Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c5b-6044-70de-932e-75428d884f69/employers-agent-and-principal-designer-consultants closed GB negotiated without publication procedure Suitable for SMEs # Employers agent and principal designer consultants [Southampton City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southampton-city-council) Estimated value £100,000 Published 20 May 2020 Deadline Closed 4 Jun 2020 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 1.1. Southampton City Council (SCC) seeks to appoint an Employers Agent and a Principal Designer to undertake the usual professional duties for these roles, in order to appoint a 'design and build' main building contractor to work-up designs, costings and achieve a planning consent for the residential development of Plots 9 & 10 of Townhill Park, in the east of Southampton. 1.2. The contractor appointment will be for pre-construction activities to achieve planning consent, with a second contractor appointment optional for SCC, in respect of the actual procurement of building works via a building contract. The consultancy roles are up to planning stage. 1.3. Pre-construction activities for the main building contractor will include the appointment of consultants and the commissioning of surveys and reports necessary to procure a new planning consent for the site. The main building contractor will be coordinating the design and planning process on behalf of SCC in accordance with SCC's design brief and with ongoing, key stage financial viability modelling also by SCC. 1.4. Section 5. Additional Information, provides an overview of the roles required. It is recommended that the aforementioned section be reviewed in advance of the Section 3. Specification content. ## CPV classification Building consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a18fb206-7e36-42e2-ba90-b3e84941487d) 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 Southampton City Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southampton-city-council) [Sector More Architecture, engineering & surveying tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) ## More tenders like this [EBCT 475 - Renewable Energy Study Commission · Erewash Borough Council · 37 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15934-c154-70f6-ad84-4990922fa7b3/ebct-475-renewable-energy-study-commission) [IT0043 Flooding Term Commission 2027-2031 · Falkirk Council · 42 days left · 30 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1592e-ed1a-71f7-bc79-c7cca1bb8ee2/it0043-flooding-term-commission-2027-2031) [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) [Engineering studies – réalisation D'UN schéma directeur intercommunal d'assainissement · Charlieu-Belmont Communauté · 48 days left · 7 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9427-728b-9f2e-57d5081fa516/france-engineering-studies-realisation-dun-schema-directeur-intercommunal-d) [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 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)