AwardedAwarded 2 April 2026
KU Estates Building Consultancy Framework
Kingston University Higher Education Corporation · Education
In brief
Kingston University Higher Education Corporation awarded architecture and engineering work to Haworth Tompkins Limited, Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Limited and Rock Townsend Architects and 18 others on 2 April 2026.
It is split into 6 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
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What the notice says
Kingston University is seeking to create a Framework to provide all of the management services necessary to develop, tender and construct projects.
The University is intending to create a new consultancy framework to call off for managing potential projects from the Estate Programme.
This is a programme of projects across the University’s four campuses that will include a range of requirements from formal teaching spaces, learning spaces, staff offices, breakout/informal study areas, workshops, laboratories, student social spaces, support spaces, performance spaces, and external areas. Projects are expected have construction values ranging from £50,000 up to £5,000,000 but in exceptional circumstances the value of an individual project may exceed this figure.
The Framework will be divided into lots broken down into individual disciplines, Kingston University intends to appoint contractors to each lot;
The lots are listed below -
LOT 1: Architectural Services (Architect, Principal Designer & Lead Consultancy Services)
LOT 2: Building Services Engineers
LOT 3: Project & Cost Managers
LOT 4: Structural & Civil Engineers
LOT 5: Building Surveyors
LOT 6: Fire Safety Consultants
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | — | — |
| Lot 2 | — | — |
| Lot 3 | — | — |
| Lot 4 | — | — |
| Lot 5 | — | — |
| Lot 6 | — | — |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haworth Tompkins Limited (SME) Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Limited (SME) Rock Townsend Architects (SME) Walters & Cohen Architects (SME) 6 bids received | Lot 1 | £3,000,000 | Awarded 2 April 2026 |
| Drees & Sommer UK Limited Brinson Staniland Partnership ltd (SME) Atelier Ten Troup Bywaters + Anders LLP 7 bids received | Lot 2 | £2,500,000 | Awarded 2 April 2026 |
| Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited Mcbains Ltd (SME) W.T. Partnership Limited (SME) Lavingtons LLP (SME) 8 bids received | Lot 3 | £2,000,000 | Awarded 2 April 2026 |
| Building Design Partnership Limited Stantec UK Limited Harley Haddow Ltd (SME) Price & Myers LLP 6 bids received | Lot 4 | £2,000,000 | Awarded 2 April 2026 |
| Kendall Kingscott Limited Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP (SME) The Fulker Consultancy Limited TT Building Consultancy Limited (SME) 5 bids received | Lot 5 | £600,000 | Awarded 2 April 2026 |
| Stantec UK Limited BELLROCK ADVISORY LLP (t/a Summers-Inman) (SME) 3 bids received | Lot 6 | £500,000 | Awarded 2 April 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 031175-2026
About the buyer
Kingston University Higher Education CorporationLast 12 months
Procurements
6Awards
3Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering
- Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited1 contract
- Atelier Ten1 contract
- BELLROCK ADVISORY LLP (t/a Summers-Inman)1 contract
- Boswell Mitchell & Johnston Limited1 contract
- Brinson Staniland Partnership ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open architecture and engineering tenders- £100kestimated
- Value not stated
- £40kestimated
- £60kestimated
- £8bnframework ceiling
From notice 031175-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.