Construction Contract Leads

Scope

Description

The information provided in this notice will apply to the LiveWest contract part of this procurement only

LiveWest Homes Limited are looking to:

a) appoint a Retrofit Consultant including Principal Designer services to deliver the business's aim of all properties being at EPC C by 2028 to ensure that LiveWest are compliant with its requirements

B) establish a Retrofit Consultant including Principal Designer services for current and future members of Advantage South West

in a single joint procurement process.

Due to FTS notice linking restrictions, this notice could not be formally linked to the ASW notice but it is linked - see notice reference above

Total value (estimated)

• £6,700,000 excluding VAT
• £8,040,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

• 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2030
• Possible extension to 28 February 2033
• 6 years

Description of possible extension:

Each LiveWest contract will be for an initial term of 3 years with an option to extend for 2 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

• 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
• 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
• 71314000 - Energy and related services
• 71315000 - Building services

Contract locations

• UKK - South West (England)

Participation

Particular suitability

• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
• Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

26 August 2026, 5:00pm

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

4 September 2026, 5:00pm

Electronic auction will be used

Yes

Submission address and any special instructions

https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/AdvertSummary?projectId=149c5a15-d190-f111-813c-005056b64545&projectStepId=209c5a15-d190-f111-813c-005056b64545

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

5 October 2026

Recurring procurement

Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 12 October 2026

Award criteria

Weighting description

Quality

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Competitive flexible procedure description

This CFP procurement will consist of two separate stages

Stage 1 - PSQ (conditions of participation)

Stage 2 - ITT

Responses (CPQ Responses) to this selection questionnaire (CPQ) will be used in the first step of selecting suitably qualified and experienced consultants (Participants) to be invited to tender. It is intended that the Client will shortlist a maximum of 5 Participants to be invited to submit tenders / initial tenders in line with section 20(4)(a) of the Act. Those bidders will have met all requirements including the pass / fail questions and be in the top 5 after LiveWest have evaluated the scored submissions. Only those bidders will be shortlisted for stage 2 (ITT).

In the event that Participants score within 1 point of the 5th highest scoring Participant, LiveWest Homes Limited reserves the right to shortlist all additional Participants who have passed all 'pass / fail' requirements and are within 1 mark of the 5th highest scoring Participant. In the event that LiveWest Homes Limited exercises this discretion, it will notify all Participants in writing of the number of Participants to be shortlisted.

Contracting authority

LIVEWEST HOMES LIMITED

• Companies House: RS007724
• Charity Commission (England and Wales): Broomford
• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRN-5716-MJRP

Skypark, 1 Wellington Way

Exeter

EX5 2FZ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Miss Jenny Marles

Telephone: +441392547151

Email: procurement [at] livewest.co.uk

Website: https://www.livewest.co.uk/

Region: UKK43 - Devon CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

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