Ridge and Partners pending £2m Royal Berkshire Fire Authority consultancy award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 08:11.

Opportunity overview

Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (RBFA) is seeking to appoint a Multi-Disciplinary Professional Services Consultancy, to support the planning, design and delivery of its capital works programme across its estates, identified in the Strategic Asset Investment Framework (SAIF), including: • Delivery of capital new builds • Refurbishment and estate lifecycle programme • Fire station moderation programme (principal activity) • Sustainability strategy support • Compliance upgrades The successful supplier is expected to work on projects and works that are non-SAIF related, but which are aligned with the overall capability of the multi-disciplinary contract. The route to market finalised to source this service was ESPO framework - Property, Building and Infrastructure Advice and Management Services (2664_26) - Lot 4 - South of England. The Authority awarded the call off contract for a period of 7 years, including the extension option, because the requirement was for the SAIF to be treated as a programme to deliver works prgramme across its estate, identified in the SAIF. The Authority awarded a 7 year call off contract to complete its SAIF programme and maintain standard design and expertise across all the identified sites on SAIF.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP

Matched by number

Published award value: £2m
Awarded: 6 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH OC309402
Location: Woodstock, UKJ14, OX20 1QR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: 1646
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Award under framework
Competitive: Yes

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Royal Berkshire Fire Authority
Id: GB-PPON-PGTB-9133-ZLDZ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGTB-9133-ZLDZ

Address

Street Address: Newsham Court
Locality: Reading
Postal Code: RG31 7SD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ11

Contact

Email: procurementenquiries@rbfrs.co.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP
Id: GB-COH-OC309402

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: OC309402

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PPNX-8949-BBHR

Address

Street Address: The Cowyards Blenheim Park
Locality: Woodstock
Postal Code: OX20 1QR
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ14

Contact

Email: marketing@ridge.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.ridge.co.uk ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: pending
Date: 7 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Has Options: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71200000
Description: Architectural and related services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71315100
Description: Building-fabric consultancy services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71315200
Description: Building consultancy services

Entry 4

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71315210
Description: Building services consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKJ11
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 2,400,000
Amount: 2,000,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-OC309402
Name: RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP

Standstill Period

Ends: 16 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 18 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 18 Oct 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description: Contrac term is from 15th October 2026 to 14th October 2029 with the option to extend for a further period up to a total of 4 years, in one year increments until 14th October 2033, taking the Contract term to a maximum of 7 years.

Options

Description: Under the contract, the Authority has included the provision to purchase addional consultancy hours for additional work through ad hoc rates. These additional work will be comissioned by the Authority on as and when required basis. The successful supplier is expected to work on projects and works that are non-SAIF related, but which are aligned with the overall capability of the multi-disciplinary contract.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 094836-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094836-2026 ↗
Published: 7 Oct 2026, 14:52
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 19 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-050e57
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-050e57 ↗

Relationship

framework

Related lots

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Reading · UKJ11 · RG31 7SD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

094836-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 7 Oct 2026, 14:52

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Royal Berkshire Fire Authority has announced a pending award to Ridge and Partners LLP for multidisciplinary professional services consultancy supporting its estate capital works programme, including fire-station modernisation, new builds, refurbishment, sustainability and compliance work.

Published outcome signals

Published noticeContract award notice published 7 October 2026.Evidence: Award notice document 094836-2026 is dated 2026-10-07T14:52:03+01:00.
Award statusPending award; not evidenced as signed or concluded.Evidence: Award 1 status is "pending" and a futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Standstill periodScheduled to end 16 October 2026 at 23:59:59+01:00.Evidence: Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-16T23:59:59+01:00.

94% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 094836-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0782eb
First published: 7 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 08:11
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award 1 names Ridge and Partners LLP as supplier, with an award value of £2,000,000 excluding VAT (£2,400,000 including VAT). The award remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled for 19 October 2026.

Market significance

This is a single-supplier call-off under ESPO’s Property, Building and Infrastructure Advice and Management Services framework (2664_26), Lot 4: South of England. The published maximum term is seven years, creating a potentially long-term professional-services relationship if extensions are exercised.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 2000000 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 identifies RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP as supplier, relates to Lot 1, has status pending, and reports £2,000,000 excluding VAT.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Contract award notice published 7 October 2026.

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Award notice document 094836-2026 is dated 2026-10-07T14:52:03+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending award; not evidenced as signed or concluded.

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Award 1 status is "pending" and a futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.

Standstill period

99% confidence

Scheduled to end 16 October 2026 at 23:59:59+01:00.

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-16T23:59:59+01:00.

Future signature milestone

99% confidence

19 October 2026.

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Award 1 milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£2,000,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 2000000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£2,400,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 2400000 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award decision date

99% confidence

7 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.

Notice publication date

99% confidence

7 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-07T14:52:03+01:00.

