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RIBA3 Design Consultancy

Exeter City Council

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25 Aug 2026 at 10:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Exeter City Council procured RIBA Stage 3 design consultancy for the RAMM MEND project. The requirement is a professional building-services design service, covering engineering design for mechanical and electrical installations. It sits within the services category and relates to work delivered in the Exeter area. The council is the public-sector buyer and commissioning organisation. The appointed service therefore suits consultancies able to develop coordinated mechanical and electrical designs at RIBA Stage 3, rather than contractors supplying equipment or carrying out construction alone. Businesses considering comparable work should recognise this as a project-specific design commission for a municipal client, with the technical focus on building systems and the delivery context linked to the council’s RAMM MEND programme.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was completed, and Eddisons Commercial Limited trading as BTG Eddisons was selected. The contract was signed on 29 July 2026, with an active contract period from 17 August 2026 to 5 September 2026. Its gross value is £98,400 including taxes. Exeter City Council evaluated the requirement through a limited procedure for services. The award covers the RIBA Stage 3 design consultancy and, specifically, engineering design services for mechanical and electrical building installations. The contract is below the applicable threshold. The recorded outcome is an active award and active contract, rather than an abandoned or unsuccessful procurement.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need demonstrable capability in building-services engineering design, particularly mechanical and electrical installations, and the ability to produce coordinated RIBA Stage 3 design information. Experience working for a local authority or on public-building programmes would help establish familiarity with client governance, statutory requirements and stakeholder coordination. Suppliers should also be able to manage a tightly defined consultancy commission and provide suitably qualified design professionals within a short project delivery window. The appointed supplier was an SME, showing that this scale and route can suit smaller specialist consultancies as well as larger multidisciplinary practices. Relevant experience with museum, civic or heritage-building projects would be commercially useful where it can be evidenced against the RAMM MEND requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RIBA3 Design Consultancy

Notice Description

RAMM MEND RIBA3 Design Consultancy

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb3a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080706-2026
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

71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£98,400 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 5 Sep 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Exeter City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX1 1JN
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
St David's
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EDDISONS COMMERCIAL LIMITED t/a BTG Eddisons

Further Information

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