Contract

DFC 5011589 Historic Environment Division Specialist Conservation Advisory Services Framework Agreement 2023

  • Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-000194

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-040353 (view related notices)

Published 5 January 2026, 10:50am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division

Lanyon Place

BELFAST

BT1 3LP

Contact

Procurement Operations Branch

Email

construc.info@Finance-ni.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2890816555

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

Buyer's address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

DFC 5011589 Historic Environment Division Specialist Conservation Advisory Services Framework Agreement 2023

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71541000 - Construction project management services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This Framework Agreement is for the provision of specialist conservation engineering, landscape management and masonry monument advice within the remit of the Department for Communities’ Historic Environment Division. This framework Agreement will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives For a complete description of this procurement please refer to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £272,363.48

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
  • 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN - Northern Ireland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This Framework Agreement is for the provision of specialist conservation engineering, landscape management and masonry monument advice within the remit of the Department for Communities’ Historic Environment Division. This framework Agreement will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives For a complete description of this procurement please refer to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 80

Cost criterion - Name: Financial / Weighting: 20

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-028178


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 May 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

ALASTAIR COEY ARCHITECTS LTD

Belmont Gate Lodge

BELFAST

BT4 2DT

Email

info@alastaircoeyarchitects.com

Telephone

+44 2890872400

Fax

+44 2890872401

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Internet address

https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £800,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £272,363.48


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

CPD, in its capacity as a Central Purchasing Body, is administering this procurement on behalf of the Contracting Authority.. . The. Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: not to award any contract/framework agreement as a result of the procurement. process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage; and. ii. to make whatever changes it may see. fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition. . and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred. by Economic Operators or Candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly at the sole risk. of the Economic Operator or Candidate participating in this procurement process. This project will be used to progress the Government’s. wider social, economic and environmental objectives.. . No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement. or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No. compensation etc will be paid if a contract or framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Economic Operators should take part in. this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position. .

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Department of Finance

Clare House 303 Airport Road West

Belfast

Bt3 9ED

Email

construc.info@Finance-ni.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2890816555

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach.of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award.. decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the. award decision before the contract is entered into.