What counts as an architectural tender in UK and Irish procurement?

Buyers use the label loosely. Most notices ask for RIBA-stage design services, lead consultant appointments, feasibility studies or planning support, procured under CPV codes such as 71200000 (Architectural and related services) and 71220000 (Architectural design services). A smaller share cover landscape or urban design work, and many sit inside multi-disciplinary consultancy frameworks alongside structural and civil engineering rather than as a standalone architecture contract.

What CPV codes cover architectural services?

The core codes are 71200000 (Architectural and related services), 71220000 (Architectural design services) and 71000000 (Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services), alongside narrower codes for building extensions, outdoor areas and landscape design. Architectural work is rarely procured under one code alone: most notices in this category carry several architecture and engineering codes together, reflecting multi-disciplinary teams rather than architecture-only appointments.

How do I find architectural contracts before they go out to tender?

Search live portals for open architectural tenders, or move earlier: read a buyer's capital programme, budget documents and pre-market engagement notices on Stotles to see a project taking shape before the design brief is written.

Are most architectural contracts awarded directly or through frameworks?

A large share of architectural contracts run through multi-disciplinary consultancy frameworks that bundle architectural, structural and building-surveying services under one agreement, rather than as a standalone architecture contract.

Architectural Tenders and Contracts

See open architectural tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.

Architectural procurement covers RIBA-stage design services, feasibility studies, lead consultant appointments, conservation architecture and building surveying, bought by councils, NHS trusts, housing associations and central government across the UK and Ireland. Much of it runs through consultancy frameworks bundling architecture with structural and civil engineering, not as a standalone contract.

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Expired contract, expired 11 September 2020Published 16 August 2018
Architectural design services
Louth County CouncilSupplier(s) Alastair Coey ArchitectsArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesAwarded 24 July 2018
€210,000
Awarded contractPublished 16 August 2018
Consultancy Services for Dursey Island Cable Car and Visitor Centre Development
Cork County CouncilCivil engineering consultancy services
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 16 August 2018
Architect Led Design Team Consultancy Framework for Cranmore Regeneration Project including an award for Phase 1 Works
Sligo County CouncilSupplier(s) Rhatigan and Company LtdBuilding-inspection services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 31 August 2018Published 16 August 2018
West Smethwick Park Restoration
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilRestoration work
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 23 July 2021Published 16 August 2018
Architectural and related services
Sligo County CouncilSupplier(s) Rhatigan ArchitectsBuilding services consultancy servicesAwarded 8 August 2018
€820,000
Expired contract, expired 15 November 2020Published 16 August 2018
Silsden Primary School - Architectural Consultant
City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilSupplier(s) Rance Booth & SmithBuilding consultancy servicesAwarded 16 August 2018
£28,850
Expired contract, expired 31 July 2020Published 15 August 2018
Ferndown Community Centre Project - Architectural Services
Christchurch and East Dorset CouncilSupplier(s) RLM ArchitectsAwarded 15 August 2018
£24,000
Awarded contractPublished 15 August 2018
Louth County Council - Architectural Design Team for Ardee Castle, Ardee, Co. Louth.
Louth County CouncilEngineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 31 July 2020Published 15 August 2018
Ferndown Community Centre Project - Architectural Services
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole CouncilSupplier(s) RLM ArchitectsAwarded 15 August 2018
£24,000
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2020Published 15 August 2018
Estates Consultancy for Architectural Services at Camelshead Fire Station
DEVON & SOMERSET FIRE & RESCUE SERVICESupplier(s) ADG Consultancy LtdConstruction consultancy servicesAwarded 12 June 2018
£74,100
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Closed tender, closed 25 September 2018Published 14 August 2018
Architectural design services
Radius HousingArchitectural, engineering and planning services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 25 September 2018Published 14 August 2018
Architectural design services
Radius HousingArchitectural design services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 12 September 2018Published 13 August 2018
Consultative engineering and construction services
Portsmouth Water LimitedEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
£14,000,000
Closed tender, closed 7 September 2018Published 13 August 2018
Framework Agreement for Architectural Services
Catalyst Housing LimitedArchitectural and related services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 27 February 2017Published 13 August 2018
Architectural Services for possible Urgent Works Notice (Big Mill Leek)
High Peak Borough Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District CouncilSupplier(s) CDTArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesAwarded 28 August 2016
£16,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2018Published 11 August 2018
HMT - Technical Architecture services contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) Dystinct Consulting LtdIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 24 November 2017
£31,005
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 10 August 2018
Architectural and related services
London Borough of SouthwarkAdvisory architectural services
£40,000,000
Stale Pre-tenderPublished 9 August 2018
Landscape architectural services
London & Quadrant Housing TrustLandscape architectural services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 23 August 2018Published 9 August 2018
Digitally enabled assessments- service line
Department for Education
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 30 September 2018Published 9 August 2018
CO - Technical Architecture services contract
Crown Commercial ServiceSupplier(s) LA INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LTDIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportAwarded 27 September 2017
£159,679

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about architectural services, architectural design, architectural consultancy, architectural tenders, conservation architect, architect-led design in the UK public sector.

What counts as an architectural tender in UK and Irish procurement?
Buyers use the label loosely. Most notices ask for RIBA-stage design services, lead consultant appointments, feasibility studies or planning support, procured under CPV codes such as 71200000 (Architectural and related services) and 71220000 (Architectural design services). A smaller share cover landscape or urban design work, and many sit inside multi-disciplinary consultancy frameworks alongside structural and civil engineering rather than as a standalone architecture contract.
What CPV codes cover architectural services?
The core codes are 71200000 (Architectural and related services), 71220000 (Architectural design services) and 71000000 (Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services), alongside narrower codes for building extensions, outdoor areas and landscape design. Architectural work is rarely procured under one code alone: most notices in this category carry several architecture and engineering codes together, reflecting multi-disciplinary teams rather than architecture-only appointments.
How do I find architectural contracts before they go out to tender?
Search live portals for open architectural tenders, or move earlier: read a buyer's capital programme, budget documents and pre-market engagement notices on Stotles to see a project taking shape before the design brief is written.
Are most architectural contracts awarded directly or through frameworks?
A large share of architectural contracts run through multi-disciplinary consultancy frameworks that bundle architectural, structural and building-surveying services under one agreement, rather than as a standalone architecture contract.

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Architectural design services

Consultancy Services for Dursey Island Cable Car and Visitor Centre Development

Architect Led Design Team Consultancy Framework for Cranmore Regeneration Project including an award for Phase 1 Works

West Smethwick Park Restoration

Architectural and related services

Silsden Primary School - Architectural Consultant

Ferndown Community Centre Project - Architectural Services

Louth County Council - Architectural Design Team for Ardee Castle, Ardee, Co. Louth.

Ferndown Community Centre Project - Architectural Services

Estates Consultancy for Architectural Services at Camelshead Fire Station

Architectural design services

Architectural design services

Consultative engineering and construction services

Framework Agreement for Architectural Services

Architectural Services for possible Urgent Works Notice (Big Mill Leek)

HMT - Technical Architecture services contract

Architectural and related services

Landscape architectural services

Digitally enabled assessments- service line

CO - Technical Architecture services contract

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