AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has published an active award to Collins Rolston Architects Ltd for integrated consultancy services for the Ballynahinch-to-Saintfield Greenway project.
Published outcomeOne award, valued at £94,000, is recorded to Collins Rolston Architects Ltd. The notice records an active award; it does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a £94,000 construction-consultancy appointment covering design development, planning and stakeholder-related support for a proposed greenway route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COLLINS ROLSTON ARCHITECTS LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5a6004e5-42fa-4742-aed3-25ab36018154-1 · 94000 GBP · Active award
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The award identifies COLLINS ROLSTON ARCHITECTS LTD as supplier and states a value of GBP 94,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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The process is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”, with stage “award”, display status “awarded” and source status “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-5a6004e5-42fa-4742-aed3-25ab36018154-1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award record provides an active status and contract-period dates but no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£94,000 GBP
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The sole award value is recorded as amount 94000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with a GBP 94,000 value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence10 September 2026, 01:00 +01:00
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-10T01:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract period start
98% confidence11 September 2026
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The tender and award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026, 09:30 +01:00
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-08T09:30:39+01:00.
Recorded contract period end
98% confidence31 August 2029
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The tender and award contractPeriod endDate is 2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceConstruction consultancy services (CPV 71530000)
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The primary classification is CPV 71530000, “Construction consultancy services”.
Project
98% confidenceIntegrated Consultancy Team for the Ballynahinch-to-Saintfield Greenway Route
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The notice describes an ICT appointment to design a proposed greenway approximately following the Old Railway Line route.
Services described
97% confidenceRIBA Stages 2–3, concept and spatial-coordination design, environmental-consultant coordination, community consultation, landowner and stakeholder engagement, planning submission and approval monitoring
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These activities are listed in the tender description.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot records or award-to-lot allocation supplied
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process states procurement method “open” and procurement method details “Open procedure”.
Framework context
96% confidenceBCC Regeneration Framework Lot 1
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The title and description state that the invitation was through the BCC Regeneration Framework Lot 1.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bidder count, tender receipt count, evaluation scores or ranking information is included in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded term
98% confidence11 September 2026 to 31 August 2029
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The recorded contract period has startDate 2026-09-11 and endDate 2029-08-31.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market opportunity type
94% confidenceProfessional consultancy supporting greenway design and planning
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The scope combines RIBA Stage 2–3 design services with planning, environmental-consultant coordination and stakeholder engagement.
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle recorded supplier and award
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The supplied award data contains one active award and names one supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Date sequence requires care
99% confidenceThe recorded contract start precedes the award date and publication date
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Contract start is 11 September 2026, while the award date and award-notice publication are 8 October 2026.
Geographic data is inconsistent or overly broad
98% confidenceBuyer country is recorded as England, while delivery locations include a Newry postcode and multiple broad territories
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The buyer party countryName is “England”; delivery addresses include BT34 2QU plus United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and British Oversea Territories.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid counts, tender evaluation, award rationale, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms or signature evidence
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award and lot records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or executed.
- The recorded contract start date of 11 September 2026 is earlier than the 8 October 2026 award date and notice publication date; the source does not explain this sequence.
- No lot records, lot titles or award-to-lot allocation are supplied despite the framework reference to Lot 1.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid counts, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
- Published location data is inconsistent or broad: the buyer country is shown as England, while delivery locations include a Newry postcode and multiple broad territories.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ballynahinch Saintfield GreenwayCollins Rolston ArchitectsNewry Mourne and Down District Councilconstruction consultancy servicesRIBA Stage 2RIBA Stage 3Contracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Greenway consultancy appointment?
Collins Rolston Architects Ltd is the sole supplier named in the active award record.
What is the recorded award value?
The award value is £94,000 GBP.
What work is covered?
The notice describes RIBA Stages 2–3 design, planning support, environmental-consultant coordination, community consultation and stakeholder engagement.
When does the recorded contract period end?
The supplied record gives an end date of 31 August 2029.
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