KTA ARCHITECTS LTD pending award for AMTecH architect services

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 12:32.

Opportunity overview

Support the project point of contact by coordinating the early-stage development activities required to assess project feasibility and viability. This includes facilitating a high-level feasibility study by engaging relevant specialists such as land and planning agents, as well as conducting initial utilities searches to identify any constraints or opportunities that may impact the project. Support in validating the overall viability of the project by working with a quantity surveyor (QS) to produce broad cost estimates. Assist in defining the project’s technical requirements and establishing clear scope boundaries. Support the development of a high-level project execution schedule, outlining the key phases and milestones across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning. This should be prepared in collaboration with a P6 Planner. Supporting consortium partners: Connected Places Catapult Marine Biological Association Ministry of Defence NCC UK Plymouth City Council Plymouth and South Devon Freeport Plymouth Marine Laboratory University of Plymouth

Awarded to

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KTA Architects Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £200k
Awarded: 19 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PDCT-2673-NZTD
Location: Exeter, UKK43, EX5 1FY, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ORE/26/031
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Id: GB-PPON-PYJB-8958-TLYW

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYJB-8958-TLYW

Address

Street Address: 121 George Street
Locality: Glasgow
Postal Code: G1 1RD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKM82

Contact

Email: procurement@ore.catapult.org.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicUndertaking
Description: Public undertaking

Organisation 2

Name: KTA Architects Ltd
Id: GB-PPON-PDCT-2673-NZTD

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PDCT-2673-NZTD

Address

Street Address: Winslade House, Winslade Park, Manor Drive
Locality: Exeter
Postal Code: EX5 1FY
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK43

Contact

Name: Ajay Sharma
Email: Ajay.sharma@kta.uk.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: pending
Date: 20 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent: 20 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71200000
Description: Architectural and related services

Value

Including VAT: 200,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PDCT-2673-NZTD
Name: KTA Architects Ltd

Standstill Period

Ends: 29 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 6 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 5 Nov 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 4 May 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: option of up to six months extension

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098878-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098878-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 11:13
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 2 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Glasgow · UKM82 · G1 1RD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

068274-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 20 Jul 2026, 14:11
074741-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 6 Aug 2026, 13:35
098878-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 11:13

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has announced a pending award to KTA ARCHITECTS LTD for early-stage architect and feasibility support for the AMTecH Advanced Marine Technology Hub project.

Published outcome signals

Published award notice20 October 2026Evidence: The UK6 Contract award notice was published on Find a Tender on 2026-10-20.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status "pending".
Standstill end29 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTCEvidence: Award 1 states a standstillPeriod endDate of 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098878-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cee8
First published: 6 Aug 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 12:32
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has announced a pending award to KTA ARCHITECTS LTD for early-stage architect and feasibility support for the AMTecH Advanced Marine Technology Hub project.

Published outcome

Award decision announced, but the award remains pending. The notice schedules signature for 2 November 2026; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Market significance

The £200,000 gross pending award covers architectural and related services, including feasibility, viability, scope and programme support for a marine-technology hub initiative involving multiple consortium partners.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

KTA ARCHITECTS LTD

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 200000 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 identifies supplier KTA Architects Ltd; supplier verification gives the legal name KTA ARCHITECTS LTD (company number 05247838). The award value is £200,000 gross and the award status is pending.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published award notice

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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The UK6 Contract award notice was published on Find a Tender on 2026-10-20.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status "pending".

Standstill end

99% confidence

29 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC

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Award 1 states a standstillPeriod endDate of 2026-10-29T23:59:59+00:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

2 November 2026

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A futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-11-02T23:59:59+00:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Pending award value

99% confidence

£200,000 gross

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 200000 GBP.

Published opportunity maximum value

91% confidence

£300,000 gross

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The process record gives value_max as 300000 GBP with gross value basis.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender notice first published

99% confidence

20 July 2026

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Release history records Tender notice 068274-2026 on 2026-07-20.

