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title: "Lead Consultant"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e5de"
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buyer: "POPULO DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED"
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# Lead Consultant

Buyer: POPULO DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e5de

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078230-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £150,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | POPULO DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E15 4QZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HAWKINS BROWN ARCHITECTURE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71410000 - Urban planning services

## Release History

- 17 Aug 2026 at 15:56 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078230-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078230-2026
  17th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.hawkinsbrown.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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