Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Engineering design services

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Engineering design services. 12 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

12

awards tracked

£5.7m

total contract value

£521k

average award size

20%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Engineering design services

  • DA NEPO212 - Preliminary design of Horse and Jockey Roundabout Improvements

    Awarded to Ove Arup Limited on 16 Jun 2026 · Stockton on Tees Borough Council

    £37k

  • Axle Counter Power Supply Unit Design

    Awarded to Ramboll UK Limited on 31 Mar 2026 · TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

    £133k

  • PCI_LotA_172 Pulens Lane Bridge Replacement

    Awarded to STANTEC UK LIMITED on 13 Feb 2026 · HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

    £49k

  • FW Services - Offshore Structural Engineering - Multi Site 0427

    Awarded to C2 Wind APS on 10 Feb 2026 · SSE plc

    Undisclosed

  • DNWP0060/LOT1B/ Lot 1B - DDA & front end studies

    Awarded to AtkinsAltrad on 26 Jan 2026 · Sellafield Ltd

    £649k

  • CA17055 - Health Sciences University Direct Award for Multi Disciplinary Design to RIBA Stage 3

    Awarded to Cfes Ltd on 21 Jan 2026 · HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY

    £155k

  • PCI_LotA_178 Ashurst Rail bridge repair design

    Awarded to WSP UK LIMITED on 3 Dec 2025 · HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

    £30k

  • AP2420 - Structural Design Services Framework

    Awarded to Dice Consulting Engineers Ltd,Tunstall Smith King Ltd,The Millward Partnership Ltd,Wm Saunders Partnership LLP on 13 Nov 2025 · Scape Group Limited (trading as SCAPE)

    £1m

  • Gallery 33 Refurbishment: Design and Consultancy Services

    Awarded to Studio Downie Architects LLP on 29 Sept 2025 · Natural History Museum

    £720k

  • DDP00774 - OP10 U3 Cell Line Dismantle Main Site Works

    Awarded to The NEXUS Decommissioning Alliance on 3 Aug 2025 · Sellafield Ltd

    £1.4m

  • Design Guardian for LSBA

    Awarded to Baker Hicks Limited on 9 Jul 2025 · DEFRA

    £82k

  • Site Detailed Designs

    Awarded to AtkinsRealis UK Limited on 8 Jun 2025 · TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY

    £1.5m

Sector pulse

Who procures in Engineering design services, and where the value sits

Engineering design services accounts for 12 tracked awards worth £5.7m in the period we monitor. The average award here is £521k. Engineering design services is procured mainly by Sellafield Ltd, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL and TEES VALLEY COMBINED AUTHORITY. The biggest spender is Sellafield Ltd, with 2 awards totalling £2m. Geographically the work is spread across South East, London, North West. SMBs hold 20% of awards, in line with the typical UK public-sector mid-band. Volume is broadly flat versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£1.5m

Site Detailed Designs

Won by AtkinsRealis UK Limited on 8 Jun 2025

Busiest month

Jan 26

2 awards published, totalling £805k.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.

Where the awards land

  • South East25%
  • London17%
  • North West17%
  • Any region8%
  • East Midlands8%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

AtkinsRealis UK Limited

1 award · £1.5m total

The NEXUS Decommissioning Alliance

1 award · £1.4m total

Dice Consulting Engineers Ltd,Tunstall Smith King Ltd,The Millward Partnership Ltd,Wm Saunders Partnership LLP

1 award · £1m total

Studio Downie Architects LLP

1 award · £720k total

AtkinsAltrad

1 award · £649k total

Cfes Ltd

1 award · £155k total

Ramboll UK Limited

1 award · £133k total

Baker Hicks Limited

1 award · £82k total

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