Architectural and related services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 71200000Services · classin Architecture & Engineering

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Local authorities 30% (245 notices)
  • Central government 19% (154 notices)
  • Other public bodies 16% (136 notices)
  • Education & universities 9% (72 notices)
  • Housing associations 8% (67 notices)
  • Not classified 19% (155 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
the Education AuthorityCentral government51221
Choice Housingnot classified4200
Education Authority NIEducation & universities3200
Rural Housing Association RHAHousing associations1900
Northern Ireland Housing ExecutiveCentral government1750
Scape Group Limited (trading as SCAPE)Other public bodies1500
Arbour Housing LtdOther public bodies1410
Woven Housing AssociationHousing associations14120
ateb Housing Group LtdHousing associations960
Choice Housing Ireland LimitedOther public bodies883

395 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 725 of 857 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
Northern Ireland236 · 33%588%91%
Scotland111 · 15%592%
Greater London107 · 15%873%73%
South East England107 · 15%977%69%
Wales (Cymru)88 · 12%379%
Yorkshire and the Humber83 · 11%11
North West England82 · 11%770%
East of England81 · 11%13
West Midlands76 · 10%
South West England68 · 9%13
East Midlands65 · 9%
North East England59 · 8%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 63% (542 notices)
  • Framework 34% (291 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 3% (24 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 50% (428 notices)
  • Selective 33% (282 notices)
  • Route not published 14% (116 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 4% (31 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 68% (123 notices)
  • Below threshold 32% (58 notices)
Typical tender window31 daysrobust · n=252median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (331) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=137
  • 1 bid 20% (28)
  • 2–3 20% (28)
  • 4–6 16% (22)
  • 7 or more 43% (59)
Contract value, net
p25 £143,175median £351,309p75 £2,451,125
interquartile range of 166 awards · p90 £8,534,877
Typical bids per lot5robust · n=132middle half 2–13
Competed94%robust · n=331open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs60%robust · n=939of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs74%robust · n=116single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally74%robust · n=107winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimate19% below the estimaterobust · n=8160 below · 14 above
Abandoned9%robust · n=331cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot12robust · n=76194 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 999 awards to 536 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 17% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 308 of 857 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

eTendersNI80 notices · 26% · 5 open
Proactis / ProContract39 notices · 13% · 2 open
In-tend Electronic Procurement37 notices · 12% · 3 open
Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)34 notices · 11% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution26 notices · 8%
Sell2Wales25 notices · 8%
Delta eSourcing23 notices · 7% · 1 open
EU-Supply Complete Tender Management20 notices · 6% · 1 open

Open tenders in architectural and related services

18 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

NoticeAuthorityDeadlineDays leftPublished value
LEAD DESIGNER: EXHIBITION AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER SPACE POD GALLERY SCIENCE MUSEUM LONDONScience Museum Group23 Sept 20263d£150,000
TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF AN INTEGRATED CONSULTANCY TEAM FOR DFC REGENRATION - OMAGH WAYFINDING SCHEME REF 2627 CP 088B.Fermanagh and Omagh District Council24 Sept 20264d£55,000
Countryside Land Management and Estate Maintenance FrameworkFramework8 lotsLake District National Park Authority2 Oct 202612d£4,000,000 ceiling
PRN26138 Dundonald Area Land, Design and Build - Maple and May LtdChoice Housing Ireland Limited7 Oct 202617d£3,500,000
Re-purposing Penrith Town Hall into a Creative and Community HubWestmorland and Furness Council9 Oct 202619d£504,000
Appointment of Integrated Consultants team for Jones Memorial Primary School, Enniskillen - Accommodationthe Education Authority12 Oct 202622d£153,300
St Ives Pioneering Parish Affordable Housing Project-project/consultancy supportSt Ives Town Council12 Oct 202622d£100,000
Estates Professional Services Framework AgreementFramework11 lotsScottish Police Authority14 Oct 202624d£30,000,000 ceiling
PRN26119 Omagh Area Land, Design and BuildChoice Housing Ireland Limited16 Oct 202626d£7,100,000
Technical Support Services 2026Framework11 lotsProcurement for Housing16 Oct 202626d£260,000,000 ceiling
Lurgan Area Land Design and BuildChoice Housing Ireland Limited16 Oct 202626d£7,800,000
Procurement of Design Led Multi-Disciplinary Team – South of Romsey Town Centre Regeneration ProjectTest Valley Borough Council21 Oct 202631d£2,300,000
DESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACTOR FOR DELIVERY OF HOUSES AND APARTMENTS IN UPPER ACRE PARCELEastleigh Borough Council17 Nov 202658d£100,000,000
Professional Consultancy Services DPSDPS56 lotsTelford and Wrekin Council16 Apr 2027208d£13,950,000 ceiling
Greenwich Professional Services Consultancy Dynamic Purchasing SystemDPS14 lotsUniversity of Greenwich31 Jan 2029864d£10,000,000 ceiling
Construction Professional Services DPSDPS2 lotsThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service23 Feb 2029887d£800,000,000 ceiling
Property Works and Consultancy DPSDPS4 lotsKarbon Homes31 Aug 20301441d£15,000,000 ceiling
Property QUDMDPSCADENT GAS LIMITEDnot published

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 7120. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 17 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 7120. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.