AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newark And Sherwood District Council awarded a below-threshold, limited-competition contract for Newark Market Place RIBA 3 architect and lighting design services to URBAN EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LTD.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and explicitly records a contract signature date of 11 December 2025.
Market significanceThis is a £55,347 gross architectural design-services engagement for a Newark Market Place project, running to April 2026.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
URBAN EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £55,347 gross (£46,122.50 excluding VAT) GBP · Verified supplier; award and contract active
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Award 1 names the supplier. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 07872171. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states the value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; process source_status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence11 December 2025
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2025-12-11T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£46,122.50
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Contract 1 value.amount is 46122.5 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£55,347
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 55347 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1 and its sole supplier; no separate lot value is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1; award 1 has one supplier and related lot 1. Lot 1 has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start date
99% confidence11 December 2025
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2025-12-11T00:00:00Z.
Contract end date
99% confidence10 April 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-04-10T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-14T12:37:46+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceNewark Market Place RIBA 3 architect and lighting design
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Process title and description.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 71220000 — Architectural design services
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Award item additionalClassification.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKF15
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Award item deliveryAddresses identifies region UKF15.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender and award records reference lot 1; the lot record has no title or description.
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.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, tenders received, evaluation and scoring are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence11 December 2025 to 10 April 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£46,122.50 excluding VAT; £55,347 including VAT
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Contract 1 value.amount and amountGross.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial positioning
93% confidenceThe award is a short-term architectural and lighting-design services engagement for the RIBA Stage 3 phase of the Newark Market Place project.
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Published requirement description, CPV classification and stated contract term.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition procedure for this requirement.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication timing inconsistency
99% confidenceThe contract notice was published on 14 October 2026, after the stated contract end date of 10 April 2026. The source does not explain this chronology.
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Contract period endDate and notice datePublished.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data.
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Award record award_date is null.
Lot detail and pricing
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 fields are null; contract value is held at contract level.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation, scoring or award-rationale fields are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source chronology is unusual: the contract details notice was published after the stated contract end date, and no explanation is supplied.
- No award decision date is published.
- No tender deadline, bidder count, evaluation method, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Newark Market Placearchitect and lighting designURBAN EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LTDNewark And Sherwood District Councilarchitectural design servicesRIBA 3
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Newark Market Place architect and lighting design contract?
URBAN EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LTD, verified against Companies House number 07872171.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £46,122.50 excluding VAT and £55,347 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published term is 11 December 2025 to 10 April 2026.
What procurement procedure was used?
Below-threshold limited competition.
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