Published contract period

98% confidence

19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2029-10-18.

Maximum possible term end

99% confidence

18 October 2033

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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2033-10-18.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service requirement

99% confidence

Multidisciplinary professional services consultancy for the Authority’s estate capital works programme.

View supporting evidence

Tender description states the consultancy will support planning, design and delivery of capital works across RBFA estates.

Programme activities

99% confidence

New builds, refurbishment and estate lifecycle work, fire-station modernisation, sustainability strategy support and compliance upgrades.

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Tender description lists these activities, identifying fire-station modernisation as the principal activity.

Additional demand

97% confidence

The supplier may support non-SAIF projects aligned with the contract capability.

View supporting evidence

Tender and options descriptions state that non-SAIF-related aligned work is expected and may be commissioned.

Service classifications

99% confidence

Architectural and related services; building-fabric, building, and building-services consultancy.

View supporting evidence

Award item classifications list CPV 71200000, 71315100, 71315200 and 71315210.

Delivery area

98% confidence

UKJ11.

View supporting evidence

Award item delivery address is region UKJ11.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement route

99% confidence

Call-off under ESPO Property, Building and Infrastructure Advice and Management Services framework 2664_26, Lot 4: South of England.

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Tender description identifies ESPO framework 2664_26 Lot 4, and related process links to framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-050e57, related Lot 4.

Method

99% confidence

Selective; award under framework.

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Tender procurementMethod is selective and procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".

Competition

92% confidence

The source marks the procurement as competitive; bidder numbers and evaluation results are not published.

View supporting evidence

Tender competitive is true; no bidder count, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial period

98% confidence

19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029, as recorded in the structured contract-period data.

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-19 and endDate is 2029-10-18.

Extension arrangement

98% confidence

Extensions may take the term to a maximum of seven years, ending 18 October 2033.

View supporting evidence

Award hasRenewal is true, maxExtentDate is 2033-10-18, and the tender description says the call-off was awarded for seven years including the extension option.

Ad hoc additional work

99% confidence

The Authority may purchase additional consultancy hours through ad hoc rates when required.

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Award options description states that additional consultancy hours may be purchased for additional work on an as-and-when-required basis.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Single-supplier programme support

95% confidence

The award appoints one named consultancy for a broad estate-capital programme, with potential additional aligned work.

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One supplier is named on Award 1; the scope covers multiple estate workstreams and options allow ad hoc additional consultancy hours.

Value interpretation

98% confidence

The published £2.0m net value is an award-level amount for the single named supplier; the source provides no pricing breakdown or allocation by workstream.

View supporting evidence

Award 1 reports a single £2,000,000 net value and no itemised pricing data.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0782eb
Analysed: 8 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Royal Berkshire Fire Authority.

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Buyer party is named Royal Berkshire Fire Authority.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority.

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Reading, United Kingdom.

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Buyer address gives Reading, RG31 7SD, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Ridge and Partners LLP (Companies House number OC309402).

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Supplier party identifier is GB-COH-OC309402; supplier record is matched by company number OC309402.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Woodstock, United Kingdom.

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Supplier address gives Woodstock, OX20 1QR, United Kingdom.

Supplier classification

99% confidence

Large organisation; not marked as a VCSE.

View supporting evidence

Supplier details state scale "large" and vcse false.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Maximum-term horizon estimate

99% confidence

If all published extensions are exercised, the arrangement could run until 18 October 2033.

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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2033-10-18 and hasRenewal is true.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Lifecycle qualification

99% confidence

The notice is an award announcement, but the award is pending and signature is only scheduled.

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Award status is pending and futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 19 October 2026.

Date inconsistency in published source

99% confidence

The structured contract period states 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029, while the renewal narrative states 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2029.

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Award contractPeriod and renewal.description provide different start and end dates.

Information not supplied in the published notice

97% confidence

No bidder count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale, lot title, pricing schedule or detailed call-off scope allocation is published.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied award, lot and tender data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation results, bid prices, award rationale, pricing breakdown and detailed workstream allocation.
Lot 1 has no published title or description.
Published contract dates are materially inconsistent: structured data gives 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2029, while the renewal narrative gives 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2029.
The source does not evidence a signed or concluded contract; it records a pending award and scheduled signature milestone.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier?

Ridge and Partners LLP is the supplier named on pending Award 1.

What is the published award value?

£2,000,000 excluding VAT, with £2,400,000 including VAT reported in the award data.

Has the contract been signed?

The supplied notice does not evidence a signed contract. The award is pending and a signature milestone is scheduled for 19 October 2026.

How long could the arrangement run?

The published maximum extent date is 18 October 2033, if extension options are exercised.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Multi-Disciplinary Professional Services Consultancy

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP

Classification

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Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Renewal

Options

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Related procurements

Relationship

Related lots

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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