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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Surely once the recomended density for an area has been determined, the design, materials and quality of the build is determined by the customer. I always thought that was what asking for tenders was all about.

a-b the design is down to the developer bearing in mind that the developer may be buying the plot of land, his motif..... profit, plans will be submitted both to the planning dept. for planning permission, and to building control for compliance with the building regulations, materials the planning dept. may ask for samples of materials to be used on the development, the quality is down to the building regulations in force at the time of build and what is most important the local building control section. It is down to the authorities building control section to ensure what is being built complies with the regulations, oh and of course the NHBC, who at the end of the development issue a certificate for each property on the development.

If we are talking a local council tendering the building of say 50 houses on a site the council own, then that is a different matter. The buildings / houses would need to be designed "in house" plans drawn up for the full development and then submitted in the normal way for planning and building regulations.That would make the council totally responsible for the development.

We could then go to "the design or performance brief", where a council could issue a brief for tender for a particular development or project