Official UK procurement notice
Completion of Architectural and Associated Design Services in Connection with the construction of Berwick Hospital
Authority: NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCompletion of Architectural and associated design services in Connection with Berwick Hospital new build following the Main Contractor entering into administration.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Mar 2026, 11:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Mar 2026, 16:06 BST
- Authority reference
NH2411- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029928- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0661e5Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Completion of Architectural and associated design services in Connection with Berwick Hospital new build following the Main Contractor entering into administration.
The Supplier of the services, Norder Design Associates Limited was appointed to undertake the design by the Main Contractor. Following the Main Contractor going into administration , Norder was appointed to complete the design as the only supplier able to do this.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published4 Mar 2026, 11:48 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2026, 12:13 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published31 Mar 2026, 16:06 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORDER DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITEDProvision of Architectural Services in Connection with the construction of Berwick Hospital17 Mar 2026 – 18 Jun 2026Options: Under the contract for the services there is an option to modify the contract should additional or existing services be required. | £265,665 | 4 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · NORDER DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- £265,665
- Period
- 20 Mar 2026 – 30 Apr 2027
- Status
- active
- Options
- The services relate to construction design and as such there may occasions when it is necessary to instruct changes to the design to facilitate this the contract has an additional services clause included.
No agreed KPIs: The contract value is below £5 million including VAT.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NORDER DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender