AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bournemouth and Poole College has awarded an architectural consultancy services contract to FOOTPRINT ARCHITECTS LIMITED following a below-threshold direct procurement without competition. The published contract record states that it was signed on 12 October 2026 and will run from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for FOOTPRINT ARCHITECTS LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a £40,502.25 net (£48,602.70 gross) architectural consultancy services contract for a one-year period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FOOTPRINT ARCHITECTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £40,502.25 net; £48,602.70 gross GBP · Verified; active award
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The supplier is identified on award 1. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 07391495 to FOOTPRINT ARCHITECTS LIMITED. The stated values are for contract 1, which is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 25 October 2027
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Contract 1 period states startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2027-10-25.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, net
99% confidence£40,502.25
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Contract 1 value amount is 40502.25 GBP.
Contract value, gross
99% confidence£48,602.70
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 48602.7 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false; the procurement method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract starts
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-26.
Contract ends
99% confidence25 October 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-10-25.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The UK7 Contract details notice was published at 2026-10-21T13:33:08+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceArchitectural consultancy services
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The procurement title and description state "Bournemouth and Poole College Architectural Consultancy Services".
Service category
99% confidenceArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 71000000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot
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The tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item's delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceOne year
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The published period runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceA single supplier received the sole published award for the single lot.
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One award is recorded, linked to lot 1 and naming FOOTPRINT ARCHITECTS LIMITED as its supplier.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published contract has both net and gross values; neither is allocated further because there is only one linked award and lot.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and reports amount 40502.25 and amountGross 48602.7 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied award data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The lot record contains only its identifier and complete status; value and descriptive fields are absent.
Evaluation and bidding information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bidders, evaluation, scoring and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
Renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award record does not provide an award date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The notice does not publish bid volumes, bidder identities beyond the successful supplier, evaluation results, scoring or award rationale.
- No extension or renewal options are published. The estimated recompetition point is based only on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bournemouth and Poole CollegeFOOTPRINT ARCHITECTS LIMITEDarchitectural consultancyarchitectural services contractFind a Tenderpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Bournemouth and Poole College architectural consultancy contract?
FOOTPRINT ARCHITECTS LIMITED (company number 07391495) received the sole published award.
What is the contract value?
The published net value is £40,502.25, with a gross value of £48,602.70.
When does the contract run?
The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and is stated to run from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice states a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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