Design code contracts
UK public sector · 74 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
- 74
- Last 12 months
- Median contract
- £88k
- Recorded value
- Recorded value
- £17.4m
- 58 of 63 main-service contracts have a published value
- Buyers
- 57
- Suppliers
- 120
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What stands out
- The five suppliers that won the most design code contracts took 27% of them (20 of 74).
- The median contract, £88k, is close to the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
- Homes England awarded 14% of the design code contracts (10 of 74).
Who buys design code
By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.
- 1Homes England10 contracts£1.2m
- 2Oxfordshire County Council3 contracts£234k
- 3New Forest District Council2 contracts£248k
- 4Wealden District Council2 contracts£131k
- 5East Suffolk Council2 contracts£55k
- 6DERBY CITY COUNCIL2 contracts£51k
- 7Scotland Excel2 contracts—
- 8Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government2 contracts—
- 9Cabinet Office1 contract£8.1m
- 10Dartford Borough Council1 contract£1.7m
Top design code contractors by contracts won
The 12 months to 6 October 2026.
- 1Prior+Partners6 contracts£826k
- 2AR Urbanism5 contracts£451k
- 3Mott MacDonald4 contracts£772k
- 4Stantec4 contracts£414k
- 5LDA Design4 contracts£355k
- 6Arup4 contracts£170k
- 7WSP4 contracts£124k
- 8Tetra Tech4 contracts—
- 9Turner & Townsend3 contracts£449k
- 10Jacobs3 contracts£281k
Latest and largest awards
Each links to the official notice.
Latest
London Stadium to Populous Limited · Awarded 18 September 2026
North Norfolk District Council to Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design Ltd · Awarded 16 September 2026
Value not published
East Suffolk Council to Prior+Partners · Awarded 9 September 2026
Llanmaes Masterplan Commission (official notice, opens in a new tab)
Value not published
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government to Tetra Tech · Awarded 31 August 2026
Cumberland Council to Mott MacDonald · Awarded 14 August 2026
West of England Combined Authority to LDA Design · Awarded 12 August 2026
Bro Tathan Site Wide Masterplan (official notice, opens in a new tab)
Value not published
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government to Roberts Limbrick Limited · Awarded 29 July 2026
Luton Borough Council to AR Urbanism · Awarded 29 July 2026
Oxford City Housing Limited to Clifton Emery design · Awarded 23 July 2026
Devon County Council to Lacey Hickie Caley · Awarded 21 July 2026
Largest
Cabinet Office to FOSTER + PARTNERS LIMITED · Awarded 7 October 2025
Dartford Borough Council to Academy Consulting Solutions Limited · Awarded 20 January 2026
Energy Coast West Cumbria Ltd (t/a BEC) to Mott MacDonald · Awarded 2 March 2026
Norwich City Council to Haworth Tompkins Limited · Awarded 21 May 2026
Northumberland County Council to Turner & Townsend · Awarded 11 February 2026
Contracts awarded by quarter
Where the contracts were awarded
England 64 · Scotland 5 · Wales 5
What is included
Area and site masterplans, development frameworks, public realm visions, urban design and placeshaping advice, and design codes.
- Town centre and regeneration site masterplans
- Strategic urban extension masterplanning teams
- Public realm visions and spatial plans
- Placeshaping and urban design advice
- District-wide design codes
- Landscape-led site masterplans
What is not included
- Regeneration strategies and investment plans (see Regeneration and town centre strategies)
- Building architecture (see Architectural design)
- Landscape architecture detailed design (see Landscape architecture and public realm design)
- Heritage site business plans (see Tourism, culture and heritage business planning)
- Design review panels (see Design review panels)