Official UK procurement notice
1894 Building Switch Room Architectural Design Phase 1
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCentral heating/plant building, Phase 1, at the Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh.
Design and construction of the central plant building is proposed to be split into 2 phases. Phase 1 (this Appointment) to be an open-to-air enclosure with packaged plant units as per LDN Architects 2024 proposals. This Appointment includes work stage 1 & 2 elements for Phase 2 with a view to establishing the general arrangement of the overall building during Phase 1, pursuant to efficient integration of the phases. This Appointment provides for the central plant building plus building services site distribution routes only; it does not include for any works to each of the existing buildings.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Oct 2026, 10:23 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Oct 2026, 10:23 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-6410- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096396- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07863dFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published13 Oct 2026, 10:23 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB3 Design Associates LtdSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
1894 Building Switch Room Architectural Design Phase 1 · CB3 Design Associates LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2026
- Value
- £34,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CB3 Design Associates LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender