Professional Services Framework

A Professional Services Framework to assist officers in their work of providing a capital works and building maintenance service to schools. The framework is intended to provide a contingent professional advice service should funding should be available from e.g. the Department for Education for school capital works. The framework is to provide a top up capacity to the work of officers and so is optional expenditure. Suppliers will have to re- price every year in a competitive environment to keep prices sharp. The option of not procuring this framework does not exist as there is insufficient officer resource to deliver the entire programme in- house. Demand is too uncertain for the Council to commit to a long- term service contract. The client team anticipates that the capital programme will have a value of £100 million per year. It is anticipated that the in-house team would provide professional support to 75% of the programme. This would mean that external providers would support work to the value of £25 million per year or £100 million over the 4- year life of the framework. Lot 1 Architect led teams (full teams) to provide coordinated multidisciplinary design and contract administration for packages £1,000,000 and under Lot 2 Architect led teams (full teams) to provide coordinated multidisciplinary design and contract administration for packages over £1,000,000. Lot 3 Structural Engineering, working with in-house team Lot 4 CDM principal Designer, working with in-house team Lot 5 Quantity Surveying, working with in-house team Lot 6 Site supervisor, working with in-house team Lot 7 Building Surveying, working with in-house team Lot 8 Project Management of capital works reporting to a Council officer. Lot 9 Architect working with in- house team Lot 10 Landscape Architect Lot 11 Drainage Engineer

• Architect led teams (full teams) to provide coordinated multidisciplinary design and contract administration for packages £1,000,000 and under · £1,000,000 · active
• Architect led teams (full teams) to provide coordinated multidisciplinary design and contract administration for packages over £1,000,000. · £2,000,000 · active
• Structural Engineering, working with in-house team · £200,000 · active
• CDM principal Designer, working with in-house team · £125,000 · active
• Quantity Surveying, working with in house team · £200,000 · active
• Site supervisor, working with in-house team · £125,000 · active
• Building Surveying, working with in house team · £400,000 · active
• Project Management of capital works reporting to a Council officer · £150,000 · active
• Architect working with in- house team · £400,000 · active
• Landscape Architect · £200,000 · active
• Drainage Engineer · £200,000 · active

Check the original notice for each lot’s scope, eligibility and deadline.

• 23 May 2025 · Notice updated
• 4 Nov 2026 · Opportunity published
• 4 Nov 2026 · Opportunity published
• 4 Nov 2026 · Notice updated