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Commercial Development at Otford Road, Sevenoaks - Architect and Principal Designer[E11]

Sevenoaks, Kent, United KingdomSevenoaks District Council[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Sevenoaks District Council is seeking to appoint an Architect and Principal Designer to bring forward a commercial development at Otford Road (A225), Nr. Bat & Ball, Sevenoaks. The Architect will be the lead designer and will be required to be the Project lead of the wider Consultant team. The proposed development site (outlined in orange above) is located on Otford Road (A225), Nr.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 19 Apr 2024, 12:00 UTC+1. UTC: 19 Apr 2024, 11:00 UTC.
Published 22 Mar 2024.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Sevenoaks District CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 19 Apr 2024, 12:00 UTC+1
Value: Not stated
Published[E9]: 22 Mar 2024
Procedure[E8]: Open procedure (below threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Sevenoaks District Council is seeking to appoint an Architect and Principal Designer to bring forward a commercial development at Otford Road (A225), Nr. Bat & Ball, Sevenoaks. The Architect will be the lead designer and will be required to be the Project lead of the wider Consultant team. The proposed development site (outlined in orange above) is located on Otford Road (A225), Nr. Bat & Ball Station, Sevenoaks (north of Sevenoaks Town). The Site is currently used as an SDC depot and bin store. The site totals circa 3.2 acres (1.3 hectares) and the developable area is circa. 1.2 acres (0.48 hectares). The development proposal is to construct 4 small light industrial units (8,481sqft) and a cafe with drive-though. The build cost is expected to be GBP 2,600,000 (excluding finance, design fees, risk and inflation).[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: South East, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC
The deadline (2024-04-19T11:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Sevenoaks District Council.
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 71000000 (Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services).
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 19 Apr 2024, 12:00 UTC+01:00.
“2024-04-19T12:00:00+01:00”
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Sevenoaks District Council is seeking to appoint an Architect and Principal Designer to bring forward a commercial development at Otford Road (A225), Nr. Bat & Ball, Sevenoaks. The Architect will be the lead designer and will be required to be the Project lead of the wider Consu…”
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: South East, United Kingdom.
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.
“tender”
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Open procedure (below threshold).
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 22 Mar 2024.
“2024-03-22T17:45:10Z”
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Commercial Development at Otford Road, Sevenoaks - Architect and Principal Designer".
Document d6e00976-da08-499f-858d-3698b38837df-734772, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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