AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
New College Durham published an awarded contract notice for project management, quantity surveying, planning, contracts advice, tendering, procurement and general construction advice for the AMTEC Future Skills Building. The award names DOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £47,500, is recorded to DOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a small professional-services award made through the Constellia NEPRO Framework direct-award route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5bf31a4e-b7e3-4bf7-b544-20aa25b2a3a0-1 · 47500 GBP · active
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Verified supplier record matches Companies House number 13779531; the active award names Dome Project Management Limited and has a value of £47,500.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAwarded
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Process display status is "awarded" and the document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-5bf31a4e-b7e3-4bf7-b544-20aa25b2a3a0-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence30 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period recorded
98% confidence5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod give these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£47,500
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The award value is 47500 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the single named supplier.
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One award names one supplier and records £47,500.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence30 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-30T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence30 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence5 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award document datePublished is 2026-10-13T12:17:15+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProject management, quantity surveying, planning, contracts-related advice, tendering, procurement and general construction-related advice.
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Process description states these deliverables.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72224000 — Project management consultancy services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 72224000.
Main category
99% confidenceServices
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Tender mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Delivery location
95% confidenceDH1 5ES
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists postal code DH1 5ES.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceOther — Direct Award — Constellia NEPRO Framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Other - Direct Award - Constellia NEPRO Framework".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, bid evaluation, scores or competing supplier information is provided.
SME suitability
95% confidenceSuitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded term
98% confidence5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod state these 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
Route-to-market observation
95% confidenceThe buyer used a framework direct award rather than a competition whose bid details are published in this notice.
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Procurement method details identify a direct award through the Constellia NEPRO Framework; no competition data is supplied.
Service mix
98% confidenceThe scope combines project-management and quantity-surveying support with planning, procurement and construction advice.
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The published description lists these service areas.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract distinction
99% confidenceThe source is an awarded contract notice with an active award and a recorded contract period; it does not expressly state that a contract has been signed.
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Document type is awardNotice; award status is active; contractPeriod dates are supplied, but no signature field or signed-contract evidence is present.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot records or award-to-lot allocation are supplied.
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The lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence a signed contract; it provides an active award and recorded contract period only.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual work-package values and extension options.
- No lot records or lot allocation are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
New College DurhamDOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITEDAMTEC Future Skills BuildingConstellia NEPRO Frameworkproject management consultancyquantity surveying£47,500
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the New College Durham AMTEC Future Skills Building contract?
The awarded notice names DOME PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED, verified against company number 13779531.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £47,500.
What is the recorded contract period?
The notice records 5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states a direct award through the Constellia NEPRO Framework.
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.