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Multi-Disciplinary Professional Services Consultancy

Royal Berkshire Fire Authority

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07 Oct 2026 at 14:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Royal Berkshire Fire Authority appointed a multidisciplinary professional services consultancy to plan, design and support delivery of its capital works programme across the Authority’s estate in Berkshire. The programme covers new buildings, refurbishment and estate lifecycle works, fire station modernisation as the principal activity, sustainability strategy support and compliance upgrades. The consultancy is also expected to support other projects aligned with the contract’s capabilities. The work includes architectural, building-fabric, building and building-services consultancy. It is intended to coordinate projects across the Authority’s identified estate sites and maintain consistent design and expertise. Delivery is across the Authority’s estate in Berkshire.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Ridge and Partners LLP on 7 October 2026. It was a competitive call-off under the ESPO Property, Building and Infrastructure Advice and Management Services framework, using its South of England lot. The award value is £2 million excluding VAT (£2.4 million including VAT). The initial contract period is 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029, with options to extend in one-year increments to a maximum end date of 18 October 2033, making a maximum term of seven years. The single lot covers the multidisciplinary consultancy requirement. The Authority may also commission additional consultancy hours at ad hoc rates for aligned work as needed. No evaluation criteria are stated in the available procurement information.

This award demonstrates demand from Royal Berkshire Fire Authority for a single consultancy able to coordinate multidisciplinary professional advice across a long-term estate investment programme. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to bring architectural, building-fabric, building and building-services consultancy together, and support projects from planning and design through delivery. Experience in fire station modernisation is particularly relevant, alongside refurbishment and estate lifecycle programmes, new-build projects, compliance upgrades and sustainability strategy. The programme calls for the capacity to work across multiple sites, maintain consistent design standards and support both planned investment and additional aligned projects. The framework call-off route also shows the value of qualifying for the relevant ESPO framework and its regional lot.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Multi-Disciplinary Professional Services Consultancy

Notice Description

Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (RBFA) is seeking to appoint a Multi-Disciplinary Professional Services Consultancy, to support the planning, design and delivery of its capital works programme across its estates, identified in the Strategic Asset Investment Framework (SAIF), including: * Delivery of capital new builds * Refurbishment and estate lifecycle programme * Fire station moderation programme (principal activity) * Sustainability strategy support * Compliance upgrades The successful supplier is expected to work on projects and works that are non-SAIF related, but which are aligned with the overall capability of the multi-disciplinary contract. The route to market finalised to source this service was ESPO framework - Property, Building and Infrastructure Advice and Management Services (2664_26) - Lot 4 - South of England. The Authority awarded the call off contract for a period of 7 years, including the extension option, because the requirement was for the SAIF to be treated as a programme to deliver works prgramme across its estate, identified in the SAIF. The Authority awarded a 7 year call off contract to complete its SAIF programme and maintain standard design and expertise across all the identified sites on SAIF.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782eb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094836-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71200000 - Architectural and related services

71315100 - Building-fabric consultancy services

71315200 - Building consultancy services

71315210 - Building services consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 18 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Royal Berkshire Fire Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG31 7SD
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Berkshire
Electoral Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Westminster Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ridge and Partners LLP

Further Information

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