AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Hillingdon awarded the Hayes Public Realm Project consultancy to MUF ARCHITECTURE / ART LLP. The published award value is £58,445 and the stated delivery period ran from 20 January 2025 to 19 May 2025.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to MUF ARCHITECTURE / ART LLP following a below-threshold competitive quotation process.
Market significanceThis is a small, defined public-realm consultancy engagement focused on Hayes Town Centre, including co-design, community dialogue and meanwhile activation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MUF ARCHITECTURE / ART LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-59856744-4b5d-41e3-8e19-1f754f7a174c-1 · 58445 GBP · active
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The active award names MUF ARCHITECTURE / ART LLP as supplier and records a value of £58,445. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number OC310447.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The process display status is "awarded" and the document is described as "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-59856744-4b5d-41e3-8e19-1f754f7a174c-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
95% confidence20 January 2025
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The award date is 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract period
98% confidence20 January 2025 to 19 May 2025
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The tender and award contractPeriod give these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£58,445
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The award value is 58445 GBP.
Published tender value
98% confidence£60,000
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The tender value is 60000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Opportunity notice reference date
84% confidence4 October 2024
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The description states that a Contracts Finder opportunity notice was published on 4 October 2024, reference tender_468228/1411982.
Submission deadline
98% confidence1 November 2024, 13:00 UTC
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2024-11-01T13:00:00Z.
Award date
95% confidence20 January 2025
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The award date is 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract start
98% confidence20 January 2025
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The contractPeriod startDate is 2025-01-20T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
98% confidence19 May 2025
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The contractPeriod endDate is 2025-05-19T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-16T11:59:20+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceConsultancy services for the Hayes Public Realm Project in Hayes Town Centre.
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The description says the buyer sought consultancy services to establish an initial framework supporting the vitality and vibrancy of Hayes Town Centre.
Project focus
94% confidencePublic-realm activation around Hayes Town Centre, linking the high street, Old Vinyl Factory site and Hayes & Harlington station.
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The description identifies these locations and connection as the project focus.
Community element
96% confidenceCo-design, community dialogue and opportunities for community-focused meanwhile activation.
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These activities are explicitly described as underpinning the project.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 71241000 — Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis.
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The published primary CPV classification is 71241000.
Delivery location
90% confidenceUB8 1UW
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The tender item lists delivery postcode UB8 1UW.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The process and tender procurementMethod are "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceCompetitive quotation (below threshold)
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
SME suitability
95% confidenceYes
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The tender suitability field marks SME as true.
VCSE suitability
95% confidenceNo
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The tender suitability field marks VCSE as false.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
96% confidenceApproximately four months
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The stated period runs from 20 January 2025 to 19 May 2025.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award versus tender value
99% confidenceThe published award value (£58,445) is £1,555 below the published tender value (£60,000).
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The tender value is £60,000 and the award value is £58,445.
Addressable requirement
92% confidenceThe requirement combines public-realm advisory work with participatory engagement and meanwhile-activation planning.
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The scope describes consultancy, public-realm activation, co-design, community dialogue and community-focused meanwhile activation.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Late award publication relative to stated delivery period
99% confidenceThe award notice was published on 16 October 2026, after the stated contract end date of 19 May 2025.
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The notice publication date is 2026-10-16 and the published contract end date is 2025-05-19.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceThe record is an active award notice with stated contract dates; it does not explicitly confirm signature or provide completion evidence.
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The published data provides award status and contractPeriod but no signed-contract field or completion record.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by exact-name match to company number OC310447.
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Supplier verification status is verified, with match method "exact_name".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not publish bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdowns.
- No lots are published, so the award is reported without lot allocation.
- No explicit evidence of contract signature, completion, extension, renewal or subsequent modification is supplied.
- The award notice was published after the stated delivery period; the analysis reports both dates without inferring the reason.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
London Borough of HillingdonHayes Public Realm ProjectMUF ARCHITECTURE / ART LLPpublic realm consultancyHayes Town CentreContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Hayes Public Realm Project contract?
MUF ARCHITECTURE / ART LLP received the published active award.
What was the published award value?
The published award value was £58,445.
What was the stated contract period?
20 January 2025 to 19 May 2025.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.