Official UK procurement notice
Town Hall - Internal Door numbering & Wayfinding
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement relates to the provision of internal door numbering and wayfinding signage for the Manchester Town Hall refurbishment project. This includes the ongoing design development, manufacture and supply of the signage system.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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
- 14 Aug 2026, 15:59 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Aug 2026, 15:59 BST
- Authority reference
P-1665- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-077820- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4f9Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The justification is due to the specific circumstances of the site as a Grade 1 listed building which required Heritage England (HE) Approval for the design of the signage. In this case, the supplier has already received approval from HE for the design. Use of another supplier would require additional design to be carried out, adding unnecessary costs and creating additional delays in receiving approval from HE.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published14 Aug 2026, 15:59 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATHANIEL OLIVER & ASSOCIATES LIMITEDSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 | £173,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NATHANIEL OLIVER & ASSOCIATES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender