Award

Cranbrook Leisure part of Cranbrook Leisure, Health and Wellbeing Campus

  • East Devon District Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-073179

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-056971 (view related notices)

Published 12 November 2025, 1:15pm



Scope

Reference

ED0390-25

Description

The Authority is awarding a contract for Cranbrook Leisure, part of Cranbrook Leisure, Health and Wellbeing Campus. The Campus includes a circa 3750m² net internal area Leisure Centre, incorporating Library, Youth and Family Services Hub and a 2,250m² Neighbourhood Health Centre together with an additional small site for Commercial Development. The Authority is awarding an architecturally led multidisciplinary design team to deliver Cranbrook Leisure Centre, encompassing a Library, Youth and Family Services Hub.


Contract 1. ED0390-25 - Cranbrook Leisure, part of Cranbrook Leisure, Health and Wellbeing Campus

Supplier

Contract value

  • £535,958 excluding VAT
  • £643,149.60 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

10 November 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

12 November 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 21 November 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

24 November 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 25 November 2025 to 31 December 2026
  • Possible extension to 31 December 2028
  • 3 years, 1 month, 6 days

Description of possible extension:

At the discretion of the Authority:

Novated services from RIBA Stages 4 - 7 - March 2027 - December 2028

AND / OR

Technical Advisory from RIBA Stages 4 - 7 - March 2027 - December 2028

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71200000 - Architectural and related services

Contract locations

  • UKK43 - Devon CC

Information about tenders

  • 11 tenders received
  • 10 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 7 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 9 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

AHR ARCHITECTS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 04347086
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRLG-4516-TQQT

5th Floor, 55 Princess Street

Manchester

M2 4EW

United Kingdom

Region: UKD33 - Manchester

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. ED0390-25 - Cranbrook Leisure, part of Cranbrook Leisure, Health and Wellbeing Campus


Contracting authority

East Devon District Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLPC-3866-LXMN

Blackdown House

Honiton

EX14 1EJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKK43 - Devon CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government