AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has published a contract award notice for architectural services for STFC under the BAU framework. The award names STRIDE TREGLOWN LIMITED as supplier, with a stated net award value of £370,487.63 and a scheduled contract period from 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2029.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active and awarded to STRIDE TREGLOWN LIMITED. The notice also records a future signature milestone scheduled for 2 November 2026; it does not explicitly confirm that the contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold architectural-services award made under an existing framework, with a stated net value of £370,487.63.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STRIDE TREGLOWN LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots Lot 1 · 370487.63 GBP · Active award
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Award 1 names supplier Stride Treglown Ltd; supplier verification provides verified legal name STRIDE TREGLOWN LIMITED and company number 01748850. The award net value is £370,487.63.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 099517-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is recorded as active.
Tender status
97% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 are recorded with status complete.
Signature position
98% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; signature not confirmed
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2 November 2026. No explicit signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£370,487.63
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Award 1 value amount is 370487.63 GBP; the source separately records amountGross of 444585.16.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£444,585.16
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Award 1 value amountGross is 444585.16 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One award, one supplier and one related lot are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-21.
Award notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Award notice 099517-2026 was published at 2026-10-21T14:06:29+01:00.
Scheduled contract start
98% confidence2 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-02; the future signature milestone is also scheduled for that date.
Scheduled contract end
98% confidence31 March 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceArchitectural services for STFC under the BAU framework
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Tender title and description state: UKRI-6305 Lot 4 Architectural; Architectural services for STFC under the BAU framework.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 71000000.
Lot mapping
93% confidencePublished award relates to notice lot 1; the related framework identifies lot 4
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Award 1 relates to lot 1. The related framework process ocds-h6vhtk-050a95 identifies related lot 4.
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 states Award under framework.
Competition flag
96% confidenceCompetitive
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Tender competitive field is true.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold field is true.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Duration
92% confidenceAbout 2 years and 5 months
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Calculated from the published start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied data.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The notice is an active award notice but includes a scheduled future signature milestone rather than explicit confirmation of signature.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Framework call-off positioning
98% confidenceThe award was made under a pre-existing framework rather than through a newly published open opportunity.
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Procurement method details state Award under framework; related framework OCID is ocds-h6vhtk-050a95.
Value basis
99% confidenceThe notice provides both net and gross values, supporting a clear distinction between £370,487.63 excluding VAT and £444,585.16 including VAT.
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Award 1 records amount 370487.63 and amountGross 444585.16 in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier has verified legal name STRIDE TREGLOWN LIMITED, verified company number 01748850, and exact-name match status.
Lot-title inconsistency
96% confidenceThe opportunity title refers to Lot 4, while the published award is linked to lot 1; the related framework identifies lot 4.
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Tender title is UKRI-6305 Lot 4 Architectural; award relatedLots is [1]; related framework relatedLots is [4].
Contract status clarity
98% confidenceAward is active, but signature is scheduled rather than expressly confirmed.
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Award status is active and milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2 November 2026.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo tender dates, submission deadline, bid count, award rationale, scores, lot-level value, extension terms or detailed service specification 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 notice does not explicitly confirm that the contract has been signed; it records a scheduled future signature date.
- The title refers to Lot 4, whereas the award is linked to notice lot 1; the related framework reference identifies lot 4, so the published lot mapping is not fully clear.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes tender dates, submission deadline, bid count, participant list, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed scope, individual lot value and extension terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRI-6305STFC architectural servicesSTRIDE TREGLOWN LIMITEDUKRI contract awardBAU frameworkarchitectural services procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the UKRI-6305 architectural services award?
The verified legal supplier is STRIDE TREGLOWN LIMITED (company number 01748850).
What is the value of the award?
The published net value is £370,487.63 excluding VAT. The notice also gives a gross value of £444,585.16 including VAT.
Has the contract been confirmed as signed?
No explicit signature confirmation is supplied. The notice records an active award and a future signature date scheduled for 2 November 2026.
When is the published contract period?
The award records a period from 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2029.
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