Contract award · 3 Mar 2026

Development Management and Employer's Agent services

South Yorkshire Housing Association awarded “Development Management and Employer's Agent services” to Place Capital Group Ltd for £257k.

No competitionArchitecture & engineeringYorkshire and the Humber

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
South Yorkshire Housing Association · Body governed by public law
Value
£257,444
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Architecture & engineering · Construction management services (CPV 71540000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date3 Mar 2026
  2. Published31 Mar 2026Published 28 days after the contract date

Description

Appointment of Place Capital Group Ltd to deliver Development Management and Employer's Agent services in respect of the full planning application for 34 affordable dwellings on land off Beckfield Rise, Hayfield Green, Auckley, Doncaster. The services cover the full project lifecycle from procurement strategy and tender management through to practical completion and defects management, including project governance, programme management, cost control and financial reporting, contract administration, Employer's Agent duties, risk management, stakeholder liaison, design team coordination and statutory approvals monitoring. Services are to be delivered in accordance with RIBA Stage 7 standards under the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664_25.

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