AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bristol City Council published an award notice for consultancy support for the Bishop Manor Road full business case (FBC). The award names CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD and covers lead consultant/architect, principal designer, quantity surveying, and survey commissioning and management.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD, valued at £63,601.25.
Market significanceThis is a modest-value South West professional-services award made via the AEC3 Framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-70554f5c-6301-458b-b47c-27f2a7dcf015-1 · 63601.25 GBP · active award
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The sole award names source supplier 'Constellia Public Limited'; verified company name supplied is CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD (company number 08664789). Award value is £63,601.25.
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'; award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence18 June 2026
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Award date: 2026-06-18.
Published award notice
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09T18:01:25+01:00.
Contract period stated
98% confidence18 August 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields state these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£63,601.25
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Award value and tender value are both GBP 63,601.25.
Value allocation
95% confidenceEntire published award value is associated with the single recorded award and supplier
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One award and one supplier are supplied; no lots are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence17 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-06-17T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence18 June 2026
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Award date: 2026-06-18.
Contract start date
98% confidence18 August 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-08-18.
Contract end date
98% confidence31 March 2028
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Contract period endDate: 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Estimated renewal decision window
65% confidenceBefore 31 March 2028
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Estimate based solely on the stated contract end date; no extension or renewal provision is published.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceConsultancy support for development of the Bishop Manor Road FBC
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Published description states the appointment supports development of the Bishop Manor Road FBC.
Services
98% confidenceLead consultant/architect; principal designer for building regulations and CDM; quantity surveyor; survey commissioning and management
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Listed in the published description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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Primary CPV classification in tender data.
Delivery area
95% confidenceSouth West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies South West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
96% confidenceAEC3 Framework
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Published description states 'Award via AEC3 Framework'.
Procedure detail
90% confidenceOther
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procurementMethodDetails is recorded as 'Other - '.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
95% confidenceApproximately 19 months and 14 days
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Calculated from stated 18 August 2026 start and 31 March 2028 end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
96% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability flag
96% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service bundle
94% confidenceThe award combines design leadership, principal designer responsibilities, cost consultancy and survey management for an FBC-development stage.
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Published scope lists these four service elements.
Framework route
75% confidenceSuppliers seeking comparable work may need relevant access to the AEC3 Framework, subject to its rules and future buyer route-to-market choices.
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This award is stated to be via the AEC3 Framework; future procurement approach is not published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract status interpretation
98% confidenceThe source provides an awarded notice, a complete process record and an active award, with a stated contract period. It does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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Notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; award status is active; no signature field or signed-contract evidence is supplied.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or individual lot allocations are published.
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Lots dataset is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Publication timing
98% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated award date and contract start date.
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Award date is 18 June 2026, contract start is 18 August 2026, and notice publication is 9 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not explicitly evidence a signed contract, despite giving an active award and contract-period dates.
- No lot titles, lot allocations, or individual pricing breakdowns are supplied.
- Information on bid numbers, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and savings is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option, renewal, or reprocurement provisions are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bristol Manor Road ConsultancyBristol City CouncilCONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTDAEC3 FrameworkBishop Manor Road FBCarchitectural consultancy
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Bristol Manor Road Consultancy award?
The award names CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD as supplier. The source notice names Constellia Public Limited; the supplied verification identifies the legal company as CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £63,601.25.
What services are covered?
The scope includes lead consultant/architect, principal designer, quantity surveying, and survey commissioning and management for the Bishop Manor Road FBC.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract end date is 31 March 2028. Extension or renewal terms were not supplied.
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