The A+U Framework will take the place of the existing Architecture Design and Urbanism Panel 2 (ADUP 2) multidisciplinary supplier framework, which expires in March 2022.
It will provide a comprehensive Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU)-compliant design framework for use by the Greater London Authority (GLA) Group and other public sector commissioning authorities for architectural, placemaking and urban planning services.
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Building on the success of ADUP to date, we are now procuring a new panel of experts on the built environment.
Designers that wish to be considered for the framework can apply through the portal.
If you are an organisation or individual working in the built environment sector, please consider sharing this opportunity online to raise awareness.
A+U Framework strategic objectives
• Support the delivery of 'good growth' and quality in the built environment across London. To enable successful, inclusive and sustainable places. Achieving and safeguarding design quality in publicly procured projects.
• Address the under-representation of women and people from minority groups in public procurement processes and promote equality of opportunity in accessing public sector work, including broadening the range of suppliers and holding larger practices to account on their diversity commitments.
• Support the renewal and recovery of London post-COVID-19, accessing and making available the talents, technical skills and expertise that the city needs to recover and sustainably transform. The framework will focus on promoting social value, delivering on the priorities of the emerging ecological urbanism agenda, and design methodologies that champion participation, co-production and meaningful engagement.
• Showcase innovation in public sector procurement processes and continue to promote best practice in responsible procurement objectives. The A+U Framework will ensure excellence in how the Mayor and other public sector clients appoint and manage architects and other built environment professionals.
• Develop and provide a platform to showcase London’s built environment sector, which is currently worth approximately £30 billion per annum. With a particular ambition to scale up new and emerging practices as a way of growing the sector in London as a whole and supporting the sector to access work beyond the framework – nationally and internationally.
Indicative A+U Framework Programme
Please note that all dates are indicative and subject to change.
Information events and presentation
Ahead of the procurement process and the launch of the Standard Selection Questionnaire, we hosted a series of supplier workshops in early December.
Find out more by reading the supplier engagement presentation.