Register for the Architects Index
Architects Index as pool for selection
The Board of Government Architects and Government Advisors (CRa) is launching the Architects Index as a tool to support the Central Government Real Estate Agency (RVB) in its search for architectural quality in government projects via direct agreement procedures. The index is an accessible and transparent way for spatial designers to compete for government assignments.
With the Architects Index, the CRa aims to reach a wide range of spatial design offices and thus compile the widest possible overview of interested design and architect offices. The CRa then nominates offices for private tenders or direct agreement procedures from the RVB on the basis of this index. An additional goal is to contribute with the Architects Index to:
- Stimulating good clientship;
- Offering opportunities to design talent;
- Offering an accessible opportunity to compete for government assignments;
- A structured, transparent and simple procedure for nominating (pre-selecting) spatial designers.
Registration form Architects Index (in Dutch)
Small offices are welcome as well!
In order to complete all new construction and renovation projects, the Central Government Real Estate Agency (RVB) must double production within five years. For this, the RVB also needs smaller (landscape) architect agencies that never register for tenders!
Tenders via TenderNed work well for the RVB, but have the disadvantage that the same agencies regularly register. ‘This means that we are not currently using the full knowledge and innovative power of the market’, says Matteo Kuijpers – RVB.
There are many, somewhat smaller assignments that do not have to be publicly tendered. This offers opportunities for smaller agencies, Kuijpers expects. With the Architects index, the RVB can also unlock the brainpower of smaller offices.
‘Design agencies can register in the Architects index, explaining why they would like to participate’, says Kuijpers. ‘The index is a system that helps select architects, urban planners, interior architects and landscape architects for smaller assignments. The CRa draws up a shortlist based on the index. The RVB then approaches the design agencies. This is a transparent and simple method that offers more opportunities to the still somewhat unknown design talent.’
