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Multidisciplinary design team contracts

UK public sector · 196 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
196
Last 12 months
Median contract
£192k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£117m
180 of 193 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
116
Suppliers
117

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most multidisciplinary design team contracts took 17% of them (34 of 196).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter held steady across the period.
  • The median contract, £192k, is 2.4 times the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).

Who buys multidisciplinary design team

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

  1. 1Newry, Mourne and Down District Council9 contracts
  2. 2London Borough of Hackney7 contracts
  3. 3NHS Property Services Limited7 contracts
  4. 4Surrey County Council5 contracts
  5. 5Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council5 contracts
  6. 6The Education Authority4 contracts
  7. 7UK Parliament4 contracts
  8. 8Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
  9. 9Scottish Police Authority4 contracts
  10. 10Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd3 contracts

Top multidisciplinary design team contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1AECOM9 contracts
  2. 2Kendall Kingscott Limited7 contracts
  3. 3Alliance Leisure Services6 contracts
  4. 4RSK Environment6 contracts
  5. 5AtkinsRéalis6 contracts
  6. 6MCADAM DESIGN LIMITED5 contracts
  7. 7Arcadis4 contracts
  8. 8Pick Everard4 contracts
  9. 9Ridge and Partners LLP4 contracts
  10. 10Atkins Realis PPS Limited4 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

58Q4 2025*48Q1 202640Q2 202649Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 137 · Scotland 29 · Northern Ireland 24 · Wales 6

London23Northern Ireland23Scotland20North West18South East18South West16East of England13North East8East Midlands7West Midlands6Wales6Yorkshire and The Humber4UK-wide or not stated34

What is included

One appointment for a whole design team (architect, structural and civil, building services and often cost and project management) to take a capital project through the RIBA stages, including integrated consultant teams.

  • Multi-disciplinary design team appointments
  • Integrated consultant teams (ICT)
  • Architect-led design teams
  • Technical services provider design teams
  • Unsplit design consultancy frameworks naming several design disciplines

What is not included

  • Architect-only appointments (see Architectural design services)
  • Separately let discipline lots: each discipline's own service in this family
  • Construction consultancy frameworks led by QS, PM and surveying roles (see Construction consultancy (multidisciplinary or unspecified))

Often bought by the same buyers