--- title: "Construction Professional Services Framework" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-069423" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069423" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069423.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069423.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-05-08" --- # Construction Professional Services Framework Buyer: BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069423 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-069423) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-069423.json) ## Summary Birmingham City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process for a "Construction Professional Services Framework," aimed at enhancing service delivery across the construction sector. The intended framework encompasses several industry categories, including architectural, engineering, planning, and construction consultancy services. Located in Birmingham and addressing regional needs, this procurement is planned to start on 16 November 2026 and end on 15 November 2030. Key milestones include the preliminary market engagement, with a deadline for information submission set for 22 May 2026. This initiative prioritises understanding market capabilities and designing a framework structure to support the council's extensive projects, valued at approximately £7 billion. The council utilises its e-tendering system, requiring potential suppliers to express interest via registration. This framework presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly suited to SMEs and regional suppliers in the construction, architectural, and engineering sectors. It aims to simplify the procurement route, providing access to a robust pipeline of works while promoting competition and innovation. By engaging diverse suppliers capable of delivering quality and social value, the framework seeks to foster long-term delivery relationships. The involvement of local suppliers could strengthen economic growth across Birmingham and the West Midlands, creating jobs and boosting regional capability. Businesses interested in development, regeneration, and project management will find this opportunity compelling, ensuring inclusive participation in the regional supply chain. ## Notice Birmingham City Council (BCC) is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to a potential construction professional services framework to support the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective services across the sector, which may include areas such as planning, surveying and project management. BCC has a substantial and diverse construction-related professional services spend profile, underpinned by a broad pipeline of projects across a range of types, values and levels of complexity. This activity supports a property, plant and equipment portfolio valued at approximately PS7 billion, alongside ongoing expenditure relating to the maintenance and improvement of schools, transport infrastructure and housing provision. Birmingham City Council intends to utilise this framework to actively support the growth of Birmingham and wider West Midlands-based businesses. Through its design and operation, the framework aims to create accessible opportunities for local suppliers, including SMEs, and encourage participation across the regional supply chain. BCC is committed to leveraging its procurement activity to generate positive economic impact, strengthening local capability, creating jobs, and contributing to inclusive and sustainable economic growth within the region. The scope is likely to include both general construction advisory services and specialist packages, creating a structured approach that can address current gaps in provision, support high-volume areas of spend, and enable a more efficient and consistent procurement route. The lotting structure is designed around BCC's needs and is likely to cover development and regeneration advisory, project management, site development and residential asset strategy. For suppliers, this framework represents a significant opportunity to access a strong and sustained pipeline of works through a single, strategic route to market. It is intended to reduce bidding friction, provide greater visibility of upcoming opportunities, and enable longer-term planning and investment. BCC is seeking to engage a diverse range of capable suppliers who can deliver quality, innovation, and social value, and who are interested in building a longer-term delivery relationship. Early engagement will help shape the final design of the framework, ensuring it is commercially viable and accessible to the market. This framework will form part of BCC's wider suite of compliant routes to market, including the recently established highways framework. Subject to final arrangements, it may also be made available for use by other local authorities and public sector organisations across the West Midlands, further increasing the potential pipeline available to appointed suppliers. This notice is based on a closed framework with a 4 year term but we reserve the right to go forward with an alternative term or framework (such as on open framework). The purpose of this engagement is to: * Inform the proposed framework structure and lotting approach * Understand market capacity across contractors and specialist trades * Gather feedback on commercial models, pricing mechanisms, and risk allocation * Explore how the framework can best support SMEs, local suppliers, and supply chain participation * Ensure the framework is attractive to both regional and national contractors The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be able to log on which will enable you to download all relevant documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please email us at: cps@birmingham.gov.uk ### Planning Information As part of the preliminary market engagement process, BCC is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather insights from suppliers. The purpose of this RFI is to better understand market capability, capacity, and appetite, as well as to inform the proposed lotting structure, commercial approach, and overall framework design. BCC welcomes responses from a broad range of suppliers, including national, regional, and local providers, and is particularly interested in understanding how the framework can be designed to encourage competition, innovation, and meaningful social value delivery within Birmingham. BCC may contact respondents for clarification or further engagement. No additional rounds of preliminary market engagement are planned at this stage, although the Council reserves the right to change this and conduct additional rounds at the Council's discretion. Please follow this link to the RFI - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Z86aaeTSzUuzA9K74rm78R-zJzNCOs1Bvowi7doRXlZURjJXTlpNNlJHNTNXME1aM0tHNVFLMzBLVy4u The deadline for submission in Friday 22nd May. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042270-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 May 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 18 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Nov 2026 - 15 Nov 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £72,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Post town | Birmingham | | Postcode | B1 1BB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 70 - Real estate services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 70000000 - Real estate services - 70300000 - Real estate agency services on a fee or contract basis - 70310000 - Building rental or sale services - 70311000 - Residential building rental or sale services - 70320000 - Land rental or sale services - 70321000 - Land rental services - 70322000 - Vacant-land rental or sale services - 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis - 70331000 - Residential property services - 70332000 - Non-residential property services - 70332100 - Land management services - 70332200 - Commercial property management services - 70332300 - Industrial property services - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services - 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services - 71324000 - Quantity surveying services - 71520000 - Construction supervision services - 71530000 - Construction consultancy services - 71540000 - Construction management services - 71541000 - Construction project management services ## Release History - 8 May 2026 at 08:26 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042270-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042270-2026 8th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Z86aaeTSzUuzA9K74rm78R-zJzNCOs1Bvowi7doRXlZURjJXTlpNNlJHNTNXME1aM0tHNVFLMzBLVy4u - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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