Technical Consultancy Framework
Framework Description
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets plans to set up a technical consultancy open framework to support its 10-year Major Works Capital Investment Programme. It has published a preliminary market engagement notice giving advance notice of the procurement and a launch event, where it plans to share more detail on scope, structure, value and the procurement timetable.
Context & Use Case
The council's capital programme will need technical input from early planning through to delivery. The framework is intended to give its project teams flexible call-off access to technical consultants, rather than tendering each commission. As an open framework, it is designed to reopen to new suppliers at set points, which suits a programme lasting ten years.
Scope of Services
Technical consultancy for the Major Works capital programme Feasibility and project planning Design and specification support Site surveys and condition assessment Contract and risk management Delivery oversight and assurance
Lots
See framework link
Who Can Apply
Suits technical consultancies with local authority capital works experience, including surveyors, project managers and design consultants. The procurement is at preliminary market engagement, so nobody can join yet: consultancies should attend the launch event and prepare to bid when the first tender opens. Later reopenings will offer further chances.
Buyer Benefits
A ten-year programme needs continuity, and a framework will give Tower Hamlets a stable pool of consultants who learn its estate and standards. Reopening points will let the council bring in new expertise as the mix of projects changes, and pre-agreed terms mean commissions can start quickly when a scheme is approved.
Next Steps
Follow procurement ocds-h6vhtk-0697e2 on Find a Tender for the launch event and the tender notice. Use the engagement to understand scope and structure, then prepare capital works case studies from London boroughs, CVs for the disciplines you offer and your quality and insurance documents, so you are ready when the first tender opens.
How Athena Can Help
Tower Hamlets is still at market engagement, which is the best time to start preparing. Athena's bid planning and writing team can build your timetable, win themes and case studies now, so the first tender response starts from a plan.
Our advice on council tenders helps you decide which disciplines to bid for and how to price commissions, and our open framework application support can prepare later applications when the framework reopens to new consultants.
