Construction Professional Services Framework
Framework Description
Birmingham City Council is procuring a Construction Professional Services Framework to support its construction pipeline and £7 billion property, plant and equipment portfolio, which includes schools, transport infrastructure and housing. It will be split into multiple specialist professional services lots across construction disciplines. The procurement is coming soon, with a strong emphasis on local firms and SMEs.
Context & Use Case
The council will use it to appoint architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers and specialist consultants for capital projects of varied size and complexity. Because it is prioritising Birmingham and West Midlands businesses, local practices have a real opening to win council commissions directly rather than only as subconsultants to larger firms.
Scope of Services
Architectural design Structural and civil engineering Building services engineering design Project management Quantity surveying and cost planning Specialist consultancy
Lots
Yes: multiple specialist professional services lots across construction disciplines
Who Can Apply
Architects, engineers, surveyors, project managers and specialist construction consultants, with local and West Midlands practices and SMEs particularly encouraged. The framework is coming soon, so prepare your bid now and identify the lots that match your disciplines.
Buyer Benefits
The council gets pre-qualified professional teams for a large and varied pipeline, faster commissioning and consistent quality. Prioritising local firms supports its economic development aims and keeps fees circulating in the regional economy rather than leaving it.
Next Steps
Read the council's notice on Find a Tender (047375-2026) and watch Birmingham City Council's procurement portal for the tender documents and lot details. Identify the lots that match your disciplines, then prepare professional accreditations, public sector project case studies, team CVs and a local social value offer showing benefit to Birmingham and the West Midlands.
How Athena Can Help
Professional services frameworks are won on team quality and relevant projects, and this one adds a strong local dimension. Athena's pre-tender bid strategy helps you pick lots and plan your social value offer, and our multi-lot framework preparation builds case studies and CVs before the tender opens.
When it opens, our bid writing and pricing service drafts the quality answers, prices the fee bids and runs a Bid Health Check.
