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Masterplan for South Ravenswood site

Ipswich Borough Council

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23 Oct 2026 at 11:57

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Summary of the contracting process

Ipswich Borough Council commissioned architectural and related services to prepare a masterplan for the South Ravenswood site as part of a regeneration project. The work concerns planning the site’s future development; the procurement does not describe more specific design or delivery tasks. The site is in the East of England. This is a professional services requirement rather than a construction contract, so it is most relevant to architecture and masterplanning consultancies with experience in regeneration projects and the ability to develop a site-wide plan for a local authority.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Alan Baxter Ltd. Ipswich Borough Council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The contract was awarded on 16 September 2026 for £252,986. The contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 17 September 2027. The stated submission deadline was 4 September 2026 at 5pm. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to compete, while voluntary, community and social enterprises were not. No lots or evaluation criteria are recorded, so the award basis cannot be described further.

This award shows that Ipswich Borough Council procures specialist masterplanning services for regeneration sites through framework call-offs, with a requirement sized for a consultancy assignment rather than construction delivery. Firms seeking comparable work from this buyer would need credible architectural and masterplanning capability, and experience shaping regeneration plans for sites in the East of England. The selected supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that a large corporate scale was not necessary for this contract. The scope recorded is a masterplan; suppliers whose strengths are limited to building construction or unrelated consultancy are less closely aligned. A clear record of delivering site-wide plans for public-sector regeneration would be commercially relevant when this type of requirement returns to the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Masterplan for South Ravenswood site

Notice Description

Masterplan for regeneration project

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-49dbe405-7198-4d46-b478-aaaba4062976
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6157006a-107c-45a6-9f7c-a9b6be45f5be
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71200000 - Architectural and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£252,986 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£252,986 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
21 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ipswich Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2DE
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Alan Baxter Ltd

Further Information

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