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QTS Consultanst Framework

QUALITY TRUSTED SOLUTIONS LLP · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 16:31.

Opportunity overview

As a result of this tender, the Authority is seeking to create: A framework incorporating 12 lots Lot 1 - Architects Lot 2 - Cost Consultants Lot 3 - M&E Engineering Lot 4 - Building Surveyors Lot 5 - Structural Engineering Lot 6 - Principal Designer Lot 7 - Property Consulting Advice Lot 8 - Strategic Estates Advice Lot 9 - Fire Safety, AE Fire Services and Training Lot 10 - Project Management Lot 11 - Clerk of Works Lot 12 - Strategic Estates & FM Deliver Partnerships

Classification

  • CPV70000000 — Real estate services
  • CPV70332200 — Commercial property management services
  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • CPV71220000 — Architectural design services
  • CPV71242000 — Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
  • CPV71244000 — Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
  • CPV71247000 — Supervision of building work
  • CPV71251000 — Architectural and building-surveying services
  • CPV71315200 — Building consultancy services
  • CPV71315300 — Building surveying services
  • CPV71317100 — Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
  • CPV71317210 — Health and safety consultancy services
  • CPV71322000 — Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
  • CPV71334000 — Mechanical and electrical engineering services
  • CPV71520000 — Construction supervision services
  • CPV71530000 — Construction consultancy services
  • CPV71541000 — Construction project management services
  • CPV72224000 — Project management consultancy services
  • CPV79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services
  • CPV79993000 — Building and facilities management services
  • CPV79993100 — Facilities management services
  • CPV80550000 — Safety training services
  • CPV90713000 — Environmental issues consultancy services

Lots

  • Architectural Services£12.5m
  • Project Management Consultancy Services£12.5m
  • Clerk of Works£12.5m
  • Strategic Estates & FM Delivery Partnerships£12.5m
  • Cost Accountants£12.5m
  • M&E Engineering£12.5m
  • Building Surveyors£12.5m
  • Structural Engineering£12.5m
  • Principal Designer£12.5m
  • Property Consulting Advice£12.5m
  • Strategic Estates Advice£12.5m
  • Fire Safety, AE Fire Services and Training£12.5m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0775e4
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0775e4

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.02
Monetary Value
award

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
• NHS Trusts • NHS Foundation Trusts • Integrated Care Boards • Local Authorities • Central Government Departments • Arm's Length Bodies • Other public sector organisations
Description
The Framework will provide QTS and other eligible Contracting Authorities with access to a range of suitably qualified and experienced consultants across 12 Lots. Call-off contracts may be awarded following a Direct Award or Further Competition, in accordance with the procedures and award mechanisms set out in the Framework Agreement. For a Direct Award, the Contracting Authority will select a Framework Supplier in accordance with the objective selection methodology and conditions specified within the Framework Agreement, taking into account the scope of the requirement, supplier capability, capacity, availability and value for money. Where a Further Competition is undertaken, all Framework Suppliers appointed to the relevant Lot who are capable of delivering the requirement will be invited to submit a proposal. The Contracting Authority may refine the Framework award criteria and weightings, where permitted, to reflect the specific requirements of the call-off contract. Call-off contracts may vary in value, scope and duration according to the requirements of the Contracting Authority. Appointment to the Framework does not guarantee any minimum level or volume of work.

