Cumberland Council's Programme Management Office is seeking to appoint a single professional services provider (the "Consultant") with suitable architectural, building surveying, mechanical and electrical engineering, structural engineering and quantity surveying capability to...
This agreement, let under the Procurement Act 2023 includes consultancy, covering specialisms such as business, strategy and policy, finance, HR, procurement, health or social care and community, infrastructure and environment. As well as restructuring and insolvency.
This is a Procurement Re-wind in relation to UK4 Tender Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-084612.
If you have previously submitted a tender under the existing process and wish to participate in the re-wound process, you will need to submit a replacement tender in accordance with...
Buyer
Cumberland Council
Location
Carlisle
Deadline
Closes 16 Nov 2026
Value
£1.5m
Key dates and value
Status
Closed
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2026
Published
24 Jun 2026
Estimated value
£3m
Contract start
2 Nov 2026
Contract end
1 Nov 2030
Location
Bolton, North West England
Notice type
UK4
Buyer type
Local Authority
Overview
The Borough Council of Bolton ("the Authority") is seeking tenders to establish a comprehensive Professional Services Framework to support both current and future requirements across Capital Projects and Operational Estates. The Framework is intended to provide access to a broad range of technical disciplines required to deliver planned and prioritised works, lifecycle investment planning, statutory compliance, due diligence, feasibility studies, and comprehensive Condition and Asset Surveys across the Council's property portfolio.
The Framework will ensure that the Council can draw upon suitably qualified and experienced professional consultants across the built environment to support strategic asset planning, project development, statutory compliance, capital programme formation, and evidence based decision making.
The Framework is broken down into the following Lots:
Lot 1 - Building Fabric and Ground Condition Surveys
Lot 2a - Architect Services
Lot 2b - Heritage Architects Services
Lot 3 - Mechanical, Electrical and Building Services Asset Surveys
Lot 4 - Quantity Surveying, Cost Planning, and Commercial Support
Lot 5 - CDM and Principal Designer Services
Lot 6 - Structural and Fire Engineering (as required)
Lot 7 - Multidisciplinary Consultancy
This Procurement is being conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, using the Closed Framework Procedure.
It is intended for the Framework to commence 2 November 2026 for a period of 4 years, subject to the information, specification and tender package enclosed.
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CPV codes
71315210 Building services consultancy services
About the buyer
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has published 18 tender notices since 27 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £10.8m. 6 of them are currently open.
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