Development Consultancy Framework for the Provision of Employers Agent, Cost Consultancy, CDM Advisor, and Principal Designer Services

A Addendum Notice
by THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Services)
Duration
3 year
Value
£38M
Sector
CONSTRUCTION
Published
10 Jun 2025
Delivery
01 Nov 2025 to 31 Oct 2028
Deadline
n/a

Related Terms

Location

North West England:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

The Guinness Partnership (TGP) is seeking to establish a multidisciplinary framework to deliver a range of development consultancy services across its nationwide portfolio. The framework will support the delivery of new build affordable housing, building safety, and planned maintenance projects, and will cover the following service areas: Employer's Agent - including contract administration, project management, and procurement advice. Cost Consultancy - full financial management of projects, including budgeting, tender review, and value engineering. CDM Advisor and Principal Designer - ensuring compliance with Construction Design and Management Regulations and promoting health and safety throughout the lifecycle of the works. These services will be required across England, with a focus on key regions such as Greater Manchester, London and the South-East, Bristol, Gloucester and Exeter, Yorkshire and Derbyshire. Flexibility and strong regional coverage are essential due to TGP's dispersed housing stock.

Lot Division

1 Employer's Agent and Cost Consultancy (North Region)
  • Value: £10M

This lot is designed to secure suppliers with the combined capability to deliver both Cost Consultancy and Employer's Agent services, offering clients a single, coordinated approach to project delivery and financial management for the North Region of England. Employer's Agent Service Objectives: Deliver end-to-end contract administration, project management, and consultancy services to support the successful delivery of construction projects, including advising on procurement strategies and tendering approaches. Oversee all project phases from inception to completion, ensuring strict compliance with contractual obligations, regulatory standards, and the Employer's requirements. Where required, provide integrated cost consultancy to maintain robust financial oversight and ensure value for money throughout the project lifecycle. Facilitate proactive coordination among all stakeholders to uphold quality, control costs, meet programme targets, and effectively manage risks and project changes. Explore and implement opportunities to integrate cost consultancy within the Employer's Agent role for comprehensive project support. Cost Consultancy Service Objectives: Manage all financial aspects of the project, including the preparation of cost plans, cashflow forecasts, and payment schedules. Ensure accuracy and consistency in project documentation, review tenders for discrepancies, and negotiate with contractors to secure best value. Advise on design, life-cycle, and operational costs, monitor budgets, and ensure adherence to financial constraints. Lead value management initiatives, provide commercial contract advice, participate in progress meetings, and oversee financial reporting to ensure projects are delivered within budget and aligned with financial objectives. Guinness intends to appoint 5 suppliers to this lot, although may appoint up to a maximum of 7 suppliers where final tender scores are significantly close. An objective methodology for this selection approach will be included within the ITT.

Award Criteria
Quality A selection of quality criteria relating to the subject matter of the contract will be assessed. The exact headlines, questions and weightings are still being formulated, however are expected to include assessment of the following: - bidder's technical proposals and proposed methodology for delivering services under the framework, - proposed resources to be available through the framework, including the proposed framework management team, delivery resources and exploration of qualifications for proposed staff - the quality evaluation may include evaluation of the bidder's proposed approaches to lot-specific considerations relating to the services delivered, to assess and understand the bidder's depth of knowledge and proposed approach to key challenges that are likely to be experienced during service delivery - proposals for added value, social value and environmental considerations These criteria are still to be fully refined, as are their individual sub-weightings, and are subject to change. The process may include for a clarification or scored interview process - the exact approach will be confirmed in the ITT documents.
Cost It is likely that proposed costs and fees will be assessed on the basis of a sliding scale of fees, which will be charged as a % of total expected project value, based on a sliding scale of different value bands. This would be, for e.g. % fees charged for the following project band values: - up to £500,000 - £1,000,000 - £2,500,000 - £5,000,000 - £10,000,000 - £20,000,000 - £35,000,000 - £50,000,000 - £100,000,000 and above Bidders are also likely to be asked to provide day rates for staff of different levels of skill and seniority (i.e. senior partner through administrator). These criteria are still to be fully refined, as are weightings, and are subject to change.
2 Employer's Agent and Cost Consultancy (South-East Region)
  • Value: £10M