Buyer Location Restrictions

Entry 1

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UK

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
18 Dec 2026, 14:00

Enquiry period

Ends
12 Nov 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
5 Feb 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Architectural Services
Description
This Lot provides architectural design, technical consultancy, and engineering for construction projects across all RIBA work plan stages. Users may appoint an architect-led multidisciplinary project team via this Lot. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Cost Accountants
Description
This Lot provides cost accountant services including the preparation, review and analysis of project budgets and cost plans, cost estimating and forecasting, cash flow management, cost control and monitoring, financial reporting, value engineering and benchmarking, assessment of variations and change control, preparation and review of tender and contract cost documentation, evaluation of contractor and supplier costs, and advice on whole life costs and achieving value for money throughout the project lifecycle. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
M&E Engineering
Description
This Lot provides detailed design schematic drawings, specification and detailing of mechanical, electrical and public health services including thermal and/or performance modelling (for example CFD modelling or energy usage simulations) of the proposed works. MEP technical advisory services for energy supply (electricity, gas, renewables), heating, ventilation, water, drainage and plumbing, daylighting, artificial lighting, refrigeration, lifts, communications, networking and security and alarm systems also fall within scope of this Lot. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Building Surveyors
Description
This Lot provides building surveyor services in accordance with RICS professional standards and competencies including undertaking general building condition surveys and preparing reports, undertaking structural surveys and preparing specifications, providing whole life cost considerations, advice on the conservation of historic buildings, assistance with planning applications and advising on property legislation and building regulations and assistance with design and regulations on access to the needs of people with disabilities. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 5
Id
5
Title
Structural Engineering
Description
This Lot provides detailed design, specification, technical consultancy, and engineering regarding structural options based upon initial brief, including outline design schematics, staging and programme advice, buildability, and maintenance issues. There is also provision for site investigation, topographical surveys, testing and input into value engineering studies, optioneering studies and/or life cycle cost studies. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 6
Id
6
Title
Principal Designer
Description
This Lot provides advice and support in respect of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). This includes planning, managing, monitoring, and coordinating health and safety in the pre-construction phase, preparation of a pre-construction information pack, working with designers on the project to eliminate or mitigate foreseeable health and safety risks and ensuring that everyone involved in the pre-construction phase communicates and cooperates, coordinating their work. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 7
Id
7
Title
Property Consulting Advice
Description
This Lot provides property consultancy and advisory services including strategic property and estate advice, property and portfolio reviews, options appraisals, acquisition and disposal advice, lease and tenancy advice, property investment and development advice, asset management, property performance analysis, market assessments, feasibility studies, and advice on achieving value for money and optimising the performance of property assets throughout the property lifecycle. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 8
Id
8
Title
Strategic Estates Advice
Description
This Lot provides strategic estates consultancy and advisory services including the development and review of estates strategies, estate optimisation and transformation, portfolio planning and rationalisation, options appraisals, business case development, accommodation and space planning, demand and capacity analysis, asset performance reviews, investment and development planning, sustainability and decarbonisation advice, and strategic advice to support the effective, efficient and value for money management and development of the estate. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 9
Id
9
Title
Fire Safety, AE Fire Services and Training
Description
This Lot provides Fire Safety, Authorising Engineer (Fire) [AE(F)] Services and Training, including fire safety consultancy, compliance audits, governance and assurance support, fire risk management, technical reviews, competency assessments and specialist advice in accordance with relevant legislation, NHS Firecode and industry standards. The Lot also includes fire safety training services, ranging from statutory and mandatory training to specialist programmes for Responsible Persons, Authorised Persons and estates teams. Services may support operational estates, refurbishment and capital projects, helping Contracting Authorities maintain safe, compliant and resilient environments. Suppliers appointed to this Lot may be appointed to deliver individual or integrated fire safety, AE(F) and training services through direct award or further competition in accordance with the Framework Agreement.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 10
Id
10
Title
Project Management Consultancy Services
Description
This Lot provides project and programme manager expertise including review of capital plan, creation of project brief and project management plan. Services include the managing the delivery of contracts for works, services and goods in conjunction with the agreed project management plan and/or programme management plan. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 11
Id
11
Title
Clerk of Works
Description
This Lot provides Clerk of Works services including independent inspection, monitoring and quality assurance of construction, refurbishment and maintenance works, monitoring the quality of workmanship and materials, compliance with drawings, specifications, statutory requirements and relevant standards, identification and reporting of defects and non-compliances, monitoring progress and maintaining site inspection records, witnessing testing and commissioning where required, supporting snagging and handover activities, and providing regular reports to the Client and project team throughout the construction and defects rectification stages. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification.
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59
Entry 12
Id
12
Title
Strategic Estates & FM Delivery Partnerships
Description
This Lot provides strategic estates and facilities management delivery partnership services including the development and implementation of estates and FM strategies, estate transformation and optimisation programmes, asset and facilities management planning, service mobilisation and transformation, development and delivery of capital and lifecycle programmes, property and asset performance improvement, FM operating model reviews, supply chain and service integration, performance management, sustainability and decarbonisation initiatives, programme and project delivery, and the provision of strategic delivery support to improve the efficiency, resilience, compliance and value for money of estates and facilities management services. Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification
Status
active

