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Architectural design contracts

UK public sector · 226 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
226
Last 12 months
Median contract
£74k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£123m
217 of 220 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
141
Suppliers
240

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most architectural design contracts took 13% of them (30 of 226).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter held steady across the period.
  • The median contract, £74k, is close to the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • London had the most contracts: 51, or 23% of the total.

Who buys architectural design

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1City of London Corporation9 contracts
  2. 2Prosper Learning Trust8 contracts
  3. 3NHS Property Services Limited7 contracts
  4. 4Bristol City Council6 contracts
  5. 5Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust6 contracts
  6. 6HOUSING 215 contracts
  7. 7Hull City Council5 contracts
  8. 8Westminster City Council4 contracts
  9. 9Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust4 contracts
  10. 10West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust4 contracts

Top architectural design contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Blake Hopkinson Architecture + Design Limited7 contracts
  2. 2Gilling Dod Architects7 contracts
  3. 3Hunters6 contracts
  4. 4Constellia5 contracts
  5. 5Building Design Partnership (BDP)5 contracts
  6. 6Kendall Kingscott Limited4 contracts
  7. 7Hawkins\Brown3 contracts
  8. 8LSI Architects3 contracts
  9. 9Pinnegar Hayward Design3 contracts
  10. 10Just Imagine Interiors3 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

57Q4 2025*62Q1 202649Q2 202657Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 208 · Scotland 10 · Wales 8

London51South West28South East21North East18North West16East of England13Yorkshire and The Humber12West Midlands11Scotland10Wales8East Midlands7UK-wide or not stated31

What is included

An architect appointed as a standalone consultant to design new buildings, refurbishments and extensions through the RIBA stages, often as lead designer, including briefing, building feasibility, interior design and space planning.

  • Architect and lead designer appointments
  • RIBA stage 0-7 architectural services
  • Building briefing, feasibility and test-fit studies
  • Architectural services frameworks and lots
  • Interior and exhibition-space design led by an architect
  • Project architect for remediation schemes (roofs, cladding)

What is not included

  • Full design team in one appointment (see Multidisciplinary design team)
  • Listed and historic building architecture (see Conservation and heritage architecture)
  • Parks, squares and public realm (see Landscape architecture and public realm design)
  • Masterplanning and urban design codes (see Design code)
  • Surveyor-led repair and refurbishment projects (see Building surveying)
  • Design inside a design and build works contract (see Construction & Trades)

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