AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Gloucester City Council has awarded the Wessex House architectural and planning services requirement to QUATTRO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LIMITED. The award covers lead-architect services to prepare and submit a full planning application, with potential subcontracted professional services.
Published outcomeAward 1 is marked active, with a £148,500 net award value (£178,200 gross) and a stated contract period from 2 November 2026 to 29 March 2027. The notice lists a future signature date of 31 October 2026, so the supplied data does not confirm that the contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier professional-services award supporting planning for redevelopment of the former Wessex House site in Gloucester.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
QUATTRO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 148500 GBP · verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 identifies supplier GB-COH-04767576. Supplier verification matched company number 04767576 and verified the legal name as QUATTRO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LIMITED. The £148,500 amount is the single award's net value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence17 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 078303-2026 published at 2026-08-17T17:38:04+01:00.
Award decision / award record date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13; the contract award notice was published on 13 October 2026.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is recorded as active.
Future signature date
98% confidence31 October 2026 (scheduled)
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Stated contract period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 29 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2027-03-29T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net)
99% confidence£148,500
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Award 1 value.amount is 148500 GBP.
Award value (gross)
99% confidence£178,200
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 178200 GBP.
Published opportunity maximum value
94% confidence£187,500
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The opportunity-level value_max is 187500 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence14 September 2026, 11:00 UTC
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Process field submission_deadline is 2026-09-14T11:00:00Z.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice document 096712-2026 was published at 2026-10-13T16:24:38+01:00.
Assessment summaries sent
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence31 October 2026
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Award milestone records a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 2026-10-31T23:59:59Z.
Stated service period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 29 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod supplies these dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceLead architect and associated professional services for a full planning application for Wessex House
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The description says the buyer seeks a lead architect, potentially subcontracting other professional services, to draft and submit a full planning application.
Site
97% confidenceFormer Wessex House site, Gloucester
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The description identifies the Wessex House site, with Great Western Road frontage and Network Rail land on three sides.
Site size
97% confidence0.60 acre
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The description states that the site extends to 0.60 of an acre.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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Award item 1 contains this CPV classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1; no lot title or description is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurementMethodDetails is recorded as Open procedure.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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The process and award identify the main procurement category as services.
Above-threshold flag
98% confidenceNo
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Award 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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No bid count, bidder list, scores, ranking or evaluation narrative is supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award status
98% confidenceActive award record
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot confirmed; signature was scheduled for 31 October 2026
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The only signature-related field is a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone; no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Stated duration
95% confidenceApproximately 148 days
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The stated period runs from 2 November 2026 to 29 March 2027.
Subcontracting
96% confidencePotential subcontracting contemplated
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The requirement says the lead architect may subcontract other professional services and tenderers were asked to list potential subcontractors.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value position against published maximum
96% confidenceThe £148,500 net award value is £39,000 below the published £187,500 maximum.
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The award net value is £148,500 and opportunity value_max is £187,500; the difference is arithmetic.
Delivery model
96% confidenceA lead-architect appointment may incorporate subcontracted specialist services.
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The requirement expressly permits the lead architect to subcontract a series of other professional services.
Commercial detail
99% confidencePricing structure, deliverables and payment terms are unknown.
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The supplied notice data provides aggregate award values but no pricing schedule, deliverable breakdown or payment terms.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
99% confidenceThe record is an active award, but signature is not confirmed.
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Award 1 is active while the signature milestone is future-dated and scheduled; no signed-contract field is supplied.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceNet and gross values are separately published; values are reported at award level.
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Award 1 provides amount £148,500 and amountGross £178,200. There is one supplier and one lot, but no separately published lot value.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity.
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Company-number matching verifies QUATTRO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LIMITED, company number 04767576; no source-name mismatch is flagged.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, payment terms, extension terms and signed-contract confirmation are not supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied structured notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed; it only records a scheduled future signature date of 31 October 2026.
- No bid count, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published in the supplied data.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- The stated contract dates are published award data and should not be treated as evidence of completed mobilisation or service delivery.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wessex HouseGloucester City CouncilQUATTRO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LIMITEDarchitectural servicesplanning servicesGloucester procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Wessex House architectural and planning services award?
QUATTRO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LIMITED (company number 04767576) is the verified supplier named for Award 1.
What is the published award value?
The award records a net value of £148,500 and a gross value of £178,200.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It records a signature date scheduled for 31 October 2026.
What is the stated contract period?
The award record states 2 November 2026 to 29 March 2027.
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