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Marlborough House Consultancy Services

Awarded to Airey & Coles, Building Design Partnership Limited, Expedite Project Services +3 more

PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITED(buyer)

Published
Published 3 July 2025
Deadline
Closed 28 July 2025

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Overview

Plymouth Community Homes Limited procured consultancy services for the replacement of Marlborough House with 148 new build flats for social rent, with an estimated build contract of £41.7m. The contract was awarded on 19 September 2025 to six consultancy firms: Airey & Coles, Building Design Partnership Limited, Expedite Project Services, OFR Consultants Limited, Randall Simmonds LLP, and Randall Simmonds, for a total value of £616,710.62.

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Lots (7)

  • Lot 1 Employers Agent

    £243,057Won by Randall SimmondsWon by RANDALL SIMMONDS LLP
  • Lot 2 Lead Design Architect

    £178,560Won by Building Design Partnership Limited
  • Lot 3 Civil & Structural Engineer

    £46,080Won by Airey & Coles
  • Lot 4 Fire Engineer

    £33,600Won by OFR Consultants Limited
  • Lot 5 Mechanical and Electrical Engineer

    £72,480Won by Expedite Project Services
  • Lot 6 Principal Designer

    £17,230Won by Building Design Partnership Limited
  • Lot 7 Principal Designer Building Regulations

    £25,703Won by Building Design Partnership Limited

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£316,667
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
3 July 2025
Questions by
8 July 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£616,711
Award date
19 September 2025
Contract period
1 September 2025 → 1 September 2030
Contract length
5 years
Against estimate
95% above
Bids received
14
Winners
  • Airey & Coles
  • Building Design Partnership Limited
  • Expedite Project Services
  • OFR Consultants Limited
  • RANDALL SIMMONDS LLP
  • Randall Simmonds

This contract ends on 1 September 2030.

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

14

Open and restricted tenders in Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services drew a median of 5 bids over the last 24 months; 18% received only one.

Who bid

  • Building Design Partnership LimitedWinner
  • Airey & ColesWinner
  • OFR Consultants LimitedWinner
  • Expedite Project ServicesWinner
  • Randall SimmondsWinner

How bids were scored

Price 50% · Quality 50%

  • Quality50%
  • Commercial50%

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Market context

Typical award in Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

£100,000

Median of 10,809 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 6.2× the median.

PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY HOMES LIMITED in the last 12 months

54

contracts awarded, worth £11,481,015 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    23 February 2026

  2. Contract

    3 February 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    3 July 2025

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