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Opportunity overview
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER – ROLE SPECIFICATION & PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project Title: Gloucester Greyfriars Project
Location: Eastgate Shopping Centre and Former Pavilion Bowling Green
Appointment Period: December 2026 – April 2028 – Covering RIBA Sages 4-6
Client: Gloucester City Council
Total Project Funding: £11 million Levelling-Up Fund + Council / partner contributions
Cultural Hub Construction Budget - £6 million
Former Pavilion Green Construction Budget - £250,000
SECTION 1 – ROLE PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Effective handover from previous principal designer (RIBA 0-3) to new principal designer, i.e. this role
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Strongly align with RIBA Standard Architectural Contract
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Ensure effective design coordination between the design team and principal contractor
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Maintain alignment with the Project Manager, Levelling-Up Fund programme, outputs and reporting requirements (usually once per month Design Team Meeting).
Greyfriars’s Project Principal Designer – Cultural Hub - Greyfriars
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• Deliver a sustainable design that is accessible, high-quality regeneration scheme that meets the vision for Greyfriars
• Ensure full compliance with Building Regulations, CDM 2015, planning conditions and accessibility standards
• Ensure full integration with planning consultant on the final planning application relating to the cultural hub and former pavilion bowling green
3.0 Key Responsibilities
3.1 Handover from RIBA 3 to RIBA 4 - Transition Notes
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Ensure full clarity, continuity, and legal/regulatory compliance as we move from the current design team to the new Principal Designer.
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Manage the formal transition of the project from the outgoing design team, who have now reached completion of RIBA Stage 3 (Spatial Coordination), to the new Architect / Principal Designer, who will assume full responsibility for delivering RIBA Stages 4 (Technical Design), 5 (Construction), and 6 (Handover & Closeout).
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Our priority is to preserve all agreed design decisions, planning permissions, budget alignment, and stakeholder commitments — while ensuring a seamless handover with no gaps in information, compliance, or accountability.”
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Buyer location · The Docks · UKK13 · GL1 2EQ · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKK1 · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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097415-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Gloucester City Council is seeking an Architect / Principal Designer for the Gloucester Greyfriars Project, covering RIBA Stages 4–6: technical design, construction, and handover/closeout. The work concerns the Cultural Hub at Eastgate Shopping Centre and the Former Pavilion Bowling Green, with handover from the prior RIBA 0–3 design team.
Who this may suit
Best suited to architectural practices able to take on an explicitly stated Architect / Principal Designer appointment and coordinate design activity through RIBA Stages 4–6. Evidence does not state specific accreditation, insurance, turnover, staffing or prior-experience thresholds.
Key points identified
Required appointmentArchitect / Principal DesignerEvidence: “new Architect / Principal Designer, who will assume full responsibility for delivering RIBA Stages 4 (Technical Design), 5 (Construction), and 6 (Handover & Closeout).”
RIBA stagesRIBA Stages 4–6Evidence: “Appointment Period: December 2026 – April 2028 – Covering RIBA Sages 4-6” and “delivering RIBA Stages 4 (Technical Design), 5 (Construction), and 6 (Handover & Closeout).”
Design coordinationCoordinate the design team and principal contractorEvidence: “Ensure effective design coordination between the design team and principal contractor”
93% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Gloucester City Council is seeking an Architect / Principal Designer for the Gloucester Greyfriars Project, covering RIBA Stages 4–6: technical design, construction, and handover/closeout. The work concerns the Cultural Hub at Eastgate Shopping Centre and the Former Pavilion Bowling Green, with handover from the prior RIBA 0–3 design team.
Who this may suit
Best suited to architectural practices able to take on an explicitly stated Architect / Principal Designer appointment and coordinate design activity through RIBA Stages 4–6. Evidence does not state specific accreditation, insurance, turnover, staffing or prior-experience thresholds.
Key deliverables
Handover from the previous principal designer/design team following RIBA Stage 3.
Delivery responsibility for RIBA Stages 4 (Technical Design), 5 (Construction) and 6 (Handover & Closeout).
