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title: "Masterplan for South Ravenswood site"
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buyer: "Ipswich Borough Council"
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# Masterplan for South Ravenswood site

Buyer: Ipswich Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-49dbe405-7198-4d46-b478-aaaba4062976

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Masterplan for regeneration project

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6157006a-107c-45a6-9f7c-a9b6be45f5be |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £252,986 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £252,986 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ipswich Borough Council |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Postcode area | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Alan Baxter Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71200000 - Architectural and related services

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 11:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6157006a-107c-45a6-9f7c-a9b6be45f5be

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6157006a-107c-45a6-9f7c-a9b6be45f5be
  23rd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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