AwardedAwarded 2 March 2026

Solent Freeport: Tax Site Use Study

Portsmouth City Council · Local authority

In brief

Portsmouth City Council awarded architecture and engineering work to Ove Arup & Partners Ltd on 2 March 2026.

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What the notice says

Advice regarding the NQ tax site linked to achieving transformational development at pace, possible site uses, public intervention to enable those site uses and possible occupiers and management models.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd	—	7 April 2026 to 8 January 2027

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

Timeline

15 April 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 034058-2026

About the buyer

Portsmouth City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

324

Awards

169

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From notice 034058-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.