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title: "Better Queensway - Housing Design"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ea61"
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buyer: "Southend-on-Sea City Council"
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# Better Queensway - Housing Design

Buyer: Southend-on-Sea City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea61

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## Summary

Southend-on-Sea City Council commissioned housing design and engineering services for the Better Queensway development. The requirement covers a feasibility study and follow-up design work for phases 1 and 2, including reviewing building heights to assess whether the number of dwellings can be increased. It also includes more detailed analysis of the existing conditions of Quantock Tower to support an option to refit the building. The work is being delivered for the council’s housing development in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, within the South East of England. The service category is architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services. The requirement is a single housing design services package covering both development phases and the Quantock Tower assessment.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 24 August 2026 to CIVIC ENGINEERS LIMITED. It was a below-threshold procurement; the published method is described as below threshold, with the specific method not identified. The award is for the single package covering the Better Queensway housing design requirement. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and runs from 24 August to 18 October 2026. Its value is £74,430 excluding VAT, or £89,316 including VAT. The selected supplier is a Manchester-based small or medium-sized enterprise. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement is recorded as a services contract.

This procurement indicates demand from Southend-on-Sea City Council for compact, time-limited housing feasibility and design support that combines new-build development analysis with the assessment of an existing residential tower. Suppliers likely to be credible for a future requirement would need architectural, construction or civil engineering capability, experience preparing feasibility studies, and the ability to develop design options from site and building-condition evidence. Relevant expertise includes testing how building heights affect dwelling numbers, coordinating design work across development phases, and assessing refurbishment or retrofit options for an existing tower. Firms should also be able to provide focused technical analysis and follow-up design work for a local-authority housing programme, including the capacity to deliver several linked tasks within a short contract.

## Notice

A feasibility study is required for a new design for phases 1 and 2 of the housing development. Some carefully scoped follow up work is essential to finalise the design, specifically to look at building heights to increase numbers of dwellings in phases 1 and 2 of the development and to undertake some more in-depth analysis of the existing conditions of Quantock Tower to support an option to refit.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080283-2026 |
| 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 - 18 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £74,430 |

## 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 | CIVIC ENGINEERS 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 12:09 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080283-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080283-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.team-civic.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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