Invitation to Tender (ITT-00011-2025) for the provision of architectural services for the St Ives Huers Hut: Sustainable Future and Reuse Feasibility Project.

This tender seeks an architect or architectural practice to deliver the scope of services outlined within the tender pack. Responses to the brief are invited by the deadline of friday 30th of January 2026.

St Ives Town Council is undertaking a first phase project to determine approaches to restoration, interpretation, and a sustainable future use of the St Ives Huers Hut, a distinctive Grade II listed building and one of only two surviving Huers Huts in the UK. This phase is being funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Town Council.  

The Huers Hut Project feasibility phase will run from December 2025 and continue into 2026. As part of this phase, St Ives Town Council is seeking to appoint an architect or building designer, to support the project, in advance of a further round of funding applications to support the capital delivery phase. We anticipate the National Lottery Heritage Fund and another funder/funders, being involved in this further capital phase. 

Key Dates:

Documents Published: 19th December 2025

Deadline for Receipt of Tenders: Midday, Friday 30th January 2026

Contract Award: 16th February 2026

Download the full tender pack here

Clarifications log: deadline for requests for clarification 20th January 2026

All Correspondence, Clarifications and Tenders MUST be sent to tenders@stives-tc.gov.uk by the deadline

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