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 7 November 2021Published 26 December 2017
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
University College Cork (UCC)Supplier(s) Scott Tallon Walker ArchitectsCivil engineering consultancy servicesAwarded 28 November 2017
€398,580
Awarded contractPublished 26 December 2017
Appointment of Construction Consultancy Team & Establish Single Supplier Framework for Upgrade Works to Existing Kane Science Building
University College Cork (UCC)Supplier(s) Scott Tallon Walker ArchitectsArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 26 January 2018Published 22 December 2017
16328 TOTTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ROOF ENABLING WORKS
Bury Council
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 6 December 2020Published 22 December 2017
Architectural and related services
Caledonia Housing AssociationSupplier(s) ECD Architects Ltd, Bracewell Stirling ConsultingArchitectural and related servicesAwarded 22 December 2017
£500,000
Expired contract, expired 30 June 2018Published 21 December 2017
MOD ISS ASDT Programme Cortisone - TEAIrS Partner
Ministry of DefenceSupplier(s) ATOS IT SERVICES UK LIMITEDComputer-related servicesAwarded 23 November 2017
£2,200,000
Closed tender, closed 7 February 2018Published 21 December 2017
Architectural and related services
Office of Public Works OPWArchitectural design services
€6,000,000
Closed tender, closed 7 February 2018Published 21 December 2017
Architectural and related services
Office of Public Works OPWArchitectural and related services
€6,000,000
Closed tender, closed 23 January 2018Published 20 December 2017
Urban planning and landscape architectural services
Surrey Heath Borough CouncilUrban planning and landscape architectural services
£250,000
Expired contract, expired 30 November 2019Published 20 December 2017
2586 - Architectural Services
Durham County CouncilSupplier(s) P+HS ArchitectsArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesAwarded 30 November 2017
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 4 January 2020Published 19 December 2017
Frank Towell Court - Architectural Services
London Borough of HounslowSupplier(s) Kendall Kingscott LtdArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesAwarded 19 December 2017
£42,500
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Expired contract, expired 31 December 2019Published 19 December 2017
ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilSupplier(s) Alison Grant Architects Ltd, Belmont Design Services Ltd, Halliday Clark LtdArchitectural services for buildingsAwarded 12 December 2017
£96,000
Expired contract, expired 4 January 2020Published 19 December 2017
Burlington Close - Architectural Services
London Borough of HounslowSupplier(s) Kendall Kingscott LtdArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesAwarded 19 December 2017
£56,950
Closed tender, closed 23 February 2018Published 19 December 2017
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitMedical software package
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 19 December 2017
Architectural and related services
Southend-on-Sea Borough CouncilSupplier(s) ADP Architecture LimitedArchitectural and related servicesAwarded 2 October 2017
£610,670
Expired contract, expired 3 February 2020Published 19 December 2017
Southend Pier Pavilion Design Services
Southend-on-Sea Borough CouncilSupplier(s) ADP Architecture LimitedEngineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildingsAwarded 2 October 2017
£750,000
Expired contract, expired 1 April 2020Published 19 December 2017
Elizabethan House Conservation Architect
Plymouth City CouncilSupplier(s) Dittrich Hudson Architects LtDMuseum services and preservation services of historical sites and buildingsAwarded 28 November 2017
£80,000
Closed tender, closed 29 January 2018Published 19 December 2017
Construction work
Safe Regeneration LtdConstruction consultancy services
£200,000,000
Awarded contractPublished 18 December 2017
Architectural and related services
Dublin City Council
Supplier(s)
7 suppliers
Blackwood Associates
David Slattery Conservation Architects Limited
Heneghan Peng Architects
Howley Hayes Architects Ltd
Milligan Reside Larkin Limited
Shaffrey Associates
Van Dijk Architects
Buildings of particular historical or architectural interestAwarded 11 December 2017
€4,000,000
Closed tender, closed 22 January 2018Published 18 December 2017
Architectural design services
Watford Borough CouncilArchitectural design services
£250,000
Expired contract, expired 19 September 2021Published 15 December 2017
Architectural design services
Midlothian CouncilSupplier(s) AHR Architects LtdArchitectural services for building extensionsAwarded 10 October 2017
Value not stated

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, construction, engineering and inspection services

Appointment of Construction Consultancy Team & Establish Single Supplier Framework for Upgrade Works to Existing Kane Science Building

16328 TOTTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ROOF ENABLING WORKS

Architectural and related services

MOD ISS ASDT Programme Cortisone - TEAIrS Partner

Architectural and related services

Architectural and related services

Urban planning and landscape architectural services

2586 - Architectural Services

Frank Towell Court - Architectural Services

ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

Burlington Close - Architectural Services

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Architectural and related services

Southend Pier Pavilion Design Services

Elizabethan House Conservation Architect

Construction work

Architectural and related services

Architectural design services

Architectural design services

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