This lot is designed to secure suppliers with the combined capability to deliver both Cost Consultancy and Employer's Agent services, offering clients a single, coordinated approach to project delivery and financial management for the South-East Region of England. Employer's Agent Service Objectives: Deliver end-to-end contract administration, project management, and consultancy services to support the successful delivery of construction projects, including advising on procurement strategies and tendering approaches. Oversee all project phases from inception to completion, ensuring strict compliance with contractual obligations, regulatory standards, and the Employer's requirements. Where required, provide integrated cost consultancy to maintain robust financial oversight and ensure value for money throughout the project lifecycle. Facilitate proactive coordination among all stakeholders to uphold quality, control costs, meet programme targets, and effectively manage risks and project changes. Explore and implement opportunities to integrate cost consultancy within the Employer's Agent role for comprehensive project support. Cost Consultancy Service Objectives: Manage all financial aspects of the project, including the preparation of cost plans, cashflow forecasts, and payment schedules. Ensure accuracy and consistency in project documentation, review tenders for discrepancies, and negotiate with contractors to secure best value. Advise on design, life-cycle, and operational costs, monitor budgets, and ensure adherence to financial constraints. Lead value management initiatives, provide commercial contract advice, participate in progress meetings, and oversee financial reporting to ensure projects are delivered within budget and aligned with financial objectives. Guinness intends to appoint 5 suppliers to this lot, although may appoint up to a maximum of 7 suppliers where final tender scores are significantly close. An objective methodology for this selection approach will be included within the ITT.

Award Criteria
Quality A selection of quality criteria relating to the subject matter of the contract will be assessed. The exact headlines, questions and weightings are still being formulated, however are expected to include assessment of the following: - bidder's technical proposals and proposed methodology for delivering services under the framework, - proposed resources to be available through the framework, including the proposed framework management team, delivery resources and exploration of qualifications for proposed staff - the quality evaluation may include evaluation of the bidder's proposed approaches to lot-specific considerations relating to the services delivered, to assess and understand the bidder's depth of knowledge and proposed approach to key challenges that are likely to be experienced during service delivery - proposals for added value, social value and environmental considerations These criteria are still to be fully refined, as are their individual sub-weightings, and are subject to change. The process may include for a clarification or scored interview process - the exact approach will be confirmed in the ITT documents.
Cost It is likely that proposed costs and fees will be assessed on the basis of a sliding scale of fees, which will be charged as a % of total expected project value, based on a sliding scale of different value bands. This would be, for e.g. % fees charged for the following project band values: - up to £500,000 - £1,000,000 - £2,500,000 - £5,000,000 - £10,000,000 - £20,000,000 - £35,000,000 - £50,000,000 - £100,000,000 and above Bidders are also likely to be asked to provide day rates for staff of different levels of skill and seniority (i.e. senior partner through administrator). These criteria are still to be fully refined, as are weightings, and are subject to change.
3 Employer's Agent and Cost Consultancy (South-West Region)
  • Value: £9M

This lot is designed to secure suppliers with the combined capability to deliver both Cost Consultancy and Employer's Agent services, offering clients a single, coordinated approach to project delivery and financial management for the South-West Region of England. Employer's Agent Service Objectives: Deliver end-to-end contract administration, project management, and consultancy services to support the successful delivery of construction projects, including advising on procurement strategies and tendering approaches. Oversee all project phases from inception to completion, ensuring strict compliance with contractual obligations, regulatory standards, and the Employer's requirements. Where required, provide integrated cost consultancy to maintain robust financial oversight and ensure value for money throughout the project lifecycle. Facilitate proactive coordination among all stakeholders to uphold quality, control costs, meet programme targets, and effectively manage risks and project changes. Explore and implement opportunities to integrate cost consultancy within the Employer's Agent role for comprehensive project support. Cost Consultancy Service Objectives: Manage all financial aspects of the project, including the preparation of cost plans, cashflow forecasts, and payment schedules. Ensure accuracy and consistency in project documentation, review tenders for discrepancies, and negotiate with contractors to secure best value. Advise on design, life-cycle, and operational costs, monitor budgets, and ensure adherence to financial constraints. Lead value management initiatives, provide commercial contract advice, participate in progress meetings, and oversee financial reporting to ensure projects are delivered within budget and aligned with financial objectives.

