Architectural, engineering and planning services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 71240000·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 25 lots from 19 competitions run by 15 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 18 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4.5) and 7 from older notices (bids received, middle 8).
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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 139 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 13 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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| Provision of Provision of a Cemetery Site Feasibility Assessment and Wider Site Search | Peterborough City Council | 10 Nov 2026 | 15d | £40,000 |
| London and Quadrant Housing Trust - Planning Consultancy Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) | LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST | 7 Feb 2028 | 469d | — |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
71241000 Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis76 notices · 26%71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services63 notices · 21%71242000 Project and design preparation, estimation of costs38 notices · 13%71244000 Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs14 notices · 5%71248000 Supervision of project and documentation7 notices · 2%71247000 Supervision of building work4 notices · 1%- Consultative engineering and construction services 1,569 · 12m
- Engineering-related scientific and technical services 328 · 12m
- Engineering design services 208 · 12m
- Technical inspection and testing services 165 · 12m
- Construction consultancy services 165 · 12m
- Construction management services 113 · 12m
- Architectural design services 112 · 12m
- Miscellaneous engineering services 106 · 12m
- Engineering services 106 · 12m
- Architectural and related services 104 · 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 authorities44%(126 notices)
126 of 285 notices are Local authorities (44%).Central government24%(67 notices)
67 of 285 notices are Central government (24%).Other public bodies14%(41 notices)
41 of 285 notices are Other public bodies (14%).Education & universities5%(13 notices)
13 of 285 notices are Education & universities (5%).Housing associations4%(11 notices)
11 of 285 notices are Housing associations (4%).Not classified9%(27 notices)
27 of 285 notices are Not classified (9%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Canterbury City Council | Local authorities | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| UK Fusion Energy Ltd | Other public bodies | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Bath & North East Somerset Council | Local authorities | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Northern Trains Ltd | Other public bodies | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Portsmouth City Council | Local authorities | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Natural Resources Wales | Other public bodies | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust | Central government | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tees Valley Combined Authority | Local authorities | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| The Wheatley Housing Group Limited | Housing associations | 4 | 1 | 0 |
192 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 209 of 294 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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| South East England | — | 48% | 30% | |
| East of England | — | 57% | 46% | |
| Greater London | — | 40% | 50% | |
| North West England | — | 50% | 47% | |
| South West England | — | 44% | 50% | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — |
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.
Contract90%(266 notices)
266 of 294 notices are Contract (90%).Framework9%(27 notices)
27 of 294 notices are Framework (9%).Dynamic purchasing system0%(1 notices)
1 of 294 notices are 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.
Open33%(98 notices)
98 of 294 notices are Open (33%).Direct award23%(68 notices)
68 of 294 notices are Direct award (23%).Limited / restricted21%(63 notices)
63 of 294 notices are Limited / restricted (21%).Route not published15%(44 notices)
44 of 294 notices are Route not published (15%).Selective7%(21 notices)
21 of 294 notices are Selective (7%).
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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 threshold33%(20 notices)
20 of 60 notices are Above threshold (33%).Below threshold67%(40 notices)
40 of 60 notices are Below threshold (67%).
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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 (193) · 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 bid4%(1)
1 of 25 lots fall in 1 bid (4%).2–328%(7)
7 of 25 lots fall in 2–3 (28%).4–640%(10)
10 of 25 lots fall in 4–6 (40%).7 or more28%(7)
7 of 25 lots fall in 7 or more (28%).
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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 25 lots from 19 competitions run by 15 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 18 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4.5) and 7 from older notices (bids received, middle 8).
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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.
58 of 169 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 24 more 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.
64 SME bids out of 100, on 19 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.
53 of 123 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 27 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.
3 of 193 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 · 267 awards to 203 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 11% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| AECOM LIMITED | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Mott MacDonald | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nexus Planning | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| SAVILLS (UK) LIMITED | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| WSP UK Limited | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Accenture UK Limited | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Cambrian Environmental Technologies Ltd | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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 · 76 of 294 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in architectural, engineering and planning…
21 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Provision of Provision of a Cemetery Site Feasibility Assessment and Wider Site Search | Peterborough City Council | 10 Nov 2026 | 15d | £40,000 |
| London and Quadrant Housing Trust - Planning Consultancy Services Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) | LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST | 7 Feb 2028 | 469d | — |
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.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 7124. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 23 Oct 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.