AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS Golden Jubilee awarded a £51,500 contract for lead consultant, architect and principal designer services for its Level 4 Ward Refurbishment Project to WYLIE SHANKS ARCHITECTS LLP. The notice describes a direct award to maintain continuity with the consultant that developed the existing design.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract record covers lot 1. The source contract record gives a signature date of 27 August 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small specialist architectural and principal-designer appointment for a hospital refurbishment, using a procedure without prior competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WYLIE SHANKS ARCHITECTS LLP
98% confidenceAward 095561-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 51500 GBP · Active award and contract record
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Verified supplier identity: WYLIE SHANKS ARCHITECTS LLP (company number SO300091). Award 095561-2026-1 names the supplier for lot 1; the linked contract value is £51,500.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Published_at and release history: 2026-10-09T11:22:58+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095561-2026-1 is marked active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; source record states it was signed on 27 August 2026
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Contract 095561-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned 2026-08-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£51,500
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Contract 095561-2026-1 value: 51500 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the sole contract linked to award 095561-2026-1 and lot 1
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The contract links to the sole award, which covers lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence27 August 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-08-27.
Notice publication date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Published_at and release history: 2026-10-09.
Contract start date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service scope
99% confidenceLead consultant, architect and principal designer services for the Level 4 Ward Refurbishment Project.
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Lot 1 description.
Design activities
98% confidenceRIBA Plan of Work stages 2–6, replacement-window design and specification, and design development for dementia-compliant refurbishment standards.
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Lot 1 description.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 71240000 — Architectural, engineering and planning services.
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Tender classification.
Delivery location
96% confidenceNHS Golden Jubilee Hospital, UKM81.
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Item delivery location and address region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
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Procurement method and method details.
Legal context stated by buyer
99% confidenceThe notice refers to Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 and a VEAT notice.
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Tender and lot descriptions.
Buyer rationale
98% confidenceThe buyer states that retaining the existing consultant preserves project-specific design knowledge, avoids duplicated professional work, and reduces delay and delivery risk.
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Lot description and procurement-method rationale.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competed bid count, bidder list or evaluation scores were supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Options
99% confidenceNo options stated.
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Lot 1 hasOptions: false.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No start or end date, or duration, is supplied.
Renewal or extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Appointment rationale
97% confidenceThe buyer presents the award as a continuity appointment for an existing design team rather than a newly competed consultancy requirement.
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Lot description states the consultant developed existing proposals and that changing consultant could require review, verification or redesign.
Market route
98% confidenceThe opportunity was awarded without a prior call for competition, limiting visibility of comparative market participation in the notice.
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Procurement method details; no bidder or evaluation data supplied.
Commercial scale
98% confidenceThe published contract value is £51,500 for the stated specialist design and principal-designer scope.
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Contract value and lot description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
99% confidenceThe source contains one active award, one linked active contract, one lot and one supplier.
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Awards and contracts arrays; award-to-contract and award-to-lot links.
Dates and duration
99% confidenceContract signature date is supplied, but contract start date, end date and duration are not supplied.
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Contract dateSigned is present; start_at and end_at are null.
Competition transparency
99% confidenceBid count, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology and scores are not supplied in the published notice.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified to WYLIE SHANKS ARCHITECTS LLP; the published supplier name is Wylie Shanks Architects.
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Supplier verification record, source supplier name and verified company name.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms and renewal terms.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, tender prices, evaluation criteria and scores.
- No individual pricing breakdown or further allocation detail is published beyond the £51,500 linked contract value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS Golden JubileeWYLIE SHANKS ARCHITECTS LLPLevel 4 Ward Refurbishment Projectarchitectural servicesprincipal designerVEAT notice£51,500
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS Golden Jubilee Level 4 ward refurbishment consultancy contract?
WYLIE SHANKS ARCHITECTS LLP, verified under company number SO300091, is named on the sole award.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract record states a value of £51,500 excluding any unpublished pricing detail.
Was the contract competed?
The notice states that it used an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Bid and evaluation information was not supplied.
When was the contract signed?
The source contract record gives 27 August 2026 as the signature date.
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