Scope
Reference
24-310
Description
The Building Regulation Principal Designer (BRPD) will be responsible for monitoring and coordinating design work to ensure compliance with relevant requirements of building regulations, legal and safety standards.
Contract 1. Building Regulation Principal Designer Services
Supplier
Contract value
- £228,520 excluding VAT
- £274,224 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
27 May 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 27 May 2025 to 26 May 2027
- 2 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Contract locations
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
The Building Regulation Principal Designer (BRPD) is responsible for monitoring and coordinating design work to ensure compliance with relevant requirements of building regulations, legal and safety standards. The Architect who is designing the scheme is the most relevant person to take on the role of Building Regulation Principal Designer (BRPD) due to their deep understanding of both the design that is under development and the requirements under the building regulations.
The roles of architect and Building Regulation Principal Designer (BRPD) should be kept within the same organisation to ensure a seamless and integrated approach to design and regulatory compliance.
Currently as the role is still relatively new there is a strong reluctance for other organisations, who are not directly responsible for the design, to take on this role as it effectively picks up liability for any non- compliance with the building regulations. This may change over time when the principles have been tested in court but until then the role of BRPD will need to be undertaken within the same organisation as the Principal Designer.
Supplier
Ridge and Partners LLP
- Companies House: OC309402
3 Valentine Place
London
SE1 8QH
United Kingdom
Email: lpoon@ridge.co.uk
Region: UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Contract 1. Building Regulation Principal Designer Services
Contracting authority
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWYV-2655-NPMQ
University House
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@port.ac.uk
Website: http://www.port.ac.uk/
Region: UKJ31 - Portsmouth
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government