Award Criteria
Quality A selection of quality criteria relating to the subject matter of the contract will be assessed. The exact headlines, questions and weightings are still being formulated, however are expected to include assessment of the following: - bidder's technical proposals and proposed methodology for delivering services under the framework, - proposed resources to be available through the framework, including the proposed framework management team, delivery resources and exploration of qualifications for proposed staff - the quality evaluation may include evaluation of the bidder's proposed approaches to lot-specific considerations relating to the services delivered, to assess and understand the bidder's depth of knowledge and proposed approach to key challenges that are likely to be experienced during service delivery - proposals for added value, social value and environmental considerations These criteria are still to be fully refined, as are their individual sub-weightings, and are subject to change. The process may include for a clarification or scored interview process - the exact approach will be confirmed in the ITT documents.
Cost It is likely that proposed costs and fees will be assessed on the basis of a sliding scale of fees, which will be charged as a % of total expected project value, based on a sliding scale of different value bands. This would be, for e.g. % fees charged for the following project band values: - up to £500,000 - £1,000,000 - £2,500,000 - £5,000,000 - £10,000,000 - £20,000,000 - £35,000,000 - £50,000,000 - £100,000,000 and above Bidders are also likely to be asked to provide day rates for staff of different levels of skill and seniority (i.e. senior partner through administrator). These criteria are still to be fully refined, as are weightings, and are subject to change.
4 CDM Advisor and Principal Designer (National Coverage)
  • Value: £10M

This lot seeks providers with the integrated capability to deliver both CDM Advisor and Principal Designer services, ensuring comprehensive support for health and safety compliance and risk management throughout all project stages, in line with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 on a National basis in England.

Award Criteria
Quality A selection of quality criteria relating to the subject matter of the contract will be assessed. The exact headlines, questions and weightings are still being formulated, however are expected to include assessment of the following: - bidder's technical proposals and proposed methodology for delivering services under the framework, - proposed resources to be available through the framework, including the proposed framework management team, delivery resources and exploration of qualifications for proposed staff - the quality evaluation may include evaluation of the bidder's proposed approaches to lot-specific considerations relating to the services delivered, to assess and understand the bidder's depth of knowledge and proposed approach to key challenges that are likely to be experienced during service delivery - proposals for added value, social value and environmental considerations These criteria are still to be fully refined, as are their individual sub-weightings, and are subject to change. The process may include for a clarification or scored interview process - the exact approach will be confirmed in the ITT documents.
Cost It is likely that proposed costs and fees will be assessed on the basis of a sliding scale of fees, which will be charged as a % of total expected project value, based on a sliding scale of different value bands. This would be, for e.g. % fees charged for the following project band values: - up to £500,000 - £1,000,000 - £2,500,000 - £5,000,000 - £10,000,000 - £20,000,000 - £35,000,000 - £50,000,000 - £100,000,000 and above Bidders are also likely to be asked to provide day rates for staff of different levels of skill and seniority (i.e. senior partner through administrator). These criteria are still to be fully refined, as are weightings, and are subject to change.

Renewal Options

In accordance with the terms of the Procurement Act, open frameworks must be reopened for further competition no later than the end of their maximum three-year initial term. As such it is Guinness' intention to reopen the framework for competition no later than the end of year 3 of the framework. The length of the subsequent framework is permitted under the Procurement Act to be for a maximum of 5 years, so is envisaged to run for this period of time, although may at Guinness' discretion be reopened at an earlier stage. The total maximum term of the open framework may not exceed 8 years in total and therefore will be capped at this length. Call-offs may be awarded that expire after any of the above-stated framework end dates, provided these are within reason and in accordance with any limitations set out within the Procurement Act 2023 or other relevant legislation.

CPV Codes

  • 71315100 - Building-fabric consultancy services
  • 71315200 - Building consultancy services
  • 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
  • 71315300 - Building surveying services
  • 73220000 - Development consultancy services

Indicators

  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This amendment to the original notice does not fundamentally alter the proposed aims or aspirations of the procurement, or its conduct in any way, however clarifies a number of aspects relating to the conduct of the procedure which may not have been clear to bidders in the original publication. This information has been available throughout within the published PSQ documentation.

Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-050d49
  • FTS 031376-2025

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