AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Oxford Street Development Corporation awarded engineering-services work for the Oxford Street Transformation Project’s permanent scheme to NORMAN ROURKE PRYME LIMITED. The work covers support through RIBA stages 2 and 3, coordination with TfL, and review of RIBA 4 detailed design produced by others.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a £75,000 excluding-VAT ceiling and a stated contract period from 20 October 2026 to 19 May 2028. The notice schedules a future signature date of 19 October 2026, so the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, framework-awarded multidisciplinary engineering engagement supporting a prominent London streetscape transformation project.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NORMAN ROURKE PRYME LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 75000 GBP · verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 names Norman Rourke Pryme Limited as supplier and gives £75,000 excluding VAT. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 07966438.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award notice
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award notice document was published on 2026-10-19.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19.
Scheduled signature date
95% confidence19 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-19.
Stated contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 19 May 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award ceiling excluding VAT
99% confidence£75,000
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Award 1 value amount is 75,000 GBP; the options text describes this as the full contract ceiling excluding VAT.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£90,000
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Award 1 value amountGross is 90,000 GBP.
Initial instructed value
92% confidence£56,257
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Options text states: "The initial instructed value will be £56, 257." VAT treatment is not stated in that sentence.
Unallocated ceiling allowance
94% confidence£18,743 excluding VAT
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This is the arithmetic difference between the stated £75,000 excluding-VAT ceiling and the £56,257 initial instructed value. The notice says the remaining value is retained as an allowance for additional requirements within agreed scope.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026, 18:27 BST
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-19T18:27:17+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19.
Contract start date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-20.
Contract end date
99% confidence19 May 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2028-05-19.
Estimated renewal/recompetition watchpoint
75% confidenceAround May 2028
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Estimate based solely on the explicit contract end date of 19 May 2028; this is not a procurement forecast and extension arrangements are not published.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMultidisciplinary engineering services for the permanent Oxford Street Transformation Project scheme
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Tender description seeks a multi-disciplinary engineer team to support design of the permanent scheme.
Design-stage activity
99% confidenceSupport RIBA stages 2 and 3
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Tender description specifies work during RIBA stages 2 and 3 to develop a concept and coordinated design.
Later-stage role
99% confidenceCoordinate with TfL and review RIBA 4 detailed design by others
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Tender description states that coordination with TfL and review of RIBA 4 detailed design by others will follow.
Classification
99% confidenceEngineering services (CPV 71300000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 71300000, Engineering services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceLondon (UKI)
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Award item delivery address region is UKI.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceAward under framework
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".
Competition flag
99% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender competitive field is false.
Referenced framework
95% confidenceOCID ocds-h6vhtk-060953, related lot stated as Lot 1
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Related process identifies framework OCID ocds-h6vhtk-060953 and relatedLots as "Lot 1".
Published bidder count and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Ceiling and allowance
98% confidence£75,000 excluding VAT ceiling; remaining ceiling available for additional in-scope requirements
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Options text states procurement assurance for the £75,000 excluding-VAT ceiling and says the remaining value is an allowance for additional requirements within agreed scope and framework permissions.
Options
93% confidenceOptions indicated, but no separate extension duration or value is published
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Award hasOptions is true. The supplied options description addresses use of the ceiling allowance but does not state an extension term.
Contract duration
98% confidenceApproximately 19 months
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Calculated from the stated period, 20 October 2026 to 19 May 2028.
Signature confirmation
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The award includes only a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone; no supplied field states that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceCeiling-based engagement with a lower initial instruction
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The notice specifies a £75,000 excluding-VAT ceiling, £56,257 initial instructed value, and retained allowance for additional in-scope requirements.
Delivery interface
99% confidenceEngineering supplier is expected to work alongside design team East, coordinate with TfL, and review detailed design prepared by others
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This is stated in the tender description.
Value attribution
98% confidenceThe £75,000 award value is attributable to the sole supplier on Award 1
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Award 1 lists one supplier, NORMAN ROURKE PRYME LIMITED, and one related lot.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
98% confidenceAward is active, but signature is not explicitly evidenced
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The notice has an active award and a scheduled futureSignatureDate, without an explicit signed-contract field.
Value interpretation
97% confidence£75,000 is explicitly an excluding-VAT ceiling; £56,257 is an initial instructed value with VAT treatment not expressly stated
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Options description provides both figures and only explicitly labels the ceiling excluding VAT.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no supplied title, description or standalone value
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBidder numbers, scoring and evaluation rationale are not published in supplied data
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Exact-name verification resolved the supplier to NORMAN ROURKE PRYME LIMITED, company number 07966438; no name mismatch or address-like source name is flagged.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed; it records only a scheduled future signature date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- Bidder count, bid prices, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and savings are not supplied.
- No separate extension duration, renewal mechanism or pricing breakdown is published.
- The VAT treatment of the £56,257 initial instructed value is not expressly stated.
- The options description uses the term "taxi ranking T&Cs" without further explanation in the supplied notice data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Oxford Street Transformation ProjectOxford Street Development CorporationNORMAN ROURKE PRYME LIMITEDengineering servicesRIBA stagesLondon procurementframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Oxford Street permanent scheme engineering services award?
NORMAN ROURKE PRYME LIMITED received Award 1 for Lot 1.
What is the value of the award?
The published award ceiling is £75,000 excluding VAT (£90,000 including VAT). The notice states an initial instructed value of £56,257.
Has the contract been confirmed as signed?
No explicit signature confirmation is supplied. The notice records a scheduled signature date of 19 October 2026.
What work is covered?
Multidisciplinary engineering support for the permanent Oxford Street Transformation Project scheme, including RIBA stages 2 and 3, TfL coordination and review of RIBA 4 detailed design by others.
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