Place, Connectivity & Infrastructure (PCI) Professional Services Framework 2026-2030

Hampshire County Council (HCC) is seeking to replace its existing Place, Connectivity & Infrastructure Professional Services Framework (ET14110) by establishing a new four-year multi-supplier Framework for the provision of specialist technical transportation and civil engineering professional services, together with infrastructure development and support services. The Framework aims to provide HCC with continued engineering infrastructure and development consultancy services and allows for provision for specialist technical transportation and engineering services.

The Framework is likely to include but is not limited to technical professional services for the following:

• Transportation planning, transport assessment modelling;

• Highways management and engineering, highway and structure design;

• Safety audit, engineering and management;

• Waste disposal infrastructure and development;

• Transportation and civil engineering specialisms;

• Flood and water management;

• Railway and rapid transit infrastructure;

• Ecological and environmental specialisms;

• Sustainable and community integration.

It is being proposed that the new Framework is divided into two lots (A & B), with Lot A delivering generally larger scale multi-disciplinary consultancy services and Lot B delivering smaller-scale specialist consultancy services.

The Framework will be available to all Public Bodies within the geographical area of England (e.g. Local Authorities, NHS, Fire, Police, schools etc.), but predominantly those within the South East and South West regions. These public bodies shall be named as ‘Participating Authorities’ for the purposes of this Framework but Hampshire County Council shall remain the named lead ‘Contracting Authority’ for the purposes of this procurement and will retain overall control and ownership of the Framework. This Framework will be an NEC4 Framework Contract, with call-offs through the Framework using the NEC4 Professional Service Contract (PSC) and Professional Service Short Contract (PSSC).