Tender update published

99% confidence

6 August 2026

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Release history records tender update 074741-2026 on 2026-08-06.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

10 September 2026, 14:00 BST

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The process record gives submission_deadline as 2026-09-10T14:00:00+01:00.

Award decision date

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-20.

Proposed contract period

96% confidence

6 November 2026 to 5 November 2027

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The pending award states contractPeriod startDate 2026-11-06 and endDate 2027-11-05.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service category

99% confidence

Architectural and related services

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Award item classification is CPV 71200000, Architectural and related services.

Scope

98% confidence

Early-stage feasibility and viability support for AMTecH, including specialist coordination, utilities searches, broad cost estimates, technical requirements, scope definition and a high-level execution schedule.

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The published procurement description specifies these activities.

Project context

99% confidence

AMTecH (Advanced Marine Technology Hub)

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This is the procurement title and description context.

Supporting consortium partners named

99% confidence

Connected Places Catapult; Marine Biological Association; Ministry of Defence; NCC UK; Plymouth City Council; Plymouth and South Devon Freeport; Plymouth Marine Laboratory; University of Plymouth

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These organisations are listed as supporting consortium partners in the published description.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Open

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The tender record states procurementMethod "open".

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Competitive flexible procedure

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The tender record states procurementMethodDetails "Competitive flexible procedure".

Threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 has aboveThreshold set to true.

Competition information

99% confidence

Number of tenders and evaluation outcomes not published in the supplied notice data.

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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or evaluation narrative is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Awarded lot

99% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 is related to lot 1.

Proposed initial term

96% confidence

12 months

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The pending award's stated period runs from 6 November 2026 to 5 November 2027.

Extension option

99% confidence

Up to 6 months

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The award renewal description states "option of up to six months extension".

Maximum stated extent

99% confidence

4 May 2028

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The award states maxExtentDate of 2028-05-04T23:59:59+01:00.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award-to-maximum comparison

92% confidence

The £200,000 gross pending award is £100,000 below the published £300,000 gross opportunity maximum.

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The award value is £200,000 gross; the process value maximum is £300,000 gross.

Value allocation

98% confidence

The full £200,000 gross award value is attributable to the sole supplier on the sole awarded lot.

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Award 1 names one supplier and relates only to lot 1.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06cee8
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

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The buyer party is named Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public undertaking

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Buyer party classification is UK_CA_TYPE publicUndertaking.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Glasgow, United Kingdom

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The buyer address is 121 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

KTA ARCHITECTS LTD (company number 05247838)

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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to verified company name KTA ARCHITECTS LTD and company number 05247838.

Supplier status

99% confidence

Active

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Supplier verification records verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier classification

99% confidence

SME

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The supplier party details mark scale as sme.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Exeter, United Kingdom

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The supplier party address is in Exeter, EX5 1FY.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension outlook

99% confidence

An option of up to six months is stated; exercise is not confirmed.

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The pending award includes hasRenewal true and a description of an option of up to six months extension.

Estimated latest end date if extension is exercised

99% confidence

4 May 2028

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The published maxExtentDate is 2028-05-04. This is a contractual maximum, not a forecast that the extension will be exercised.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award is not yet a concluded contract

99% confidence

The record is pending and signature is only scheduled; no signed-contract evidence is supplied.

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Award 1 status is pending and the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2 November 2026.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value in the supplied data.

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The lot record contains no title, description or value.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

Bid counts, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and contract signature confirmation are not supplied.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending, not evidenced as signed or active; the stated contract dates are proposed pending-award terms.
Lot 1 title, description and standalone value are not published in the supplied data.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes tender counts, evaluation results, award rationale, detailed pricing and confirmation of extension exercise.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier for the AMTecH architect services award?

KTA ARCHITECTS LTD is the verified legal supplier named for pending award 1.

Has the AMTecH contract been signed?

No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 2 November 2026.

What is the pending award value?

The published gross value for the pending award is £200,000.

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.

AMTecH (Advanced Marine Technology Hub) - Architect Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

KTA Architects Ltd

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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