The new contract for the appointment of a Building Regulations Principal Designer and is suitable for the appointment of a Principal Designer under Part 2A of the Building Regulations and for commissions procured through any form of procurement for commercial projects of any value.

The RIBA Building Regulations Principal Designer Professional Services Contract 2024 is a new contract for the appointment of a Building Regulations Principal Designer and is suitable for the appointment of a Principal Designer under Part 2A of the Building Regulations and for commissions procured through any form of procurement for commercial projects of any value, including design and build pre-novation, in which the building works will be carried out using bespoke or standard forms of building contract.

The RIBA Building Regulations Principal Designer Professional Services Contract is not suitable for the appointment of a Principal Designer on non-commercial work undertaken for a consumer client, such as work done to a client’s home. Domestic projects are subject to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and in such cases, the RIBA recommends the use of the RIBA Domestic Professional Services Contract, which includes the provision for the Architect or Consultant to undertake Principal Designer duties as set out in the Building Regulations. It is also not suitable for the appointment of a CDM Principal Designer. In such cases, the RIBA recommends that the CDM Principal Designer is appointed under the separate RIBA CDM Principal Designer Professional Services Contract.