RIBA Professional Services Contracts 2018: Reference Set

The RIBA Professional Services Contracts Reference Set contains copies of the 2018 suite of RIBA Professional Services Contracts:

• RIBA Standard Professional Services Contract 2018 : Architectural Services
• RIBA Concise Professional Services Contract 2018 : Architectural Services
• RIBA Domestic Professional Services Contract 2018 : Architectural Services
• RIBA Principal Designer Professional Services Contract 2018
• RIBA Sub-consultant Professional Services Contract 2018
• Guide to RIBA Professional Services Contracts 2018

The RIBA Professional Services Contracts have been specifically written and designed to be:

• in line with current working practices, legislative changes and procurement methods
• attractive to Clients, Architects and other Consultants, with robust, fair terms
• suitable for a wide range of projects and services
• based on the RIBA Plan of Work 2013
• available in electronic and printed formats

The RIBA Standard Professional Services Contracts are written in plain English, which provides three key benefits:

• the language used in the contracts is succinct and easy to understand, compared to other standard forms of contracts
• the terms of the contract are fair and equitable for both parties to the contract
• the clause structure used in the contract avoids the use of large numbers of sub-sub clauses and large amounts of cross-referencing between provisions