Official UK procurement notice
Professional Consultancy Services - Architectural
Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University is required to appoint a suitably qualified architectural consultant to deliver complete professional architectural services for the Neptune Ground Floor Kitchen / Café Refurbishment from RIBA Stages 0-7, in order to support delivery of the project to a fixed programme for Summer 2026 and to maintain continuity of catering provision following the planned closure of the Chimes Café as part of a separate, interdependent campus project.
The project forms part of a wider sequence of live and recently completed works within the Neptune Building, where coordination with existing layouts, building services, structural interfaces and previously agreed design strategies is critical.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 25 Mar 2026, 15:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Mar 2026, 15:28 GMT
- Authority reference
25-651- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027436- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067410Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published25 Mar 2026, 15:28 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrigoni Architects LtdSME | £31,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Arrigoni Architects LtdSME
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £31,000
- Period
- 11 Mar 2026 – 11 Jul 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arrigoni Architects 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