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Westborough & Park Barn - Architect Services

Guildford Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Guildford Borough Council has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 year, up to 2 years with extensions, starting 1 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.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 13 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Guildford Borough Council is seeking an Architect and Lead Consultant to support the Westborough & Park Barn Better Homes Programme - a council-led initiative to develop a long-term strategy for improving housing quality, sustainability, and community facilities across two adjacent estates. The strategy will be shaped through meaningful community engagement to establish a shared vision and delivery approach, potentially leading to future regeneration phases including home upgrades, redevelopment, and public realm improvements. The appointed consultant will lead design and technical inputs through RIBA Stages 0-2, working in close collaboration with the Council, the appointed Engagement Consultant, and other specialists. Stage 0 will focus on high-level feasibility testing and translating community input into design objectives and a clear brief for later stages. Stages 1-2 will develop these options into an outline masterplan or equivalent strategic framework, supported by inputs from subconsultants (e.g. engineering, cost, sustainability) and ongoing community engagement. As Lead Consultant, the architect will coordinate the wider design team, ensure technical integration across disciplines, and embed engagement outcomes into a coherent, holistic, high-quality and deliverable design strategy

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 070045-2025

About the buyer

Guildford Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

41

Awards

10

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From notice 070045-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 31 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.