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title: "Better Queensway - Housing Consultancy Support"
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# Better Queensway - Housing Consultancy Support

Buyer: Southend-on-Sea City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea3f

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## Summary

Southend-on-Sea City Council procured housing consultancy support for Better Queensway, a large, multi-phase regeneration project intended to regenerate a substantial part of central Southend. The requirement covers housing tenure strategy, viability, delivery and the procurement approach, addressing gaps in the council’s capability and capacity. This is professional consultancy within the architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services category, with the published classification 71000000. The work is associated with Southend-on-Sea and supports the council’s wider regeneration plans for central Southend. It is relevant to consultancies that advise public-sector clients on housing-led regeneration, tenure options, development viability, delivery models and the procurement of housing or development partners.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to 31TEN CONSULTING LIMITED. It was a below-threshold procedure with the specific method recorded as unknown, and the requirement was arranged as one completed lot. The award is active and was made on 24 August 2026. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its value is £58,200 excluding VAT, or £69,840 including VAT. The selected supplier is providing the housing consultancy support described for Better Queensway. The available procurement information identifies the service category and scope, but does not set out an evaluation weighting or detailed award criteria.

This award shows Southend-on-Sea City Council’s demand for specialist housing advice within a major regeneration programme, including support on tenure strategy, viability, delivery and procurement. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need demonstrable experience advising councils or regeneration bodies on housing-led development, assessing development and tenure viability, shaping delivery strategies and designing appropriate procurement routes. It would also need to combine strategic advice with practical understanding of housing delivery, development economics and public-sector procurement. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized consultancy, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist business rather than only by a large multidisciplinary firm. Relevant evidence would include comparable regeneration assignments and staff with the necessary housing, viability and procurement expertise.

## Notice

Better Queensway is a large-scale multi-phase regeneration project which aspires to deliver the complete regeneration of a large section of central Southend. Housing consultancy support is required to address gaps in capability and capacity to support housing tenure strategy, viability, delivery and procurement approach.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080214-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 Aug 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £58,200 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Southend-on-Sea City Council |
| Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA |
| Postcode area | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6FA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | 31TEN CONSULTING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 10:44 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080214-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080214-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.31tenconsulting.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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