Design coordination between the design team and principal contractor.
Compliance with Building Regulations, CDM 2015, planning conditions and accessibility standards.
Integration with the planning consultant on the final planning application.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Required appointment
98% confidence
Architect / Principal Designer
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“new Architect / Principal Designer, who will assume full responsibility for delivering RIBA Stages 4 (Technical Design), 5 (Construction), and 6 (Handover & Closeout).”
RIBA stages
98% confidence
RIBA Stages 4–6
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“Appointment Period: December 2026 – April 2028 – Covering RIBA Sages 4-6” and “delivering RIBA Stages 4 (Technical Design), 5 (Construction), and 6 (Handover & Closeout).”
Design coordination
96% confidence
Coordinate the design team and principal contractor
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“Ensure effective design coordination between the design team and principal contractor”
Regulatory compliance
98% confidence
Comply with Building Regulations, CDM 2015, planning conditions and accessibility standards
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“Ensure full compliance with Building Regulations, CDM 2015, planning conditions and accessibility standards”
Planning integration
96% confidence
Integrate with the planning consultant on the final planning application
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“Ensure full integration with planning consultant on the final planning application relating to the cultural hub and former pavilion bowling green”
Contract alignment
91% confidence
Strong alignment with the RIBA Standard Architectural Contract
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“Strongly align with RIBA Standard Architectural Contract”
Eligibility criteria
97% confidence
Unknown
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No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, company-size, or accreditation criteria are stated in the supplied notice content.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Published maximum opportunity value
90% confidence
£250,000
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Process field: “value_max”: 250000 GBP.
Lot 1 value
90% confidence
£208,333.33
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Lot 1 field: “value_amount”: 208333.33 GBP.
Project funding context
95% confidence
£11 million Levelling-Up Fund plus Council/partner contributions
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“Total Project Funding: £11 million Levelling-Up Fund + Council / partner contributions”
Cultural Hub construction budget
96% confidence
£6 million
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“Cultural Hub Construction Budget - £6 million”
Former Pavilion Green construction budget
96% confidence
£250,000
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“Former Pavilion Green Construction Budget - £250,000”
Delivery
Project locations
95% confidence
Eastgate Shopping Centre and Former Pavilion Bowling Green, Gloucester
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“Location: Eastgate Shopping Centre and Former Pavilion Bowling Green” and project title “Gloucester Greyfriars Project”.
Delivery region
86% confidence
UKK1
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Delivery location field: region “UKK1”, United Kingdom.
Appointment period
94% confidence
December 2026 to April 2028
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“Appointment Period: December 2026 – April 2028”
Meeting/reporting alignment
94% confidence
Align with the Project Manager, Levelling-Up Fund programme, outputs and reporting requirements; usually monthly Design Team Meeting
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“Maintain alignment with the Project Manager, Levelling-Up Fund programme, outputs and reporting requirements (usually once per month Design Team Meeting).”
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Notice status
98% confidence
Open
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Display status: “open”; source status: “active”.
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure
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Procurement method details: “Open procedure”.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
16 November 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Process and Lot 1 submission deadline: “2026-11-16T12:00:00Z”.
Notice publication date
99% confidence
15 October 2026
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Published at: “2026-10-15T11:59:48+01:00”.
Lot structure
99% confidence
One active lot; no supplied lot title or description
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Lot 1 is active, but its title and description are null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Published value discrepancy
99% confidence
The published process maximum value (£250,000) differs from the active Lot 1 value (£208,333.33). The supplied data does not explain which amount governs the procurement.
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Process “value_max”: 250000 GBP; Lot 1 “value_amount”: 208333.33 GBP.
Lot scope limitation
99% confidence
The only lot has no title or description, so no lot-specific scope can be reliably distinguished from the overall notice description.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
Unstated tender conditions
97% confidence
Evaluation methodology, mandatory credentials, insurance, pricing basis, contract terms and detailed submission requirements are unknown from the supplied content.
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These details are not present in the supplied process, lot, classification, location or document metadata.
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