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title: "Essex Alliance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07907a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Department for Education"
published: "2026-10-26"
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# Essex Alliance

Buyer: Department for Education  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07907a

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## Summary

The Department for Education’s Essex Alliance covers advisory architectural services and construction work for school buildings. This award relates to the high-value building (HVB) part of the alliance, under Lot 2 of the wider framework. The requirement is for school construction-related services, combining architectural advice with building works. The buyer is the Department for Education, and the alliance is for work in Essex. The award forms part of a framework alliance contract, so the requirement is delivered through an existing framework arrangement rather than an unrestricted standalone competition. The published scope identifies school buildings as the focus; it does not name particular schools or specify individual projects.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd and Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd. The award date was 26 October 2026. The recorded award value is £1, with a gross value of £1.20. The contract period runs from 28 October 2026 to 31 December 2031, with a maximum extent to 1 January 2032. Renewal and additional options are permitted under the contract terms. This was a selective, competitive award under an existing framework and below the procurement threshold. The award concerns one lot, covering the HVB part of the Essex Alliance; the wider alliance also refers to a separate low-value building lot. The award was made for advisory architectural services and school building construction work.

For firms tracking future Department for Education school-building requirements in Essex, this award indicates demand for suppliers able to combine architectural advisory capability with delivery of school construction works through a framework alliance. The selected suppliers are large construction businesses, suggesting that competitors will need credible capacity to manage building projects and coordinate professional design advice with construction delivery. Relevant experience in school buildings and the ability to operate within a framework-based contracting route would be useful when comparable requirements return to market. The alliance covers both high- and low-value building work, but this award concerns the high-value building strand. The commercial opportunity is therefore best suited to established construction and architectural teams able to work together on public-sector education projects, rather than suppliers offering unrelated services or isolated building products.

## Notice

This is a Framework Alliance Contract (FAC1) for the DfE Essex Alliance (across HVB Lot 2 and LVB Lot 6). This contract award notice relates to HVB Lot 2.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101183-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Oct 2026 - 31 Dec 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd; Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 45214200 - Construction work for school buildings
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 16:04 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101183-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101183-2026
  26th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04e992
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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