AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust published an award notice for building consultancy services supporting the TGU Seclusion Rooms capital project. ARCHUS LIMITED is the verified awarded supplier.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to ARCHUS LIMITED, valued at £348,934.79.
Market significanceThis is a specialist healthcare and mental-health estate consultancy engagement, covering an integrated design solution with patient safety, ligature-risk and healthcare-guidance considerations.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARCHUS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-6c09f56c-2bc7-49fd-8a83-530ad6a3c7e8-1 · 348934.79 GBP · active
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The active award identifies ARCHUS LIMITED as supplier and states a value of GBP 348,934.79. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 06937095.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete and award marked active
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Process display_status is "awarded"; source_status is "complete"; the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence17 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated in award data
98% confidence17 September 2026 to 16 September 2028
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Award and tender contractPeriod give startDate 2026-09-17 and endDate 2028-09-16T23:59:59+01:00.
Publication date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T15:16:32+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£348,934.79
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The award value is 348934.79 GBP; the tender value is also 348934.79 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published award value is attributable to the single recorded supplier
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One active award names one supplier, ARCHUS LIMITED, with a value of GBP 348,934.79.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence16 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-16T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence17 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence17 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence16 September 2028
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2028-09-16T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T15:16:32+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceIntegrated and coordinated design solution for the TGU Seclusion Rooms capital project
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The notice title is "Estates Capital Project TGU Seclusion Rooms Consultancy" and the description calls for an integrated and coordinated design solution.
Key design considerations
99% confidenceClinical, operational and statutory requirements; mental-health design standards; patient safety; ligature-risk management; and relevant healthcare guidance
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These requirements are explicitly listed in the published description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71315200 — Building consultancy services
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Tender classification: CPV 71315200, "Building consultancy services".
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidenceApproximately two years, from 17 September 2026 to 16 September 2028
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The award contract period runs from 2026-09-17 to 2028-09-16.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract execution status
98% confidenceThe data records an active award and a stated contract period; it does not expressly confirm signature
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Award status is active and contract dates are supplied, but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Specialist demand signal
91% confidenceThe requirement combines estates/design consultancy with mental-health safety and compliance considerations, indicating a specialist healthcare built-environment assignment.
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The scope explicitly cites mental-health design standards, patient safety, ligature-risk management and healthcare guidance.
Framework market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a framework call-off rather than a standalone open procedure.
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Procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award/contract distinction
98% confidenceThe source supports an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed.
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The record contains award status and contract dates but no explicit signed-contract confirmation.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes framework name, bidder count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms and detailed deliverables.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
Date sequence
99% confidenceThe stated award and contract start date precede publication of the award notice.
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Award and start date are 17 September 2026; notice publication date is 13 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not expressly confirm that the contract was signed; it records an active award and stated contract period.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes the framework name, bidder count, bid prices, evaluation/scoring, detailed deliverables, lot-level allocation, extensions and renewal options.
- The award and stated start date of 17 September 2026 precede the award notice publication date of 13 October 2026.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ARCHUS LIMITEDKent and Medway Mental Health NHS TrustTGU Seclusion Rooms Consultancybuilding consultancy servicesmental health estatesframework call-off£348,934.79
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the TGU Seclusion Rooms Consultancy award?
ARCHUS LIMITED was named as the supplier on the active award.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £348,934.79.
What is the stated contract period?
The award data states 17 September 2026 to 16 September 2028.
How was the requirement procured?
It was a selective procurement conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement.
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.