When should I approach the buyer?

Re-procurement usually starts three to six months before a contract ends, and earlier for anything complex. For a contract ending in Q1 2028, the buyer is likely to be scoping the replacement in the months before.

Contract renewals

Architecture and engineering contracts expiring in 2028

1,335 UK public sector architecture and engineering contracts have an end date in 2028, let by 592 buyers, with a median published value of £200k. The busiest quarter is Q1 2028, with 485. Each is a likely re-tender with its date already published.

485
ending in Q1 2028: 284
ending in Q2 2028: 347
ending in Q3 2028: 219
ending in Q4 2028

Buyers with the most ending

Environment Agency26
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)23
Ministry of Defence21
West Midlands Combined Authority13
PROSPER12
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London12
Bristol City Council11
Department for Education11

Incumbents with the most ending

Single-supplier contracts only: a framework has no one incumbent.

WSP UK Limited14
Tetra Tech Limited8
Constellia Public Limited7
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED7
Jacobs UK Ltd7
Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited6
AECOM Limited6
Ridge and Partners LLP6

The contracts, soonest first

Contract	Buyer	Incumbent	Value	Ends
Acoustic Consulting Services in relation to Markets Colocation Programme	City of London Corporation	Sandy Brown Ltd	£40k	1 Jan 2028
Scientific Services	The Coal Authority	ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL UK LIMITED	£250k	1 Jan 2028
Mass Transit Technical and Planning Advisor	West Yorkshire Combined Authority	Bloom Procurement Services Ltd	£1.5m	1 Jan 2028
Site Surveys - AWARD	Surrey Police	Tetra Tech Limited	£417k	1 Jan 2028
CHP Water Safety	COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED	Hydrop Environmental Consultancy Services Limited	£149k	1 Jan 2028
Heckmondwike Employers Agent	THIRTEEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED	MICHAEL DYSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED	£30k	1 Jan 2028
Geoenvironmental Laboratory Services	Corserv Limited	Envirolab Ltd	£280k	1 Jan 2028
Ages of Invention Gallery Lead Designer, Architect, Exhibition Designer - AWARD	Science Museum Group	Lawson Ward Studio	£370k	1 Jan 2028
Framework Contract in relation to Design Services for City of York Council Housing Investment Projects and Programmes	City of York Council	3 suppliers (framework)	£500k	1 Jan 2028
Framework Contract in relation to Design Services for City of York Council Housing Investment Projects and Programmes	City of York Council	2 suppliers (framework)	£200k	1 Jan 2028
Employers Agent and Clerk Of Works services for Maple Place residential development	Eastleigh Borough Council	FRAZER GARNER ASSOCIATES LTD	£23k	1 Jan 2028
Health, Safety, Environmental and Waste Support	OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED	EKS ASSOCIATES LIMITED	Not stated	1 Jan 2028
DPS for Asset Management Survey and Consultancy	Clarion Housing Group	Deba (UK) Limited	£118.6m	2 Jan 2028
Professional Technical Services for Museum Collection Centre	NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL	Perfect Circle JV Ltd	£175k	2 Jan 2028
PLA25201 Civil Engineering Design Services	Torbay Council	Civil Studio Limitedd	£100k	4 Jan 2028
con_28552 - Technical Advisory Services 2025 (1 of 8)	Department for Education	Gleeds Cost Management Limited	£26.3m	5 Jan 2028
con_28549 - Technical Advisory Services 2025 (2 of 8)	Department for Education	AECOM Limited	£26.3m	5 Jan 2028
Building Control Consultant (Approved Inspector) at Central Hall, National Railway Museum	Science Museum Group	Yorkshire Building Control Limited	£73k	6 Jan 2028
Framework Agreement for the Provision of Professional Consultancy Services 2023-27	The Borough Council of Calderdale	23 suppliers (framework)	£12.0m	7 Jan 2028
Telepathology Services	South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Medica Reporting Limited	£100k	7 Jan 2028
