Architectural design services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 71220000·Services · class·in Architecture & Engineering
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 42 lots from 42 competitions run by 35 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 21 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 6) and 21 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 138 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 22 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
2 of 21 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| PRN26130 Integrated Design Team - Clarawood House, Belfast | Choice Housing | 6 Nov 2026 | 22h | £250,000 |
| COV - Multi‑Disciplinary Design Team Framework 2027 | Coventry City Council | 16 Nov 2026 | 11d | £5,000,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
71220000 Architectural design services198 notices · 61%71221000 Architectural services for buildings56 notices · 17%71223000 Architectural services for building extensions10 notices · 3%71222000 Architectural services for outdoor areas5 notices · 2%71222100 Urban areas mapping services1 notice · <1%71222200 Rural areas mapping services1 notice · <1%- Consultative engineering and construction services 1,594 · 12m
- Engineering-related scientific and technical services 324 · 12m
- Engineering design services 218 · 12m
- Construction consultancy services 169 · 12m
- Technical inspection and testing services 166 · 12m
- Architectural, engineering and planning services 134 · 12m
- Construction management services 117 · 12m
- Miscellaneous engineering services 110 · 12m
- Engineering services 107 · 12m
- Architectural and related services 101 · 12m
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Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Local authorities43%(134 notices)
134 of 315 notices are Local authorities (43%).Central government15%(48 notices)
48 of 315 notices are Central government (15%).Education & universities14%(45 notices)
45 of 315 notices are Education & universities (14%).Other public bodies10%(33 notices)
33 of 315 notices are Other public bodies (10%).Police, fire & emergency2%(5 notices)
5 of 315 notices are Police, fire & emergency (2%).Not classified16%(50 notices)
50 of 315 notices are Not classified (16%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| the Education Authority | Education & universities | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| Ards and North Down Borough Council | Local authorities | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| City of London Corporation | Local authorities | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Moray Council | Local authorities | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London | Local authorities | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Westminster City Council | Local authorities | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Choice Housing | Other public bodies | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Argyll and Bute Council | Local authorities | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Belfast City Council | Local authorities | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| London Borough of Camden | Local authorities | 4 | 4 | 0 |
213 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 265 of 322 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| Greater London | 6 | 89% | 66% | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | — | — | |
| South East England | — | 86% | 35% | |
| South West England | — | 60% | 26% | |
| East of England | — | 91% | 24% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | 83% | 41% | |
| North East England | — | 58% | 45% | |
| East Midlands | — | — | 24% | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract93%(300 notices)
300 of 322 notices are Contract (93%).Framework7%(21 notices)
21 of 322 notices are Framework (7%).Dynamic purchasing system0%(1 notice)
1 of 322 notices is Dynamic purchasing system (0%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open31%(100 notices)
100 of 322 notices are Open (31%).Selective28%(91 notices)
91 of 322 notices are Selective (28%).Limited / restricted15%(49 notices)
49 of 322 notices are Limited / restricted (15%).Direct award15%(48 notices)
48 of 322 notices are Direct award (15%).Route not published11%(34 notices)
34 of 322 notices are Route not published (11%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold71%(48 notices)
48 of 68 notices are Above threshold (71%).Below threshold29%(20 notices)
20 of 68 notices are Below threshold (29%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (194) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid7%(3)
3 of 42 lots fall in 1 bid (7%).2–310%(4)
4 of 42 lots fall in 2–3 (10%).4–636%(15)
15 of 42 lots fall in 4–6 (36%).7 or more48%(20)
20 of 42 lots fall in 7 or more (48%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 42 lots from 42 competitions run by 35 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 21 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 6) and 21 from older notices (bids received, middle 6).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
91 of 181 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 13 more are call-offs or give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
310 SME bids out of 368, on 37 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
81 of 103 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 33 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
4 of 194 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 219 awards to 180 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 9% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Ryder Architecture Limited | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Pick Everard | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Stride Treglown | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| WSP UK Limited | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| McAdam Design | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| A & M Architectural Partnership LLP | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| AECOM LIMITED | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Allies And Morrison Llp | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 128 of 322 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in architectural design services
21 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| PRN26130 Integrated Design Team - Clarawood House, Belfast | Choice Housing | 6 Nov 2026 | 22h | £250,000 |
| COV - Multi‑Disciplinary Design Team Framework 2027 | Coventry City Council | 16 Nov 2026 | 11d | £5,000,000 ceiling |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly. Contracts Finder contracts appear on the Retender Radar, not yet in these figures.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 7122. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 3 Nov 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.