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Published 25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Competitive Flexible Invitation to Tender for provision of Architect Consultancy Services framework

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-068fa2
Creator: Sovereign Network Group
Published: 2026-09-25T14:26:28.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Official notice

Authority: Sovereign Network Group (Public body)

Open framework scheme2 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH2)London (UKI)South East (UKJ1)

Framework ceiling (notional)£20,000,000envelope for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update

Submissions closed 29 Jun 2026awarded 25 Sept 2026

Award (standstill) to Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Limited +13 more2 awards

Framework period 4 yrsstarts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This is now the Tender Award Notice for establishing a framework for the provision of Architects Consultancy Services. Sovereign Network Group has advertised the Market Engagement Questions on the portal (https://in-tend.org/) (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sovereign/aspx/Home) and we provided a market engagement process to provide Architects Consultancy Services.

Sovereign Network Group is proposing a maximum of 30 Framework Agreements for provision of Architects Consultancy Services across two Lots; Lot 1 Masterplanning architects with 6 suppliers covering all regions (West, South and London & East) including adjacent counties and Lot 2 Housing Architects with 24 suppliers covering all regions (West, South and London & East) including adjacent counties. Please refer to our Localities / Regions attachment.

Framework is to be used by Sovereign Network Group and any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Special Purpose Vehicles; most of these are listed as: • Sovereign Housing Design and Build Limited (Company Number: 06195779) • Sovereign Housing Developments Limited (Company Number: 07233624) • Sovereign Advances Limited (Company Number: 06927929) • Sovereign Housing Capital plc (Company Number: 06992513) • Sovereign Living Limited (FCA Registration Number: 26400R) • Sovereign Housing Partnerships Limited (Company Number: 07174978) • Sovereign Housing Property Services Limited (Company Number: 08758536) • Spectrum Premier Homes Limited (Company Number: 02914932) • SNG Community Foundation (Company Number: 15863401) • Network Homes Investments Limited (Company Number: 6105444) • Network Affordable Developments Limited (Company Number: 9038196) • Network Treasury Services Limited (Company Number: 6424065) • Network New Build Limited (Company Number: 4076854) • SW9 Community Housing (Company Number: 9574528)

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* This list may be amended throughout the duration of the framework period, as we may need to add other Joint Ventures (JV’s) and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV’s).

It is expected that the Framework Agreements will commence on approximately 6 October 2026 and last for a period of 4 years.

The Architects Consultancy Services Framework Agreements are anticipated to be based on the following Lot descriptions:

• Lot 1 – Masterplanning Architects covering all regions (West, South and London & East) including adjacent counties. (These Regions are not exclusive, as we reserve the right to include Counties and surrounding areas outside the defined areas should requirements emerge during the Framework Term)

• Lot 2 –Housing Architects covering all regions (West, South and London & East) including adjacent counties. (These Regions are not exclusive, as we reserve the right to include Counties and surrounding areas outside the defined areas should requirements emerge during the Framework Term).

Information regarding our office locations in southern England, is shown in the locations map attached.

We anticipate some crossovers of suppliers between the lots and will result in a maximum of 30 architects being awarded framework agreements, for use by 6th October 2026 for a maximum of 4 years.

We are keen to actively encourage SME's.

The PSQ (Procurement Specific Questionnaire) was released with a draft copy of the Invitation to Tender and those potential suppliers who met the PSQ requirements who were confirmed by us in writing were progressed to the next stage - Tender stage.

The appointed suppliers with framework agreements will be eligible to respond to our Call Off engagements, which will usually include a synopsis of our requirements as part of mini-competition appointment process. We reserve the right to Direct Award in exceptional circumstances. Details of the Call-Off process will be included in the Invitation to Tender documents. There is no guarantee of work.

How the procedure runs: Establishing a Framework for the provision of Architect Services

CPV: Architectural design services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Places: up to 30 suppliers · 30 appointed — full
Framework period: 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2026

Published description of the framework

Framework is to be established for 4 years; Appointments will generally be published as mini competitions to ensure a detailed proposal and commercial offer is established for each requirement. We reserve the right for Direct Award in cases where we define specific requirements that we believe a very limited number or only one supplier maybe suitable. Details of Call off will be published with the final Tender pack.