YOR - CDF - Keighley & Stockbridge OBC to FBC - PSC Contract	Environment Agency	Ove Arup & Partners Limited	£880k	7 Jan 2028
Asbestos Testing and Consultancy - Multi Contractor Framework - AWARD	Portsmouth City Council	5 suppliers (framework)	Not stated	8 Jan 2028
Architect-led Multi-Disciplined Design Team for Guildhall Redevelopment Project	Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk	Howarth Tomkins	£1.7m	8 Jan 2028
EA CapEx: Carbon Analyser Instrument	Environment Agency	Wolf Laboratories Limited	£63k	8 Jan 2028
Founders Infrastructure Project - Architectural and Principal Designer Services	ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON	Morse Webb Architects	£109k	10 Jan 2028
RMBC - LA - Design Code Consultancy Support - AWARD	Runnymede Borough Council	BPTW LLP	£80k	11 Jan 2028
Market Rent Valuations	Thirteen Housing Group Limited	ALIGN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED	£25k	13 Jan 2028
Geotechnical Investigative Work for Wylfa and Oldbury Sites	DEPARTMENTAL NUCLEAR COMPANY LIMITED	AtkinsRéalis UK limited	£2.0m	14 Jan 2028
Design & Consultancy Services Framework - National	PROSPER	73 suppliers (framework)	£50.0m	14 Jan 2028
Property Asset Valuations Services	Huntingdonshire District Council	WILKS HEAD & EVE LLP	£50k	14 Jan 2028
Project Management services for ACRO division	HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT CONSTABULARY	REED TALENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED	£521k	16 Jan 2028
Contract Award - RNAS Culdrose L Site Regeneration - TSP RIBA 3	Ministry of Defence	Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd	£946k	17 Jan 2028
Building Regulations Principal Designer	STOCKPORT HOMES LIMITED	Bernard Taylor Partnership Limited	£500k	18 Jan 2028
Sustainability Appraisal (SA)	Somerset Council	URBAN EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LTD	£50k	18 Jan 2028
TEC Partnership - Approved Contractor Framework - Electrical - AWARD	TEC Partnership	3 suppliers (framework)	Not stated	19 Jan 2028
Consultancy Services for External Decorations Ph.4 at Patmore West Estate	London Borough of Wandsworth	ig9	£69k	19 Jan 2028
South East Consortium Asset Consultancy Framework	South East Consortium	Faithorn Farrell Timms	£45.0m	20 Jan 2028
South East Consortium Asset Consultancy Framework	South East Consortium	Ridge and Partners	£15.0m	20 Jan 2028
South East Consortium Asset Consultancy Framework	South East Consortium	Frankham Risk Management Services	£5.0m	20 Jan 2028
South East Consortium Asset Consultancy Framework	South East Consortium	METHOD CONSULTING LLP	£5.0m	20 Jan 2028
South East Consortium Asset Consultancy Framework	South East Consortium	Spider Projects	£5.0m	20 Jan 2028
South East Consortium Asset Consultancy Framework	South East Consortium	BPTW	£5.0m	20 Jan 2028
South East Consortium Asset Consultancy Framework	South East Consortium	Archadia (UK) Ltd T/A WWA Studios	£5.0m	20 Jan 2028
South East Consortium Asset Consultancy Framework	South East Consortium	42 suppliers (framework)	£-3,000,000	20 Jan 2028
IGNITION Project PPM Maintenance	UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)	McGeever Group Limited	£164k	20 Jan 2028
Management of the Supply of Geotechnical Specialist Review Services for Section 38/Section 278 Highways Schemes	WAKEFIELD COUNCIL	Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited trading as Consultancy+	£155k	20 Jan 2028
Professional Services Change Delivery - East Region	H M Revenue & Customs	Mace Consult Ltd	£3.2m	21 Jan 2028
Professional Services Change Delivery - West Region	H M Revenue & Customs	Ridge & Partners LLP	£3.2m	21 Jan 2028
Northfield Phase 2 - AWARD	Oxford City Council	Original Field of Architecture Ltd	£30k	21 Jan 2028
NHMF Frameworx Communal Mechanical and Electrical Services Framework Agreements 2023	NHMF (NPC) LIMITED	12 suppliers (framework)	£900.0m	22 Jan 2028

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