Scope
Reference
DN793196
Description
Blackpool Council is seeking to appoint an experienced Architectural Consultant to lead a multidisciplinary design team in delivering consultancy services for the design development of Bloomfield Central Housing site (formerly part of the Foxhall Village). This site, covering just under 1 hectare, is strategically located at the junction of Central Drive, Rigby Road, and Johnston Street. The Council's ambition for this site is to realise a high-quality, sustainable, and contextually responsive residential scheme, delivering approximately 40 new homes for social and affordable rent.
Total value (estimated)
- £300,000 excluding VAT
- £360,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 15 December 2025 to 31 May 2026
- 5 months, 17 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
Contract locations
- UKD42 - Blackpool
Participation
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation
Full details provided within the tender documents
Technical ability conditions of participation
Full details provided within the tender documents
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
27 October 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
3 November 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
28 November 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality (Maximum 70 Quality Points) - to help the Council assess your ability to meet our requirements, you are required to submit a series of Method Statements by responding to the questions... |
Quality |
| Social Value | Social Value (Maximum 10 Quality Points) - 10 Quality Points will be allocated to Social Value. Your submission will be assessed on how well your proposals deliver genuine, measurable benefits to... |
Quality |
| Interview | Interview (Maximum 20 Quality Points) - 20 Quality Points will be allocated to Interview. You will be required to deliver a presentation in line with the requirements of the question included in... |
Quality |
| Price per Quality | Suppliers are required to fully complete the Pricing Schedule included at Appendix C, which will provide an overall Price for delivering the contract. This overall Price submitted (which is assessed... |
Price |
Weighting description
The Contracting Authority will be adopting the Price per Quality evaluation methodology, which assesses value for money by dividing the Supplier's submitted Price by the achieved Quality, Social Value and Interview score. The result of this assessment will be a Price per Quality score measured in pounds (£) and which measures the cost of each quality point.
The lowest Price per Quality score will be the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT).
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
no pre-market engagement undertaken
Documents
Associated tender documents
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=d8005491-2ea4-f011-813a-005056b64545&fromProjectDashboard=True
Full suite of tender documents available at the abovementioned link
Contracting authority
Blackpool Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHHB-5249-RZVD
PO Box 4
Blackpool
FY1 1NA
United Kingdom
Region: UKD42 - Blackpool
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government