Value

Including VAT
15,000,000
Amount
12,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality (Including Social Value)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
15 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
14 Apr 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71220000
Description
Architectural design services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71530000
Description
Construction consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71242000
Description
Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71244000
Description
Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 3
Id
3
Related Lot
3

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71334000
Description
Mechanical and electrical engineering services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71530000
Description
Construction consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 4
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71251000
Description
Architectural and building-surveying services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71315300
Description
Building surveying services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 5
Id
5
Related Lot
5

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71322000
Description
Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71530000
Description
Construction consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 6
Id
6
Related Lot
6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71530000
Description
Construction consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 7
Id
7
Related Lot
7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
70332200
Description
Commercial property management services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71315200
Description
Building consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 8
Id
8
Related Lot
8

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79993000
Description
Building and facilities management services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 9
Id
9
Related Lot
9

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71317100
Description
Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71317210
Description
Health and safety consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80550000
Description
Safety training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 10
Id
10
Related Lot
10

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71541000
Description
Construction project management services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72224000
Description
Project management consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 11
Id
11
Related Lot
11

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71247000
Description
Supervision of building work
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71520000
Description
Construction supervision services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 12
Id
12
Related Lot
12

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
70000000
Description
Real estate services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72224000
Description
Project management consultancy services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79400000
Description
Business and management consultancy and related services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
79993100
Description
Facilities management services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
90713000
Description
Environmental issues consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
096631-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Oct 2026, 15:00
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
QUALITY TRUSTED SOLUTIONS LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC419167

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
OC419167

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZZN-4991-LMGW

Address

Street Address
350 Euston Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
NW1 3AX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI31 · NW1 3AX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 088901-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 096631-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS

ProcuraAxis Analysis

Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Opportunity intelligence at a glance

Quality Trusted Solutions LLP is running an open procedure to establish a 12-lot consultancy framework covering architecture, cost consultancy, engineering, surveying, principal designer, property and estates advice, fire safety, project management, clerk of works, and estates/FM delivery partnerships. The stated maximum framework value is £150,000,000, with each listed lot valued at £12,500,000. The submission deadline is 18 December 2026 at 14:00 UTC.

Who this may suit

Suitable for suppliers delivering one or more of the specified built-environment, property, estates, fire-safety, project-management or facilities-management consultancy services. The detailed mandatory requirements are referenced but not supplied in the notice data.

Key points identified

  • Lot-specific mandatory requirementsAppointed suppliers must deliver all mandatory requirements detailed in the Specification.Evidence: Lots 1-8 and 10-12 state: "Appointed suppliers will deliver all the mandatory requirements as detailed in the Specification." The Specification content is not supplied.
  • Principal Designer scopeAdvice and support under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, including pre-construction health-and-safety coordination.Evidence: Lot 6 description.
  • Building surveying standardsBuilding surveyor services in accordance with RICS professional standards and competencies.Evidence: Lot 4 description.
94% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
096631-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775e4
First published
18 Sept 2026
Last checked
13 Oct 2026, 16:31
Notice versions reviewed
2

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
13 Oct 2026
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