Awarded contract

Architect Led Multi Disciplinary Design Team

Details

Buyer: Scottish Police Authority
Supplier(s): Holmes Miller Ltd
Value: £57,530
Topic: Architectural design services
Published: 9 October 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

The Authority is seeking to appoint an Architect-led multidisciplinary design team to undertake feasibility, option appraisal and concept design services up to and including RIBA 2+. The commission will be used to develop and test design solutions that address the identified building deficiencies, support operational requirements and inform potential future investment decisions. The appointed consultant team shall consider the full project brief and provide recommendations, supported by appropriate surveys, assessments and costed design proposals in accordance with the Professional Services Scope of Service included in the tender documents. Lot 1: The Authority is seeking to appoint an Architect-led multidisciplinary design team to undertake feasibility, option appraisal and concept design services up to and including RIBA 2+. The commission will be used to develop and test design solutions that address the identified building deficiencies, support operational requirements and inform potential future investment decisions. The appointed consultant team shall consider the full project brief and provide recommendations, supported by appropriate surveys, assessments and costed design proposals in accordance with the Professional Services Scope of Service included within the tender documents.

Timeline

Completed: Award date28 September 2026
Completed: Award published9 October 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Scottish Police Authority is the national policing body for Scotland, a blue light authority that is the contracting authority for itself and Police Scotland. Police Scotland carries out the day-to-day procurement function on the Authority's behalf. A Procurement Strategy is published every three years under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, with an annual report alongside it. The Resources Committee gives the Board oversight of contracts and capital investment plans.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Scottish Police Authority's contract awards have been in transport equipment, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-police-authority.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-police-authority.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-police-authority.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-police-authority.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-police-authority.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@scottish-police-authority.gov