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con_12008 Architect Support Services

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Historical: no longer open for bids.

01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
£1,116,064Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time)
Wed 7 Apr 2021, 12:00 BSTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Wed 7 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST, which is not an open deadline.
Published
22 Oct 2021
Region
Any region

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

This is a contract award notice for an architectural consultancy service primarily for the provision of specialist, technical and design advice regarding Secure Children's Homes (SCHs).

Secure Children's Homes (SCHs) provide care and accommodation for young people who have been placed by Local Authorities (LAs) in secure accommodation orders (Section 25 of the Children Act 1989) for their welfare and protection, or who have been placed under criminal justice legislation by the Youth Custody Service (YCS).

SCHs provide services for children aged between 10-17. The smallest SCH currently has 7 beds and the largest has 38 beds. All SCHs must have suitable education provision on site that meets the requirements of the national curriculum.

The consultancy service is primarily for the provision of specialist, technical and design advice to the Looked After Children's (LAC) Division of the Department for Education (DfE) in relation to SCH accommodation and associated capital projects, particularly those which may be eligible for grant funding support from the DfE. The Consultants shall also provide advice on building and design standards to the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) where this is essential to support decisions on the suitability and licensing of SCH premises, including new builds, and to the SCHs themselves, their LA / non-LA providers and the technical advisers they separately employ.

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 72224000
  • 72000000 72200000 72220000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 22 Oct 2021
    Contract notice

    Contract notice published 22 October 2021.

    Release a7c401ff-537c-46d2-be1e-613cb8eb2992

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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

Department for Education published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £1,116,064.

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08/ Related

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Reference
a7c401ff-537c-46d2-be1e-613cb8eb2992
Source
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Stage
contract · Contract
Last verified
Wed 8 Apr 2026, 18:15 BST
Read at
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