Project Management and Procurement

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) - Procurement Guidance

Advice on procuring a building project including 1. Outcomes required from the project; 2. Establishing the brief and scope of the project; 3. Selection of consultants, advisers and contractors; 4. The construction procurement process; 5. Post-construction management of the project.

RIBA – Procurement Guidance

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) - Client Guides

Creating Successful Masterplans: A Guide for Clients - 2004 (PDF)
Creating Excellent Buildings: A guide for Clients - 2003 (PDF)

Communities and Local Government - toolkits for partnerships

Select a project toolkit (7) - Effective project appraisal
Implement a project toolkit (8) - developing an implementation plan, recruiting and supporting staff and volunteers, managing money, securing commitments, managing performance, planning for the future and setting up project management arrangements Track progress toolkit (9) – Advice on short-term monitoring, of activities and expenditure, and longer term evaluation of impact and outcomes.’

Neighbourhood Renewal Unit - toolkits for partnership

National Building Specification (RIBA) - Briefs

Advice on brief preparation for building projects.

National Building Specification briefs

Commissions North - Commissioning Toolkit

Practical guide to the commissioning process (public art) from writing a brief and artists selection through to project development and completion.

Commissioning Toolkit

Constructing Excellence – Advice Sheets

Business Processes: How to review and improve the way that your organisation conducts its business within the Contruction Industry.

Advice Sheets

IXIA - Guidance Manuals

List of addresses from which guidance on public art can be obtained, including how to commission public art.

Guidance Manuals