AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Tai Hedyn Limited has awarded and signed a contract with RIO ARCHITECTS LIMITED for architectural and interior design services for Hedyn's New Hub.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for RIO ARCHITECTS LIMITED. The contract was signed and started on 1 August 2026, with an end date of 18 December 2028.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition, valued at £170,087.50 excluding VAT (£204,105 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RIO ARCHITECTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £170,087.50 excluding VAT; £204,105 including VAT (contract-level value) GBP · Verified; active award
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Supplier verification identifies company number 03965557 as RIO ARCHITECTS LIMITED. Award 1 names the supplier and contract 1 gives the total contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 097703-2026 is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
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 signed
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-01.
Contract end
99% confidence18 December 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-12-18.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£170,087.50
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Contract 1 value.amount is 170087.5 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£204,105
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 204105 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract provides one value and lot 1 has no value recorded.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed and commenced
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned and period startDate are both 2026-08-01.
Contract end
99% confidence18 December 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-12-18.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Document 097703-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceArchitectural and interior design services for Hedyn's New Hub
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Tender and contract titles and tender description state this scope.
Service classification
99% confidenceArchitectural services for buildings (CPV 71221000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 71221000.
Delivery location
97% confidenceUKL21, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UKL21.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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The tender lists lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Stated rationale
98% confidenceThe supplier was the existing architect for the building
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Tender description says the services are required due to the supplier being the existing architects for the building.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, evaluation scores or award-criteria results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 August 2026 to 18 December 2028
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied in the notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurement method and details state direct procurement and "Below threshold - without competition".
Continuity observation
98% confidenceThe published rationale indicates continuity with the building's existing architect.
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Tender description cites the supplier's existing architect role for the building.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published figure is a single contract-level amount and should not be treated as a separately published lot price.
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Contract 1 provides the value, while lot 1 has no stated value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier identity was matched by company number 03965557 to RIO ARCHITECTS LIMITED.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the recorded signing and start date
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The contract was signed and started on 1 August 2026; the notice was published on 16 October 2026.
Missing procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bids received, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and lot-level value.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No bid count, tender responses, evaluation criteria, scores or pricing analysis is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The published contract-level value is not separately allocated to the lot.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Tai Hedyn LimitedRIO ARCHITECTS LIMITEDHedyn's New Hubarchitectural servicesinterior design servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Hedyn's New Hub architectural services contract?
RIO ARCHITECTS LIMITED, verified by company number 03965557.
What is the contract value?
£170,087.50 excluding VAT and £204,105 including VAT.
Was the contract competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 18 December 2028.
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