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Published 9 Apr 2026, 14:35 BST

This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5981 1894 Building Stone Repairs

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)
Awarded value£818,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to GC Stonemasons Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI STFC Royal Observatory in Edinburgh have appointed a supplier to provide specialist historic stonework repairs to a Grade A listed building including cleaning, repointing and stitch up of all cracks.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
45262512 Dressed stonework

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Administrative change
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
9 Apr 2026, 14:35 BST
Last source update
1 Oct 2026, 13:41 BST
Authority reference
UKRI-5981
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092854
Latest notice
Contract change notice (UK10)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067f27 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

proceeding due to competition is absent for technical reasons.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

20 Apr 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends184 days ago
    20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published20 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 13:41 BST

Notice history

8 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    9 Apr 2026, 14:35 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Apr 2026, 14:41 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 09:34 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract change notice published
    11 Jun 2026, 14:08 BST
    UK10
  6. Contract change proposed
    12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    additional cost to be added due to subsidence that has occurred on site requiring the building of a wall.
  7. Contract change notice published
    22 Jul 2026, 15:39 BST
    UK10
  8. Contract change notice published
    1 Oct 2026, 13:41 BST
    UK10
Routine re-releases (6)
  • 2026-04: 3 releases · 9 Apr 2026, 21 Apr 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £818,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GC Stonemasons LtdSME30 Apr 2026 – 29 Mar 2027£818,0009 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5981 1894 Building Stone Repairs · GC Stonemasons LtdSME

    Signed
    21 Apr 2026
    Value
    £1,424,532
    Period
    2 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active
    • Change 1 Oct 2026 The additional works have arisen due to unforeseen circumstances identified during the ongoing works at the 1894 Royal Observatory building. The requirement for these works was not known or reasonably foreseeable when the original contract was awarded.
    • Change 22 Jul 2026 Additional costs required for safe dismantling and like-for-like rebuilding of the leaning wall, including foundations, plant, waste removal, scaffolding and site safety measures.
    • Change proposed 12 Jun 2026 additional cost to be added due to subsidence that has occurred on site requiring the building of a wall., new value £843,000

    No agreed KPIs: NA

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GC Stonemasons LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTPL-5471-CCHD Office 3 Bannockburn Business Hub 70 Quakerfield, Bannockburn, Stirling, Scotland, FK7 8HZContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender