Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdc-5fb1-7126-8af4-bf6732dd4fab/design-lead-for-linwood-school-satellite-expansion awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Design Lead for Linwood School Satellite Expansion [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council) Open field Estimated value £300,000 Published 2 Jul 2026 Deadline Closed 27 May 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Linwood School is a Special School with the main campus (Linwood Campus) located on Alma Road in the Winton East Ward. Due to rising need for specialist places, the school has expanded into a number of satellite sites in Poole and Bournemouth and has also significantly increased the number of pupils on the main campus. The purpose of the project is to adapt the former Parkfield School site into a campus of Linwood Special School. The primary changes required are to adapt a building intended as an all-through school for mainstream pupils into a school for KS2 (aged 7-11) through to KS5 (aged 16-18) pupils with a variety of specialist needs including Autistic Spectrum Condition and Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs. This procurement exercise is to obtain the professional services of a suitably qualified architect to act as Principal Designer under CDM 2015 regulations and Principal Designer (as defined under the Building Safety Act 2022) and lead a team of specialist consultants from RIBA Stage 2 (Concept Design) to RIBA Stage 6 (Handover). The Design Lead, thus appointed will form part of the procurement team who, working alongside members of the council's in-house client team, will procure the services of the remaining professional advisors to design, specify and manage the proposed package of works. ## CPV classification Architectural design services Consultative engineering and construction services Construction consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-0688af-2026-07-02T15:32:57+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-0688af-2026-07-02T15:32:57+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole-council) [Sector More Architecture, engineering & surveying tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) ## More tenders like this [Construction project management services – Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium-Oberasbach – Neubau Mehrfachsporthalle · Landkreis Fürth · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ce57-722f-92f9-e818a29a32bc/germany-construction-project-management-services-dietrich-bonhoeffer-gymnasi) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Matthias-Claudius-Schule Tragwerk und Bauphysik · Stadt Kaarst - Der Bürgermeister · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-cc1c-708b-90a7-a22d2885c295/germany-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-mat) [Engineering studies – réalisation D'UN schéma directeur intercommunal d'assainissement · Charlieu-Belmont Communauté · 49 days left · 7 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9427-728b-9f2e-57d5081fa516/france-engineering-studies-realisation-dun-schema-directeur-intercommunal-d) [Engineering services – Mission de Maîtrise d'oeuvre complète pour la construction de 111 logements VAULX-EN-VELIN (69120) - ZAC MAS DU TAUREAU Îlots J1/J2 · Alliade Habitat · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-932d-7197-8cc1-ad619ede83e0/france-engineering-services-mission-de-maitrise-doeuvre-complete-pour-la-co) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Multi Operator Framework for Project Managers with Design/Technical Consultants for Educational Accommodation · Department of Education and Youth · 23 days left · 11 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-cb77-70bf-a940-7366ca0959f7/ireland-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-mul) [Engineering services – Sanierung der Festhalle Stöckwiese in Bietigheim, Freianlagenplanung · Gemeindeverwaltung Bietigheim · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-d828-701f-861f-726e9936bb48/germany-engineering-services-sanierung-der-festhalle-stockwiese-in-bietighei)