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BWR Phase 2 - Architecture Services

Bath and North East Somerset Council

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11 Sep 2026 at 11:55

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Summary of the contracting process

Bath and North East Somerset Council commissioned architecture services for BWR Phase 2, supporting preparation of a planning submission. The requirement falls within architectural, engineering and surveying services, with architecture as the clear focus. The work is to be delivered in the United Kingdom, for a council based at The Guildhall in Bath. This is a professional services requirement rather than construction works, goods supply or general consultancy. It would suit architectural practices able to develop and coordinate the design and technical material needed for a planning application, working to a public-sector client’s requirements. The council is the buyer and the service relates to a defined development phase, making relevant experience in planning-led architectural commissions particularly applicable.

The procurement has completed through a direct award, with the contract awarded to Fielden Clegg Bradley. The award was made on 25 May 2026. The awarded value is £325,000. The contract period runs from 26 May 2026 to 31 January 2029. The tender submission deadline was 1 May 2026 at 23:59. The published procurement value was also £325,000. This was a single architecture-services requirement rather than a multi-lot competition. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, although the selected supplier is recorded as a large organisation. The process therefore demonstrates the buyer’s use of direct appointment for this type of planning-support service.

For an architectural practice that did not win this procurement, the award shows that Bath and North East Somerset Council buys substantial, multi-year architecture support for planning submissions on defined development phases. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need strong architectural design capability, planning-submission experience and the ability to produce coordinated material suitable for public-sector review. It would also need enough project management capacity to support delivery across an extended commission, maintain continuity with the council and work through the requirements of a complex phase of development. The recorded SME suitability indicates that smaller practices can be relevant, provided they can demonstrate comparable planning-led work, reliable resourcing and the technical depth expected from an architecture-led professional services team.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

BWR Phase 2 - Architecture Services

Notice Description

Architecture services to support the planning submission of BWR Phase 2

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8f1d5340-d2b1-4b51-aa8b-2097b4f0ea69
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/948d0e8b-d786-479d-892b-5d9c70f79b51
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£325,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£325,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
26 May 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 2-3 years
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
Bath and North East Somerset Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BATH
Postcode
BA1 5AW
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward
Kingsmead
Westminster Constituency
Bath

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Fielden Clegg Bradley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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