AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust reports a £94,342.80 contract signed on 13 October 2026 with DAY ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED for architectural and related consultancy supporting upgrades to Theatres 6 and 7 at Furness General Hospital.
Published outcomeThe notice records one active award to DAY ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED under NHS SBS Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services Framework SBS10190, Lot 1 Architectural Services. However, the associated published lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Market significanceThis is a modest-value NHS capital-programme professional-services appointment, covering design and related statutory-design roles through RIBA Stages 1–4.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DAY ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 097187-2026-1 · Lots 1 · £94,342.80 GBP · Active award; linked contract record active
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Verified company name supplied for company number 07448902. Award 097187-2026-1 names Day Architectural Limited; the linked contract value is £94,342.80.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award/contract notice was published at 2026-10-14T16:24:28+01:00.
Award record status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 097187-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract record status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 097187-2026-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 097187-2026-1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Published lot 1 is marked 'cancelled', despite the active award and contract records linked to that lot.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£94,342.80
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Contract 097187-2026-1 states value amount 94342.8 GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceSingle contract value linked to award 097187-2026-1
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The contract is linked to the sole published award, which names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
98% confidence13 October 2026
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dateSigned on the contract record is 2026-10-13.
Award/contract notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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published_at is 2026-10-14T16:24:28+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceArchitectural and related consultancy for upgrades to Theatres 6 and 7 at Furness General Hospital
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Notice title, description and lot description identify the theatre-upgrade requirement.
Design stages
99% confidenceRIBA Plan of Work Stages 1–4
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The notice and lot description state that services will support RIBA Stages 1–4.
Services
98% confidenceArchitect/interior designer and lead design consultant; CDM Principal Designer (2015); Building Safety Act building regulations principal designer; and M&E engineering services consultancy
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These services are enumerated in the notice description and lot description.
Delivery location
95% confidenceFurness General Hospital, UKD1
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The item identifies Furness General Hospital as the delivery location and UKD1 as the delivery region.
Classifications
99% confidenceCPV 71200000 Architectural and related services; CPV 71530000 Construction consultancy services
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The tender classification and item additional classification provide these CPV codes.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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procurementMethod is 'limited' and procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award under NHS SBS Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services Framework SBS10190, Lot 1 Architectural Services
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The notice description, lot description and procedure rationale each state this framework direct-award route.
Award criterion published
92% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists a criterion of type 'price'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The published data contains no bid or tenderer count.
Direct-award rationale
97% confidenceThe Trust states that it has no in-house architectural service and required external specialist expertise for its capital programme; it describes the framework route as compliant with framework terms and governance requirements.
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The procurement method rationale states these reasons.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Framework
99% confidenceNHS SBS Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services Framework (SBS10190), Lot 1 Architectural Services
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The notice identifies this framework and lot as the direct-award route.
Options
97% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Term
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date, end date or duration is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA framework direct award rather than an openly advertised competition
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The notice identifies a direct award under SBS10190 Lot 1 and an award procedure without prior call for competition.
Requirement profile
94% confidenceEarly-to-developed design and associated design-governance consultancy for a hospital theatre upgrade
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The stated RIBA Stages 1–4 and listed lead designer, CDM, building regulations and M&E roles support this description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and award lifecycle statuses
99% confidenceThe sole lot is marked cancelled, while its linked award and contract records are active and the contract has a stated signature date.
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Lot 1 status is 'cancelled'; award 097187-2026-1 and contract 097187-2026-1 are 'active'; dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Term information absent
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date and duration.
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Process-level contract dates are null and no duration is published.
Competition information absent
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: number of tenders, bidders, bid prices and evaluation detail beyond a price criterion.
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No such information appears in the supplied award, tender or contract data.
Lot title and lot value absent
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: a lot title and separately stated lot value.
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Lot 1 title and value fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data contains an unresolved lifecycle conflict: lot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and contract records are active and the contract carries a signature date.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date, duration, extension or renewal terms.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tenderer count, bid prices, scoring or detailed evaluation information.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: a lot title, individual lot value and pricing breakdown.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DAY ARCHITECTURAL LIMITEDUniversity Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustFurness General Hospitalarchitectural servicesRIBA Stages 1-4SBS10190NHS procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the FGH Theatre Upgrades architectural services contract?
The active award record names DAY ARCHITECTURAL LIMITED, verified under company number 07448902.
What is the reported contract value?
The linked contract record states £94,342.80 GBP.
Was the contract competitively advertised?
The notice describes a direct award under NHS SBS framework SBS10190, Lot 1, using an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
Is the contract confirmed as signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signature date of 13 October 2026, although the linked lot is separately marked cancelled in the published data.
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