Architect and surveying tenders and contracts in the UK
There are 178 live architect and surveying tenders in the UK right now, from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. This page covers architect, quantity surveying, structural engineering and principal designer contracts from councils, the NHS and other public buyers. Below is what buyers are asking for, so you can see whether you qualify before you spend hours bidding.
178Live now
40Closing in 14 days
37Frameworks & DPS
£700kTypical value
01What buyers ask for
From the 178 live architect and surveying tenders in the UK we have read so far.
- Minimum turnover
- Typically £290k (stated in 3 of 178)
- Contract length
- Typically 3 years
- Suitable for SMEs
- 133 of 178 flagged by the buyer
- Frameworks & DPS
- 37 of 178
Insurance
- Employer's liability (asked for in 1 of 178)
02Live architect and surveying tenders in the UK
- Western Range Planning Communications ConsultantBritish MuseumLondon£250kCloses TomorrowSME
- Southbank: Project External works and Electrical Landlord work: Consultant DesignThe Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of LondonLondon£230kCloses 2 daysSME
- Strategic Estates, Asset Management and Capital Project Consultancy ServicesMaiden Erlegh TrustSouth East +1£250kCloses 3 daysSME
- Prioritised Capital Maintenance - Corporate Properties Consultant Appointment 2026-2028Cumberland CouncilNorth West£200kCloses 3 daysSME
- St Edmunds College Mechanical and Electrical ServicesST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGEEast of EnglandNot statedCloses 3 days
- Linstone Housing Landscape Maintenance Contract 2026-2029Linstone HousingScotland£1mCloses 3 days
- RONB 166 - Provision of Architectural Services for Repairs to Shrewsbury Castle WallsShropshire CouncilWest MidlandsNot statedCloses 3 daysSME
- St Edmunds College Water Hygiene ServicesST EDMUND'S COLLEGE CAMBRIDGEEast of EnglandNot statedCloses 3 days
- Confined Spaces Principal InspectionsVIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITEDEast Midlands£60kCloses 4 daysSME
- CA18502 - Architectural ServicesBedford CollegeUK-wide£1.2mCloses 4 daysSME
- RIBA Stage 1 Feasibility Study for William Aston Hall, Wrexham UniversityWrexham UniversityWales£100kCloses 4 daysSME
- Architectural ServicesBedford CollegeEast of England£1.2mCloses 4 daysSME
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- CP2821-26 Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway EarthworksDevon County CouncilSouth West£170kCloses 4 daysSME
- Urban Design ConsultancyNorth West Leicestershire District CouncilEast Midlands£150kCloses 4 daysSME
- DPS1 1428 - Tree WorkLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 6 daysSME
- Window to 1913: Activity Plan Delivery LeadNorth East Lincolnshire Borough CouncilYorkshire and the Humber£168kCloses 7 days
- Provision of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) AssessmentsPLATFORM HOUSING LIMITEDYorkshire and the Humber +3£320k–960kCloses 7 daysSME
- DFE - Energy Group - Site inspections for the closure of the Non-Domestic RHI SchemeDepartment for the Economy (DfE) - Energy GroupNorthern Ireland£750kCloses 7 daysSME
- OPA T899 OFTD Finnart Tanks 707, 709,711 Inspection worksOil and Pipelines AgencyScotland£300kCloses 8 daysSME
- QEHKL240 Fire Compartmentation WorksThe Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation TrustEast of England£60kCloses 8 daysSME
- Heating, Electrical, Mechanical and Decarbonisation FrameworkEASTERN PROCUREMENT LIMITEDNorth East +10£1061mCloses 9 daysFrameworkSME
- DC1 Solar Wall Principal ContractorNatural History MuseumLondon£950kCloses 9 daysSME
- NEPO217 - Winter Bureau, Weather Forecasting & Outstation MaintenanceThe Association of North East Councils Limited (NEPO)North East£50mCloses 9 daysSME
- Fire Safety Building Compliance Services FrameworkForestry CommissionSouth West£275kCloses 9 daysFrameworkSME
- DPS1 1445 - Chestnut Park Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 9 daysSME
- DPS1 1444 - Tenancy Tree WorkLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 9 daysSME
- Transport of slabsFerrovial BAM Rail SystemsUK-wide£50k–100kCloses 9 daysSME
- Digital Transformation and Research & Innovation Consultancy Open FrameworkJISCSouth West£1mCloses 10 daysFrameworkSME
- J5 Super Grid Transformer RefurbishmentUK Atomic Energy AuthoritySouth East£2mCloses 10 daysSME
- Fire Safety Products and Associated ServicesKent County Council trading as Procurement ServicesSouth East£15m–120mCloses 10 daysFrameworkSME
- PRN26130 Integrated Design Team - Clarawood House, BelfastChoice Housing Ireland LimitedNorthern Ireland£250kCloses 11 days
- Battery cell fabrication and cycling servicesCENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION LIMITEDNorth East£800kCloses 11 days
- Rotherham Local Area Energy PlanRotherham Borough CouncilYorkshire and the HumberNot statedCloses 11 daysSME
- Higham House Groundwork InvestigationsNewcastle City CouncilNorth East£30kCloses 11 daysSME
