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Re-appointed to Transport for London's A+U Framework

23 February 2023
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has appointed WW+P to a panel of innovative and diverse built environment specialists with his new Architecture + Urbanism (A+U) Framework, to support his mission to build a better London for everyone. Our practice features in two lots; Lot 09: Transport Infrastructure Interface: Overstation/ Station Development (Housing & Commercial) and Lot 10: Transport Design: Specialist Infrastructure. This year marks our third reappointment to the framework.

The new A+U Framework provides a diverse, pre-approved panel of built environment consultants, making it quicker and easier for organisations like councils and housing associations to commission high quality expertise for certain types of public sector projects in London.

The A+U Framework can be used by the Greater London Authority Group and other public sector commissioning authorities to appoint high-quality architectural, place making and urban planning design services for a range of built environment projects. It is organised into 10 different categories of work to ensure high standards at every stage of the design process.

Following successful completion of the procurement process, which saw 578 submissions from 273 suppliers, the final 96 places on the new Framework have now been awarded to 65 suppliers.

More than half (57 per cent) of places on the Framework have been awarded to ‘diverse-led’ enterprises, meaning at least half of their executive leadership identifies as female, Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, disabled and/or as members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

All successful suppliers were assessed across a two-stage procurement process to ensure their suitability to meet the aims of the Framework. This includes:

  • Responding to the inequalities highlighted by the pandemic and supporting and shaping a sustainable and equitable recovery.
  • Responding to the climate crisis and designing for net-zero;
  • Supporting London’s economic recovery;
  • The creation of social value and developing inclusive design approaches that champion participation, co-production and meaningful community engagement.