held by Design Midlands in assessing schemes against Building for a Healthy Life standards.

The award presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialised in design quality reviews and assessments, particularly those accredited in providing architectural and inspection services. As the Design Network is the only party accredited to access schemes against Building for a Healthy Life standards, businesses with unique expertise in design assessments can leverage this procurement to establish themselves further in the market. SMEs capable of expanding their service offerings or forming strategic partnerships in this niche may find this contract particularly advantageous. The project spans regions across the UK, indicating a broad scope of work and potential collaboration opportunities with local stakeholders.

## Notice

To provide Design Quality Assessment by the Design Network panels, administered and coordinated by Design Midlands on behalf of the network services. In reliance on the Consultant's skill, knowledge and expertise in design quality assessment, including design review. The Design Network is the accredited assessor of Building for a Healthy Life in England. Services to be provided Outline masterplan design review Outline masterplan: BHL potential Pre-disposal benchmark assessment of RM parcel Tender Evaluation BHL bid assessments BHL Design Review BHL Compliance Check pre-planning submission.

### Procurement Information

Building for a Healthy Life is authored by Design for Homes The Design Network are the only accrediated organisation to access schemes against BHL

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022732-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 22 Apr 2025 - 13 Apr 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £800,000 |
| Contracts value | £800,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOMES ENGLAND |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE4 5BZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Arthur's Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DESIGN MIDLANDS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

## Release History

- 19 May 2025 at 14:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022732-2025
- 28 Mar 2025 at 14:32 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011800-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022732-2025
  19th May 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011800-2025
  28th March 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.designmidlands.org
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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