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DA from NEPO212 for Billingham Sport Hub, Mechanical & Electrical Engineer

Stockton on Tees Borough Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 09:31.

Opportunity overview

In January 2024 Alliance Leisure Services Limited, who are the Development Partner on the UK Leisure Framework, were appointed after being recommended as an appropriate and compliant delivery route by the Football Foundation. The UK Leisure Framework allows for direct appointment of the professional team and main contractor and as such, Universal Group were appointed to design and construct Billingham Sports Hub. The outcome of this means an alternative procurement route is sought and it is now essential that the shortcomings identified during the initial commission are not repeated through this new prcurement exercise. The proposed procurement approach has been specifically chosen to strengthen quality assurance, improve design coordination, and provide greater oversight throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a more robust and deliverable outcome. It is necessary to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced multidisciplinary consultant team to develop, coordinate and finalise the technical design, ensuring a fully integrated and deliverable scheme across the site. Given the complexity of both the project and the site, it is essential that the appointed consultants demonstrate strong design coordination and project integration capabilities, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex schemes with the Council. These skills and experience were not sufficiently evident within the previous procurement arrangement and are therefore a critical requirement for the re-procurement process to ensure a coordinated, robust and deliverable design solution.

Awarded to

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Align Property Partners

Matched by number
Contract value
£37.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Sept 2026
Award ID
098735-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10385861
Location
Northallerton, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71334000 — Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Lots

  • In January 2024 Alliance Leisure Services Limited, who are the Development Partner on the UK Leisure Framework, were appointed after being recommended as an appropriate and compliant delivery route by the Football Foundation. The UK Leisure Framework allows for direct appointment of the professional team and main contractor and as such, Universal Group were appointed to design and construct Billingham Sports Hub. The outcome of this means an alternative procurement route is sought and it is now essential that the shortcomings identified during the initial commission are not repeated through this new procurement exercise. The proposed procurement approach has been specifically chosen to strengthen quality assurance, improve design coordination, and provide greater oversight throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a more robust and deliverable outcome.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
RIG.36.2627
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
A direct award will provide access to consultants with proven experience and the specialist skills required to deliver the project to the necessary quality standards. This approach reduces delivery risk, supports programme certainty, and avoids the potential delays associated with both a competitive procurement exercise and the subsequent management of quality-related issues. Given the existing programme pressures and the need to maintain critical delivery timescales, further delays cannot be accommodated. Communications with stakeholders over recent months indicated a design commencement date of June 2026. However, due to funding delays, the project has not been able to proceed in line with that programme. The revised dates set out below now represent the programme currently being worked to and will form the basis for future project planning and delivery.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
71334000
Description
Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
In January 2024 Alliance Leisure Services Limited, who are the Development Partner on the UK Leisure Framework, were appointed after being recommended as an appropriate and compliant delivery route by the Football Foundation. The UK Leisure Framework allows for direct appointment of the professional team and main contractor and as such, Universal Group were appointed to design and construct Billingham Sports Hub. The outcome of this means an alternative procurement route is sought and it is now essential that the shortcomings identified during the initial commission are not repeated through this new procurement exercise. The proposed procurement approach has been specifically chosen to strengthen quality assurance, improve design coordination, and provide greater oversight throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a more robust and deliverable outcome.
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Options

Description
Optional extension of up to 24 months

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC11

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Id
GB-FTS-142680

Identifier

Legal Name
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby
Locality
Stockton on Tees
Region
UKC11
Postal Code
TS176BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Align Property Partners
Id
GB-COH-10385861

Identifier

Legal Name
Align Property Partners
Id
10385861
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Northallerton
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
The High Court of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-3850

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court of Justice

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
098735-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10385861
Name
Align Property Partners

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
098735-2026-1
Award ID
098735-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
3 Sept 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
37,550
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stockton on Tees · UKC11 · TS176BJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC11

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 098735-2026award, contract ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Stockton on Tees Borough Council published an award and contract notice for mechanical and electrical engineering services for Billingham Sports Hub. The notice records a £37,550 contract signed on 3 September 2026 with ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED, awarded through a procedure without prior publication.

Published outcome signals

  • Notice publication20 October 2026Evidence: The award and contract notice was published at 2026-10-20T08:05:33+01:00.
  • Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 098735-2026-1 has status 'active'.
  • Contract statusActive; signed 3 September 2026Evidence: Contract 098735-2026-1 has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-09-03.
93% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
098735-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b52
First published
20 Oct 2026
Last checked
20 Oct 2026, 09:31
Notice versions reviewed
1

HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
20 Oct 2026
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