AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sellafield Limited has awarded and signed a contract with 10architect for architectural design services supporting refurbishment and repositioning of a circa 12,000 sq ft industrial unit in West Cumbria.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for 10architect. The contract was signed on 10 September 2026, starts on 6 October 2026 and ends on 20 March 2028.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold architectural and principal-designer services engagement valued at £68,191 net (£81,829.20 gross).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
10architect
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £68,191 net; £81,829.20 gross GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names 10architect as supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, records the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096163-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender C33017 has status 'complete'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 10 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-10.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£68,191
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Contract 1 value.amount is 68191 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£81,829.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 81829.2 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the sole award and sole named supplier.
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 names only 10architect.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-10.
Contract start
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-06.
Contract end
99% confidence20 March 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-03-20.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Notice 096163-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceArchitectural design services for refurbishment and repositioning of a circa 12,000 sq ft industrial unit in West Cumbria.
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Tender description.
Design stages
98% confidenceProject designs for RIBA Work Stages 3 to 6.
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Tender description.
Designer and regulatory services
98% confidenceCDM and Building Regulations services, including Principal Designer for RIBA Work Stages 1 to 6.
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Tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — architectural design services.
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Award 1 main procurement category is services; the item CPV is 71220000, Architectural design services.
Delivery location
96% confidenceNorth West England (UKD1); the narrative identifies West Cumbria.
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Award delivery address region is UKD1; tender description states West Cumbria.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — unknown procedure.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - unknown'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, participant list, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence6 October 2026 to 20 March 2028.
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Contract 1 period.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or option terms are stated in the supplied contract data.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1).
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Tender data lists one lot, and award 1 is related to lot 1.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
98% confidenceThe contract combines architectural design delivery with CDM, Building Regulations and Principal Designer responsibilities across stated RIBA stages.
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Tender description.
Value context
97% confidenceThe stated contract value is below the threshold applicable to this notice, consistent with the published below-threshold classification.
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Contract value is £68,191 net and contract data records aboveThreshold as false.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier legal-entity verification
98% confidenceThe published supplier name is 10architect. No verified legal company name or company number was supplied, and separate verification was not applicable.
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Supplier record has supplier_identity_status 'not_applicable' and no verified company fields.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender deadline, bid count, scoring, evaluation or award-rationale information is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No verified legal company name or company number was supplied for 10architect; the analysis uses the published supplier name.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, bid count, participant list, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately allocated value.
- No extension, renewal or option terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sellafield Limited10architectarchitectural design servicesWest CumbriaRIBAPrincipal DesignerCDMFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Sellafield's Architect Design Services contract?
10architect is the sole supplier named on award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract value is £68,191 excluding VAT and £81,829.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It runs from 6 October 2026 to 20 March 2028 and was signed on 10 September 2026.
What services are included?
The notice covers architectural design for RIBA Work Stages 3 to 6, CDM and Building Regulations services, and Principal Designer responsibilities for RIBA Work Stages 1 to 6.
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