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Westborough & Park Barn Better Homes Programme (Phase 1)
Guildford Borough Council seeks consultants to shape a resident-led strategy, feasibility and engagement programme for Westborough and Park Barn estates.
Guildford Borough Council is procuring an Architect & Lead Consultant (with integrated Engagement Consultant) to deliver Phase 1 of the Westborough & Park Barn Better Homes Programme, a strategic housing-led regeneration initiative covering just under 1,000 homes in Westborough and Park Barn, Guildford. The programme responds to structural subsidence issues, poor EPC performance, accessibility constraints, void properties and long-term underinvestment, and aligns with the Council’s Corporate Strategy 2024–2034. Phase 1 (RIBA Stages 0–2) will establish an evidence-based improvement strategy through estate assessment, feasibility studies, viability analysis, and meaningful public engagement, culminating in a strategic framework/masterplan to guide later delivery phases (detailed design, business cases and construction). The anticipated Phase 1 programme runs approximately February/March 2026 to March/April 2027
Location
Sector
residential
Intervention
Strategic/feasibility work to inform later interventions, which may include repairs/upgrades, redevelopment and potential new affordable homes.
Website
Tender Portal
Tender Stage
PQQ
Deadline
4 March 2026
Project Value/Scale
TBC
Consultant Team
Architect & Lead Consultant (multi-disciplinary lead)
Engagement Consultant (integrated within the team structure)
Engagement Consultant (integrated within the team structure)
Submission Criteria
Pass/Fail Elements
CDP registration
Debarment checks
Insurance levels – £5m Employer’s Liability / £10m Public Liability / £2m Professional Indemnity
Exclusion grounds
Associated persons compliance
Quality questions:
– Relevant experience in delivering commissions of a similar nature and complexity. (35%)
– Technical and professional capability to deliver complex, integrated consultancy commissions of a similar nature. (30%)
– Resources and key personnel you would make available to deliver this commission. (20%)
– Capability to plan, manage and deliver complex consultancy commissions to agreed programmes and decision gateways. (15%)