AwardedAwarded 29 May 2026

20/21 Aldermanbury - Architect

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · Local or regional public body

In brief

The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London awarded architecture and engineering work to Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Limited and Buckley Gray Yeoman Limited on 29 May 2026.

The notice gives a value of £432,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 20 months, up to 44 months with extensions, starting 27 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

The Authority is procuring professional architectural services for the appointment of an Architect and Design Team Leader in relation to the CAT A refurbishment of 20–21 Aldermanbury, a Grade II listed and adjoining office building within the City of London estate. The services will include lead consultant and design team co-ordination duties; development of the design across RIBA Stages 1 to 4; support for planning and Listed Building Consent; preparation of Employer’s Requirements for a Design and Build main contractor; and a continuing client-side Technical Advisor role through construction, handover and post-completion. The Consultant will be required to deliver services in accordance with the Project Brief and Scope of Services, comply with the Authority’s BIM and sustainability requirements, and work to the indicative programme leading to CAT A Practical Completion by December 2027. The appointment will cover the full duration of the project lifecycle, including defects and post-completion services, and will be let as a single professional services contract. This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘City of London Corporation Sourcing & Contracts Portal’ (https://cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/) Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Limited (SME)
28 bids received
£359,346
1 June 2026 to 31 December 2028
Buckley Gray Yeoman Limited (SME)
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands Limited (SME)
28 bids received
£322,750
Awarded 26 March 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 007297-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 028215-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 028224-2026
  4. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 053090-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 007297-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 January 2026, last updated 4 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.