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Masterplanning ArchitectsAwarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£5,000,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East of England, London, South East, South West

Value: £5,000,000 exc. VAT · £6,000,000 inc. VAT

71220000 Architectural design services

Lot #2Lot 2 - Housing Architect Consultancy Services all regionsAwarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£15,000,000

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2030 (4 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East of England, London, South East, South West

Value: £15,000,000 exc. VAT · £18,000,000 inc. VAT

71220000 Architectural design services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Price — Commercial / Price

Conditions of participation · identical on every lot2

Economic & financial standing
As defined in the tender documents
Technical & professional ability
As defined in the tender documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Open framework scheme
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
Last source update: 25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end — 2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Authority reference: PROC0273
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Architectural design services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH2)London (UKI)South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068fa2 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: 30 days payment terms

How it runs: Establishing a Framework for the provision of Architect Services

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Appointment period ends: 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/sovereign/aspx/Home ↗ Completion of PSQ only at this initial stage, to ensure suitability to progress to ITT Stage. We will confirm in writing to those who are successful to commence the next stage, being the completion of the ITT phase.

Timeline

11 published dates · Europe/London

Planning notice published148 days ago
30 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST
Market engagement140 days ago
8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Completion of the Pre-Market Engagement phase using the Form provided. Later stages will include completion and return of the PSQ (Procurement Specific Questionnaire) and the ITT (Invitation to Tender) documents to selected respondents. Note: Lot 2 has additionally three sub-lots for Housing more…
Architect Services (Reserved for SME's only) specific to each of the three SNG Regions / Localities, where local knowledge is required. Example - we reserve the right to compete the requirements for Lot 2 with Consultants across all Regions with Consultants in Lot 3 West Region, when the requirement is for West Region.) The mini competition process will be outlined in the tender documents.
Next notice expected121 days ago
27 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published115 days ago
2 Jun 2026, 15:51 BST
Clarification questions by96 days ago
22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Admission / appointment period ends89 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown
29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by85 days ago
2 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent1 day ago
25 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice publishedearlier today
25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
Contract startsin 5 days
1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill endsin 11 days
6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 302 awards · see the list ↓

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Masterplanning Architects1 award
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Limited, Allies And Morrison Llp, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios LLP, Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited, Pitman Tozer Architects Ltd, Stride TreglownLot 1 Masterplanning Architect Services6 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2030	£6,000,000 inc. VAT	25 Sept 2026standstill to 6 Oct 2026	Standstill
Lot 2 · Lot 2 - Housing Architect Consultancy Services all regions1 award
Alison Brooks Architects, Cartwright Pickard Architects, Clifton Emery Design Ltd, Ferguson Mann Architects, GRID Architects Ltd, Mikhail Riches +18 moreLot 2 Housing Architect Services6 Oct 2026 — 30 Sept 2030	£18,000,000 inc. VAT	25 Sept 2026standstill to 6 Oct 2026	Standstill

Notice history

13 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2026

Contract signature expected
6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Contract award notice published
25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BSTUK6
Published value updated
25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BSTwas £20,000,000
Status changed to complete
25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
Procurement method changed
25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
Deadline withdrawn
25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
Tender notice published
2 Jun 2026, 16:05 BSTUK4
Tender notice published
2 Jun 2026, 15:51 BSTUK4
Status changed to active
2 Jun 2026, 15:51 BST
Procurement method changed
2 Jun 2026, 15:51 BST
Deadline published: 29 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
2 Jun 2026, 15:51 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice published
1 May 2026, 13:24 BSTUK2
Preliminary market engagement notice published
30 Apr 2026, 16:12 BSTUK2

Routine re-releases (5)

2026-05: 1 release · 1 May 2026
2026-04: 1 release · 30 Apr 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sovereign Network Group

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: RS007448 Sovereign House, Basing View, Basingstoke, South East, RG21 4FA [email protected]

