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    ContractsTechnical Advisory Services for School Building Projects 2025
    Awarded contract

    Technical Advisory Services for School Building Projects 2025

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 26 May 2026

    The DfE has awarded a technical advisory services contract to support school building projects across England as part of an eight-member panel arrangement.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 26 May 2026· 5 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 26 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Tender closed
      18 Aug 2025
      1 year ago
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • MC
      Mace Consult Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 5 months ago.

    26 May 2026Today18 Aug 2025

    Brief

    The Department for Education (DfE) has established a panel of eight Technical Advisors to provide multi-disciplinary technical expertise supporting the construction and delivery of school building projects across England. This notice confirms the award of one contract under this panel arrangement. Technical Advisors work throughout the full lifecycle of construction projects, providing advisory services to DfE project teams. If you are interested in joining the panel or learning more about similar technical advisory opportunities, contact the DfE for information about future procurements or panel additions.

    Track record

    7 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In engineering, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 7 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. ARCADIS CONSULTING UK LIMITED2× · 29%
    2. Mace Consult Ltd1× · 14%
    3. OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED1× · 14%
    4. R.G. CARTER LIMITED1× · 14%
    5. Gleeds Cost Management1× · 14%
    6. Bowmer + Kirkland Limited1× · 14%

    Across engineering, the most active winners are AECOM LTD, WSP UK LIMITED, OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    b016be3b-68ab-47a5-8075-172eb6534cf0-899183

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