Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c7c-5d7d-7104-bbe5-553478c243a9/framework-agreement-for-professional-technical-services-rfq-152698482 awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Framework Agreement for Professional & Technical Services RFQ 15269848,2 [Lancashire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/lancashire-county-council) Estimated value £15,600,000 Published 16 Nov 2020 Deadline Closed 22 Jan 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - 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 Lancashire County Council intends to enter into a two-provider agreement for the provision of professional and technical services. The framework agreement will be for three years with the option to extend for one further year. The agreement will deliver services in the following professional disciplines: Civil engineering (highway, bridges and drainage designs) and geotechnical services; environmental services and including urban design planning and public realm regeneration; traffic modelling, transport planning services, intelligent transport systems and new mobility solutions; asset management; building structural engineering; project management; and grant bid preparation. The framework agreement will provide additional ""top up"" services to the Council's in-house design, asset and local network teams to assist the delivery of professional/technical input to the services listed above. The framework agreement will establish a threshold value whereby all packages of work under that threshold will be offered to the highest scoring tenderer throughout the term of the agreement. Packages of work above the threshold value will be subject to mini-competition between the two providers awarded onto the framework. Please view the tender documentation for further information regarding the operation of the framework. ## CPV classification Civil engineering consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b7f6324d-3171-4edc-ba57-50b6181422c8) 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 Lancashire County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/lancashire-county-council) [Sector More Architecture, engineering & surveying tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) ## More tenders like this [Asbestos Management Framework · Home Group · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5fff-736e-ae2e-0c8a400c7297/asbestos-management-framework) [Infrastructure works consultancy services – Contrôle extérieur des chaussées · Collectivité européenne d Alsace · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1730-733b-8247-a32bbbe2211c/france-infrastructure-works-consultancy-services-controle-exterieur-des-chau) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Single Party Framework Agreement for Architect Led Integrated Design Team Services for Fire Safety Remediation Works for Dublin City Council · Dublin City Council · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a15-7156-849b-5a223dd6d615/ireland-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-sin) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Būvprojekta izstrāde un autoruzraudzība fasādes siltināšanai kārtās Dzirciema ielā 16, Rīgā – 1.kārta, C korpuss · Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3915-73d1-83e6-c378f9f7a926/latvia-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-buvp) [Technical assistance services – Suivi et gestion de chantiers de réhabilitation de sites pollués · SPAQuE · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-155e-73c2-a593-9e17375422ac/belgium-technical-assistance-services-suivi-et-gestion-de-chantiers-de-rehab) [Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works – Dokumentace pro povolení záměru stavby č. 9567 Radlická radiála JZM - Smíchov; v úseku MÚK Bucharova – MÚK Jinonice · Hlavní Město Praha · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0c15-72b2-bb19-c3ab1550e67e/czechia-engineering-design-services-for-the-construction-of-civil-engineering)