Framework contractors & participating bidders

30 commercial parties on the notice

Alison Brooks ArchitectsFramework contractorGB-COH: 04810339 Unit 610 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London, London, NW5 1TL
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 07155322 One Portwall Square, Portwall Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 6BH
Allies and Morrison LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC404597 85 Southwark Street, London, London, SE1 0HX
ArchioFramework contractorGB-COH: 08365273 Unit 4, 32 Indigo Mews, Carysfort Rd,, London, London, N16 9AE [email protected]
Atkins Walters & Webster LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 03489253 pivot mark, 48-52 Baldwin Street,, Bristol, South West, BS1 1QB
BPTWFramework contractorGB-COH: OC301697 40 Norman Road, Greenwich, London, London, SE10 9QX
Barefoot Architects LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 10238822 Unit 5.2, Paintworks,, Bristol,, South West, BS4 3EH
Cartwright Pickard ArchitectsFramework contractorGB-COH: 03179673 1 Canal Side Studios, 8-14 St Pancras Way,, London, London, NW1 0QG [email protected]
Clifton Emery Design LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 08213899 Hems House, 84 Longbrook Street, Exeter, South West, EX4 6AP [email protected]
Feilden Clegg Bradley StudiosFramework contractorGB-COH: OC301169 27 Gee Street,, London, London, EC1V 3RD

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Ferguson Mann ArchitectsFramework contractorGB-COH: 02128921 6 King Street, Bristol, South West, BS1 4EQ
GRID Architects LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 07082988 128 Southwark Street, London, London, SE1 0SW
Gort Scott LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 07569261 55 Leroy Street, London, London, SE1 4SN
HAWORTH TOMPKINS LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 04697954 110 Golden Lane,, London, London, EC1Y 0TL
HTA Design LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC381717 75 Wallis Road, London, London, E9 5LN [email protected]
Hawkins Brown Architecture LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 13240050 27-28, Eastcastle Street,, London, London, W1W 8DH
Henley Halebrown ArchitectsFramework contractorGB-COH: 03080324 21 Perseverance Works, 38 Kingsland Road, London, London, E2 8DD
JESTICO + WHILES + ASSOCIATES LIMITEDFramework contractorGB-COH: 02891337 Sutton Yard 65 Goswell Road, London, London, EC1V 7EN [email protected]
Karakusevic Carson ArchitectsFramework contractorGB-COH: 08720267 Studio 501, 37 Cremer Street, Hackney, London, London, E2 8HD
Levitt Bernstein Associates LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 01960584 Thane Studios, 2-4 Thane Villas, London, London, N7 7PA
Mae Architects LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 09240935 Unit 109 The Print Rooms 164-180 Union St,, London, London, SE1 0LH
Mikhail RichesFramework contractorGB-COH: 04477087 10/11 D'Arblay Street, London, London, W1F 8DS
PRP Architecture LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC431021 10 Lindsey Street,, London, London, EC1A 9HP
Pentan ArchitectsFramework contractorGB-COH: 03032505 22 Cathedral Road,, Cardiff, Wales, CF11 9LJ
Pitman Tozer Architects LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 05031414 3 Jacob’s Well Mews,, London, London, W1U 3DU
Pollard Thomas EdwardsFramework contractorGB-COH: OC395916 Diespeker Wharf, 38 Graham Street,, London, London, N1 8JX
Proctor and Matthews ArchitectsFramework contractorGB-COH: 03434985 7 Blue Lion Place 237 Long Lane, London, London, SE1 4PU [email protected]
RCKa LtdFramework contractorGB-COH: 05789948 16-24 Underwood Street,, London, London, N1 7JQ
Stride Treglown LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 01748850 3 Cosser Street, London, London, SE1 7BU [email protected]
TATE AND COMPANY ARCHITECTS LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC383300 49-51 Central Street,, London, London, EC1V 8AB

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender25 Sept 2026, 15:26 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Jun 2026, 16:05 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Jun 2026, 15:51 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender1 May 2026, 13:24 BST
Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender30 Apr 2026, 16:12 BST