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POPULO DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED

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17 Aug 2026 at 15:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Populo Design and Build Limited appointed a lead consultant for the National Pattern Book Pilot – Standard House Frames project. The work provides suitably qualified and experienced consultancy support for delivering standard house frames within a national pattern book pilot. The project was commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and is being delivered with a working group of local authorities coordinated by the London Borough of Newham, with Populo Living acting as project lead. The procurement is for services in urban planning and related lead consultancy. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, with Populo Design and Build Limited acting as the contracting authority and buyer.

The procurement has been completed and the contract is active. It used a below-threshold limited competition. One supplier was selected: Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited. The contract was signed on 23 June 2026, runs from 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026, and has a gross value of £150,000. The award covers the lead consultancy services for the National Pattern Book Pilot – Standard House Frames project. The tender was classified as a concession regime procurement and the main category was services. The available outcome records show one completed requirement, with the selected supplier appointed to deliver the urban planning and lead consultant services.

This procurement indicates demand from Populo Design and Build Limited for architectural and urban-planning capability applied to public-sector housing design and delivery. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable experience leading complex consultancy commissions, developing standardised house-frame or pattern-book approaches, and translating design work into practical delivery support. Experience of working with central government programmes, local authorities and multi-party working groups would be relevant, particularly where the consultant must coordinate different public-sector stakeholders. The successful supplier was an SME, showing that this scale of specialist consultancy can be delivered by a focused practice rather than only a large multidisciplinary organisation. Firms combining housing, planning, design coordination and public-sector project experience would be well placed for comparable requirements from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lead Consultant

Notice Description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Lead Consultant to support the delivery of the National Pattern Book Pilot - Standard House Frames (SHF) project. This project is commissioned by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and is being delivered in collaboration with a Working Group of Local Authorities, coordinated by the London Borough of Newham, with Populo Living acting as Project Lead.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e5de
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078230-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71410000 - Urban planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
POPULO DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E15 4QZ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HAWKINS BROWN ARCHITECTURE LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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