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Guildford Borough Council

Weyside Urban Village – Strategic Lead and Development Manager

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71530000
ValueValue not published
Deadline31 Jul 2026
Published6 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 6 Jul 20267 days leftCloses 31 Jul 2026
Who to contact
procurement@guildford.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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The brief

Guildford Borough Council is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced consultancy providers to support the delivery of the Weyside Urban Village (WUV) regeneration programme, one of the Council's largest and most significant regeneration projects.

Weyside Urban Village is a major mixed-use regeneration scheme that will deliver approximately 1,550 new homes, including affordable housing, together with commercial and retail space, community facilities, strategic infrastructure, public open space and environmental enhancements.

The procurement is divided into two Lots: Lot 1 – Strategic Lead Provision of strategic programme leadership and advisory services, including programme governance, funding and compliance management, business case and assurance oversight, strategic stakeholder engagement, programme coordination and support for the successful delivery of the Council's regeneration objectives.

Lot 2 – Development Manager Provision of development management services to support the planning and operational delivery of the programme, including coordination of design, procurement and construction activities, management of consultants and contractors, land disposal, estate management planning and the coordination of multiple delivery workstreams.

Tenderers may submit a tender for one or both Lots.

Each Lot will be evaluated independently and the Council reserves the right to award one or both Lots to the same supplier or to different suppliers.

The successful supplier(s) will work collaboratively with the Council, its professional advisers, statutory undertakers, funding partners, contractors and other stakeholders to support the successful delivery of this complex, long-term regeneration programme.

The procurement is being conducted as a single-stage Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.

Tenderers will be required to submit their completed Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), quality responses, social value proposal and commercial submission as part of their tender.

The contract will be awarded to the tenderer submitting the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT), based on the published evaluation criteria and weightings.

Further details of the Council's requirements are contained within the procurement documentation.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Guildford Borough Council is seeking to appoint

Guildford Borough Council is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced consultancy providers to support the delivery of the Weyside Urban Village (WUV) regeneration programme, one of the Council's largest and most significant regeneration projects.

02

Weyside Urban Village is a major mixed-use

Weyside Urban Village is a major mixed-use regeneration scheme that will deliver approximately 1,550 new homes, including affordable housing, together with commercial and retail space, community facilities, strategic infrastructure, public open space and environmental enhancements.

03

Provision of strategic programme leadership and advisory

Provision of strategic programme leadership and advisory services, including programme governance, funding and compliance management, business case and assurance oversight, strategic stakeholder engagement, programme coordination and support for the successful delivery of the Council's regeneration objectives.

04

The successful supplier(s) will work collaboratively

The successful supplier(s) will work collaboratively with the Council, its professional advisers, statutory undertakers, funding partners, contractors and other stakeholders to support the successful delivery of this complex, long-term regeneration programme.

05

Tenderers will be required to submit their

Tenderers will be required to submit their completed Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), quality responses, social value proposal and commercial submission as part of their tender.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

1022 daysof bid-team effort
£6.8k£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Show at bidSocial value commitments…Questionnaire (PSQ), quality responses, social value proposal and commercial submission as part of their tender.…

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  • Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance (often £5–10m)
  • Show at bidChartered leads (CEng / RIBA / RICS) named with CVs
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)

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Stage
tender · Open
Source
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063205-2026
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