Woodland Cottages - Lead Designer
Estimated value
£300k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
10 Jun 2026
Description
Folkestone and Hythe District Council (FHDC) wishes to select and appoint a design team for the redevelopment of Woodland Cottages, Lyminge and invites prospective suppliers to submit a Tender to meet the Council's requirements. The project brief is to demolish the existing Airey houses and redevelop the site with new affordable rental homes. This redevelopment provides an opportunity to increase site density, as the existing dwellings currently occupy disproportionately large plots. Initial viability studies indicate that the scheme must deliver a minimum of 17 new dwellings. Early and ongoing engagement with the Planning Authority will be essential to ensure a deliverable and acceptable scheme. The Local Authority Planning Department has advised that the design should reflect a Kent/Folkestone rural vernacular. The contract is anticipated to start September 2026 an estimated period of 4 years to complete RIBA stages 1-6 (with the option to extend for a further period (or periods) of up to 12 months). Interested suppliers can visit the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/65S5JUJ8BE). To quote you must complete and return the "Invitation to Tender Response Document" via the portal.
Scope
- Reference
- FH2606100
- Total value
- £300,000 excluding VAT£360,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 06 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2030Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031
planned extension of time allowance to accommodate project delays
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 71221000
- Contract locations
- South East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| total tender sum | — | price | 30.00% |
| rural housing development experience | a) Please provide three examples of rural housing design projects undertaken within the last five years that were successfully progressed through to planning approval. Describe how you managed relationships with planning officers and other key stakeholders, including the Housing team. b) Please set out how the principles of the local vernacular would be interpreted and incorporated within the design, ensuring that the proposed new dwellings are sympathetic to, and sit harmoniously within, the established character of the village of Lyminge. | quality | 20.00% |
| design management & coordination | a) Please describe your approach to coordinating the design team's outputs to ensure alignment, consistency, and quality through to the final Employer's Requirements (ERs). In addition, explain how you will develop and maintain a robust set of ER documents that enable clear, accurate, and unambiguous contractor responses. b) Please describe your proposed process for receiving, coordinating, reviewing, and responding to contractor design submissions and proposals to ensure compliance with the client's requirements and the ER documentation. Confirm how you will deliver this efficiently and robustly, incorporating input from the entire design team. c) Please describe how you will ensure the contractor delivers the design in accordance with the required quality standards. Explain your process for reviewing, responding to, and advising on costs of any design changes to maintain budget control, and how you will safeguard the project's design principles. | quality | 20.00% |
| Weighted Resource Total | (refer to ITT instructions document for full description) | quality | 30.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 Jul 2026, 10:59 pm
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jul 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- Interested suppliers can visit the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/65S5JUJ8BE). To quote you must complete and return the "Invitation to Tender Response Document" via the portal.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure