How to win: Home Group Development Consultants (EA) Framework 2026

About this contract

Home Group (HG) is seeking to establish a framework of suitably qualified and experienced Employer's Agent consultants to support our new build development programme. The scope of projects may vary and may include elements of conversion, refurbishment works, regeneration and supported housing projects. The Core services required is Employer's Agent (EA). Applicants must be able to demonstrate that EA services are a principal area of expertise and qualified discipline. In addition, applicants bidding for Lot 5 (South) must be able to provide Fire Consultant services through an in-house team and not via a sub-consultant arrangement. Applicants will also be invited to identify any other consultancy services they can provide in-house, which may be incorporated into future call-off appointments where appropriate. For the purposes of this Framework, these services will be identified as Non-Core services in our tender documentation. It is intended that framework call-offs will be primarily via Rotation, however a direct award mechanism will be available where pre-defined criteria are met.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Home Group Limited scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £6,400,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 25 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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