AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Aberystwyth University awarded RIBA Stage 3 spatial-coordination design services for six Green Futures Innovation Park projects to GEORGE A TOMOS - PENSEIRI: ARCHITECTS CYF. The published award value is £67,245 excluding VAT (£80,694 including VAT).
Published outcomeA single active award, dated 12 October 2026, covers lot 1. The notice schedules a future signature date of 26 October 2026; it does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold limited-competition architectural and design-services award for a defined, short delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GEORGE A TOMOS - PENSEIRI: ARCHITECTS CYF.
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 67245 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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Supplier verification matched Companies House number 04721751 by company number. Award 1 names this supplier identifier and has a £67,245 net value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 096615-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12.
Future signature date
99% confidence26 October 2026 (scheduled)
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-26.
Contract period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£67,245
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Award 1 value.amount is 67245 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£80,694
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 80694 GBP.
Value allocation
91% confidenceAward-level value for the sole published award
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The notice contains one award and one related lot; no separate lot-value record is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-12.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Document 096615-2026 was published at 2026-10-13T14:48:37+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-10-26.
Published delivery period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies the dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRIBA Plan of Work 2020 Stage 3 (Spatial Coordination) design services
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Tender description states this requirement.
Programme
99% confidenceGreen Futures Innovation Park: six projects, comprising five Phase 1 projects and the Grain and Legume Centre
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Tender description specifies the six projects.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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Award item additional classification lists CPV 71000000.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award delivery address is recorded at UK level.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count, invited suppliers and evaluation results are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed; signature was scheduled for 26 October 2026
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The notice provides a scheduled futureSignatureDate rather than an explicit signed-contract field.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceOne published award linked to one published lot
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Award 1 is linked to lot 1; the notice contains one award and one lot.
Delivery profile
94% confidenceShort, defined Stage 3 design-services engagement
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The stated scope is RIBA Stage 3 design services and the published period runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly aggregate net and gross award values are published
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Award 1 provides total amount and amountGross, with no rate card or pricing breakdown in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name reconciliation
99% confidenceThe source-facing supplier name "George and Thomas" differs from the verified legal name used in this analysis.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; verification matched company number 04721751 to GEORGE A TOMOS - PENSEIRI: ARCHITECTS CYF.
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe record is an active award with a scheduled future signature date; signing is not explicitly confirmed.
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Award status is active and the milestone is futureSignatureDate with scheduled status.
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.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo tender deadline, bidder count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown or extension terms are provided.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published source name "George and Thomas" differs from the verified legal supplier name, so the legal name is used and the source wording is retained only as evidence.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed; it records a scheduled signature date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- Bid counts, tender deadline, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms were not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Aberystwyth UniversityGEORGE A TOMOS - PENSEIRI: ARCHITECTS CYF.RIBA Stage 3 design servicesGreen Futures Innovation Parkarchitectural servicesFind a Tender award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
GEORGE A TOMOS - PENSEIRI: ARCHITECTS CYF., verified against company number 04721751.
What is the published award value?
£67,245 excluding VAT and £80,694 including VAT.
Has the contract been confirmed as signed?
No. The notice records a scheduled future signature date of 26 October 2026 but does not explicitly confirm signature.
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.