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 are suitable for use by Architects, and other professional Consultants, when being appointed to provide architectural and other services by both commercial and domestic clients.

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