- Solar PV Feasibility Study Consultancy for the Office and Residential Properties at the British High Commission LusakaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeLondon£30kCloses 11 days
- Framework for Call-down Technical Assistance - Engineering and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Advisory Services (BRAVE-IS)DAI GLOBAL UK LTDUK-wideNot statedCloses 14 daysFrameworkSME
- Growing Mid Wales Datgloi Project - Specialist Consultancy Services / Prosiect Datgloi Canolbarth Cymru sy'n Tyfu - Gwasanaethau Ymgynghori ArbenigolCyngor Sir Ceredigion County CouncilWales£250kCloses 14 daysSME
- Highways Structures Principal InspectionsThe Council of the Borough of KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber£170kCloses 14 daysSME
- EEM0053 - Fire Safety, Fire Doors and Building Remediation Works FrameworkEFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITEDNorth East +9Not statedCloses 14 daysFrameworkSME
- Corporate Power Purchase AgreementsKent County Council t/a LASERSouth EastNot statedCloses 14 daysSME
- 7926/27 Medical Gas Pipeline Authorising EngineerGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon£140kCloses 14 daysSME
- Provision of Provision of a Cemetery Site Feasibility Assessment and Wider Site SearchPeterborough City CouncilEast of England£40kCloses 15 daysSME
- Provision of Mechanical and Electrical ServicesBedford CollegeEast of England£700kCloses 15 daysSME
- Oakham East Transport and Public Realm Improvements - Multidisciplinary Preliminary Design Consultancy ServicesRutland County CouncilEast Midlands£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- Provision of Project Management & Cost Consultant ServicesBedford CollegeEast of England£700kCloses 15 daysSME
- CA18538 - Provision of Mechanical and Electrical ServicesBedford CollegeUK-wide£700kCloses 15 daysSME
- CA18539 - Provision of Project Management & Cost Consultant ServicesBedford CollegeUK-wide£700kCloses 15 daysSME
- Footways Maintenance Survey (Lot 3) (2027)West Sussex County CouncilSouth East£60kCloses 15 daysSME
- Unclassified Road Conditions Survey (Lot 1) (2027)West Sussex County CouncilSouth East£75kCloses 15 daysSME
- The Friary Multi-Storey Car Park RefurbishmentLichfield District CouncilWest Midlands£650kCloses 15 daysSME
- CPU 8387 Supply of Architectural Coating MaterialsNottingham City CouncilEast Midlands£579kCloses 15 daysSME
- A, B & C Road Conditions Survey (Lot 2) (2027)West Sussex County CouncilSouth East£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- Provision of Design and Technology Machinery Safety and Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Examination ServicesCaerphilly County Borough CouncilWales£30k–60kCloses 15 daysSME
- DPS1 1441 - Priory Park Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- DPS1 1421 - Park Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- DPS1 1438 - Fell TreesLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- DPS1 1442 - Downhills Park Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- CA18/05985 Mine Entry Inspections FrameworkMining Remediation AuthorityEast MidlandsNot statedCloses 15 daysFrameworkSME
- DPS1 1439 Tree WorksLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
- DPS1 1429 - Tenancy Tree WorkLondon Borough of HaringeyLondon£90kCloses 15 daysSME
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03Who is buying
- London Borough of Haringey 10 live tenders
- Bedford College 6 live tenders
- West Sussex County Council 5 live tenders
- The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London 4 live tenders
- Forestry Commission 3 live tenders
04Architect and surveying contracts: common questions
How many architect and surveying tenders are live in the UK?
178 right now, from 131 public buyers, with 40 closing in the next 14 days. We bring together notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and refresh this page every hour.
What do buyers ask for in architect and surveying contracts?
Where a minimum turnover is stated (3 of the 178 notices we have read), it is typically £290k. The insurance named most often is employer's liability. Most requirements sit in the tender documents rather than the notice, so check the pack before you bid.
Can a small business win architect and surveying contracts?
Often, yes. 133 of the 178 live tenders in the UK are marked by the buyer as suitable for small businesses, and 37 are frameworks or dynamic purchasing systems (approved supplier lists that buyers then order from). Smaller lots and lower-value contracts are usually the best place to start. Check the minimum turnover and insurance first, as those are the checks that rule most bids out.
05Expert notes: Construction & trades
Public construction work often runs through frameworks and minimum standards such as Constructionline or CHAS, and SSIP accreditation for health and safety. Larger contracts usually set a minimum turnover; smaller lots and Contracts Finder notices are where SMEs get started.
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