Official UK procurement notice
1894 Building Switch Room Architectural Design Phase 2
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCentral heating/plant building, Phase 2, 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 to be an open-to-air enclosure with packaged plant units as per LDN Architects 2024 proposals. Phase 2 (this Appointment) to be completion of site with single storey building as per Collective Architecture Pre-Application Planning proposals dated 26.08.26. Phase to include incorporation of, and roofing over, Phase 1 structure. 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
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:59 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 08:59 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-6423- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095005- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07834eFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published8 Oct 2026, 08:59 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 2 · CB3 Design Associates LtdSME
- Signed
- 1 Oct 2026
- Value
- £56,250
- 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