Dr Jenner’s House and Garden (The Chantry), Berkeley, is inviting tenders for the appointment of a Lead Design Consultant (prime appointment) to lead and coordinate the design team to develop RIBA Stage 1 proposals suitable for a National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) Development Phase application.

Tender appendices (available on request / registration)
To ensure a fair and consistent process, the tender documents and any tender updates or clarifications will be issued to all organisations who register their interest.

If you intend to tender, please register by emailing director@edwardjenner.co.uk with the subject line: “Register interest – Lead Design Consultant tender”. We will then issue the appendix pack and include you on the distribution list for any clarifications (shared to all tenderers, anonymised where appropriate).

Timetable

• Tender issued: Friday 20 February 2026

• Optional site briefing / Q&A session: Week commencing Monday 2 March 2026

• Deadline for clarification questions: Friday 13 March 2026 (12:00)

• Tender submission deadline: Friday 27 March 2026 (12:00)

• Evaluation and shortlisting: Week commencing Monday 30 March 2026

• Interviews: Week commencing Monday 6 April 2026

• Appointment / award: By Friday 10 April 2026

• Anticipated commencement: Week commencing Monday 13 April 2026

Clarifications
Please submit any clarification questions by email to director@edwardjenner.co.uk by Friday 13 March 2026 (12:00). Responses will be shared with all tenderers to ensure a fair process (anonymised where appropriate).

Submission
Please submit your tender by Friday 27 March 2026 (12:00) by [email / portal – insert]. If submitting by email, please use the subject line:
“Lead Design Consultant Tender – [Tenderer name]”
and provide your submission as a PDF (preferred) or Word.