AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wokingham Borough Council has awarded architectural services for the conversion of Seymour House into approximately 11 specialist self-contained homes with a staffed support hub. The award is to CHRISTOPHER JAMES ARCHITECTURE LTD.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with an award date of 13 October 2026. The published record schedules a future signature date of 14 October 2026; it does not explicitly confirm that the contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition architectural-services award with a published net value of £128,400 and a contract period running from 14 October 2026 to 31 October 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CHRISTOPHER JAMES ARCHITECTURE LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 128400 GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 identifies Christopher James Architecture Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to verified company number 17157353 and verified company name CHRISTOPHER JAMES ARCHITECTURE LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete / awarded
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The process tender status is "complete" and the process display status is "awarded".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.
Signature position
98% confidenceFuture signature scheduled for 14 October 2026; signature not explicitly confirmed
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-14. No signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Contract start
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value (net)
99% confidence£128,400
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Award 1 value amount is 128400 GBP; the source separately gives amountGross as 154080.
Published award value (gross)
99% confidence£154,080
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Award 1 value amountGross is 154080 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the sole published supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Pipeline notice published
99% confidence30 April 2026
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Release history lists pipeline notice 039819-2026 dated 2026-04-30.
Award decision date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice 096877-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-14.
Contract period
98% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-10-14 and endDate 2028-10-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceArchitectural practice to lead full design and delivery for conversion of Seymour House
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Process description states that the authority is appointing an architectural practice to lead the full design and delivery of the conversion.
Planned accommodation
98% confidenceApproximately 11 specialist self-contained homes, including a staffed support hub
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Process description specifies approximately 11 homes and a staffed support hub.
Service classification
99% confidenceArchitectural, engineering and planning services (CPV 71240000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 71240000.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKJ11
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Award item delivery address is region UKJ11.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition
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Process procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Threshold position
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Procurement method details state below threshold, and award aboveThreshold is false.
Published tenderers
95% confidence2
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The source lists Christopher James Architecture Ltd and Levitate Architecture and Design Studio Ltd with tenderer roles.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No scoring, evaluation rationale, bid prices or award criteria are included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
98% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 24 months and 17 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The notice explicitly identifies a below-threshold limited-competition method.
Commercial scale
99% confidence£128,400 net / £154,080 gross published award value
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Award 1 provides amount 128400 and amountGross 154080 in GBP.
Opportunity focus
96% confidenceDesign and delivery leadership for specialist supported housing conversion
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The requirement is to lead design and delivery for conversion into specialist homes with a staffed support hub.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus signature
99% confidenceThe record is an award notice with an active award, but signature is only scheduled rather than explicitly confirmed.
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The award has status active; the only signature evidence is a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The lot record contains no title, description or value amount.
Competition detail
98% confidenceTwo tenderers are named, but bid counts, prices, scores and evaluation rationale are not supplied.
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Two parties have tenderer roles; no further competition or evaluation data is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed; it only shows a scheduled signature date.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: evaluation scores, award rationale, tender prices, bidder ranking and bid count beyond the two named tenderers.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot 1 title, description, separate value, extension options and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Seymour House architectural servicesWokingham Borough Council contract awardCHRISTOPHER JAMES ARCHITECTURE LTDarchitectural services awardspecialist housing conversion
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Seymour House Architectural Services award?
CHRISTOPHER JAMES ARCHITECTURE LTD is the published and verified supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The award value is £128,400 net, with a published gross amount of £154,080.
Has the contract been signed?
The source schedules a signature date of 14 October 2026 but does not explicitly confirm signature.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 31 October 2028.
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