AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to MORGAN LLOYD JONES PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED for professional design services supporting refurbishment and upgrade of two operating theatres at Castle Hill Hospital. The award remains pending; the notice schedules a future signature date of 26 October 2026.
Published outcomePending direct award to MORGAN LLOYD JONES PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED for lot 1, Professional Design Services.
Market significanceA £151,010 excluding VAT design-services opportunity, published as an above-threshold direct award under the light-touch regime.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MORGAN LLOYD JONES PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 151010 GBP · pending
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-04969946; supplier verification matches company number 04969946 to MORGAN LLOYD JONES PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Transparency notice published at 2026-10-12T14:19:39+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is recorded with status 'pending'.
Planned signature date
98% confidence26 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2026-12-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£151,010
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Award 1 value.amount is 151010 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£181,212
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 181212 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-12T14:19:39+01:00.
Future signature date
98% confidence26 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone: 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.
Planned start date
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Planned end date
98% confidence31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDesign services for refurbishment and upgrade of two operating theatres at Castle Hill Hospital.
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Tender title and description state the requirement.
Award title
99% confidenceProfessional Design Services
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Award 1 title is 'Professional Design Services'.
Service classification
99% confidenceArchitectural design services (CPV 71220000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 71220000, Architectural design services.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUK East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire (UKE), United Kingdom
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Award delivery address specifies region UKE, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.
Legal regime
99% confidenceLight-touch regime
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Tender specialRegime lists 'lightTouch'.
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceThe buyer cites the supplier's previous successful refurbishment work and knowledge of the facility, operational requirements and stakeholders, to support efficient delivery with reduced programme risk and delay.
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Published procurementMethodRationale.
Rationale classifications
98% confidenceAdditional repeat/further following competitive procedure; urgency
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications lists 'additionalRepeatFurtherFollowingCompetitiveProcedure' and 'urgency'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid or participant counts are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidencePending award; not evidenced as signed or active.
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Award status is pending and the future signature milestone is scheduled for 26 October 2026.
Planned term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal information is present.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial position
97% confidenceThe published value is a single award-level amount allocated to the sole named supplier and sole related lot.
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Award 1 has one supplier, related lot 1, and a value of £151,010 excluding VAT.
Buyer rationale
98% confidenceThe notice indicates that continuity of facility knowledge and prior refurbishment delivery were material to the direct-award justification.
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Published procurementMethodRationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award maturity
99% confidenceThe record is a pending award with a future signature milestone. It should not be treated as a concluded, signed or active contract.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 26 October 2026.
Published information gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, evaluation or scoring, pricing breakdown, lot title and lot-level value.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
Contract-date qualification
98% confidenceThe stated contract dates are planned award contract-period dates, not evidence that performance has started.
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The award is pending and contract start is not separately recorded at process level.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice records a pending award and scheduled future signature date, not a signed or active contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, tender submissions, evaluation methodology or scores, pricing breakdown, lot title, lot-level value, and extension or renewal terms.
- The planned contract period may change before signature; the notice does not confirm contract commencement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Morgan Lloyd Jones Project Management LimitedHull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustCastle Hill Hospitaloperating theatre refurbishmentarchitectural design servicesdirect awardprofessional design services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named for the operating-theatre design services award?
MORGAN LLOYD JONES PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED is the named, company-number-verified supplier for award 1.
Has the contract been signed?
The published record does not evidence a signed contract. The award is pending and lists 26 October 2026 as a scheduled future signature date.
What is the published value?
The award value is £151,010 excluding VAT and £181,212 including VAT.
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