--- title: "Professional Services for Bradford St replacement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0791d7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0791d7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0791d7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0791d7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Braintree District Council" published: "2026-10-29" --- # Professional Services for Bradford St replacement Buyer: Braintree District Council Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0791d7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0791d7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0791d7.json) ## Summary Braintree District Council intends to appoint a multidisciplinary consultancy team for the Bradford St replacement project in Braintree. The project aims to provide accessible temporary accommodation suited to the needs of people experiencing homelessness and reduce reliance on nightly paid accommodation. The preferred feasibility layout includes six self-contained units: three wheelchair-accessible apartments designed to M4(3) standards and three one-bedroom apartments, plus staff offices, meeting and interview rooms, cycle and refuse storage, and associated external works. The professional services cover validating the existing feasibility work, further surveys and investigations, planning and statutory approvals, design development through the relevant RIBA stages, support with procuring a construction contractor, and contract administration and cost management through to completion. Likely investigations include structural, asbestos, measured-building, topographical, utilities, drainage, energy and environmental surveys. This is at planning stage: the Council has stated its intention to procure, and there is no invitation to tender in this process. It plans to hold preliminary market engagement, with questionnaire responses expected by 11 November 2026. A subsequent notice is expected on 20 November 2026. The anticipated procurement value is £300,000 excluding VAT (£360,000 including VAT). The planned contract period runs from 22 February 2027 to 21 February 2029. The procurement is presented as a single lot, with small and medium-sized enterprises considered suitable. The record does not state the intended procurement procedure or evaluation criteria, so suppliers should treat these as unsettled until the tender is published. This work is likely to suit a multidisciplinary construction consultancy able to take a small housing refurbishment or replacement project from feasibility through design, approvals and delivery. Relevant strengths include architectural and building design, coordination of specialist engineering input, cost management and contract administration, as well as experience supporting construction procurement. Suppliers should be equipped to investigate an existing building and coordinate surveys covering structure, asbestos, building measurements, topography, utilities and drainage, alongside energy and environmental assessments. The team will need to develop accessible accommodation, including wheelchair-accessible apartments designed to M4(3) standards, and provide planning and statutory approval support. The Council is looking to validate existing feasibility work, undertake any further investigations needed and deliver the project through completion. SMEs are expressly considered suitable, making this potentially relevant to smaller consultancies and capable collaborative teams. ## Notice * Demand for temporary accommodation has increased significantly in recent years, with households presenting with a wider range of support, behavioural, safeguarding and accessibility needs. The Council is therefore seeking to provide high-quality, accessible accommodation that is better suited to the needs of modern homelessness services and reduces reliance on costly nightly paid accommodation. * A feasibility study has been undertaken which identified a preferred layout comprising: * Six self-contained temporary accommodation units; * Three wheelchair-accessible apartments designed to meet M4(3) standards; * Three one-bedroom apartments; * Staff office accommodation; * Meeting/interview facilities; * Associated cycle storage, refuse storage and ancillary external works. * The Council intends to appoint a multidisciplinary professional consultancy team to review and validate the existing feasibility work, undertake any further surveys and investigations required, secure planning and statutory approvals, develop the design through the appropriate RIBA stages, support procurement of a construction contractor and provide contract administration and cost management services through to project completion. * Surveys and investigations likely to be required are: * Structural investigations. * Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos Survey. * Measured building survey. * Topographical survey. * Utilities investigations. * Drainage investigations. * Energy and environmental assessments. * Any other specialist surveys considered necessary. ### Planning Information All PME questionnaire responses must be submitted electronically via Open. To access this opportunity go to Open: https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities Search for Project # OPEN-PR-27102026101452643 It is free to register and bid for this opportunity, if you don't have an account for Open you can sign up using the link below https://www.open-uk.org/ Click "Get Started" at the top right & follow the steps. If you need further guidance on how to use Open, please visit their How to Guides here: https://www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/ https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102395-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | 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 | 29 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 22 Feb 2027 - 21 Feb 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | 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 | Braintree District Council | | Locality | BRAINTREE | | Postcode area | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM7 9HB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway | | Local authority | Braintree | | Electoral ward | Bocking South | | Westminster constituency | Braintree | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71530000 - Construction consultancy services ## Release History - 29 Oct 2026 at 09:38 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102395-2026 - 28 Oct 2026 at 08:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101810-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102395-2026 29th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101810-2026 28th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.braintree.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.open-hub.org/how-to-guides/ - https://www.open-uk.org/ - https://www.open-uk.org/opportunities ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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