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Architectural Development Services

OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED

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16 Sep 2026 at 09:35

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford Direct Services Limited procured architectural development services from Weedon Architects Limited. The requirement covers architectural and related professional services, classified under CPV 71200000, for delivery in the United Kingdom. The buyer is a public authority based at Cowley Marsh Depot in Oxford. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or construction works, with the stated purpose of providing architectural development support. The awarded requirement was organised as a single lot. It may therefore be relevant to architectural practices and multidisciplinary built-environment consultancies that provide development-stage design and related advisory work for public-sector clients. The selected supplier is based in Birmingham and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold procedure whose specific method is recorded as unknown. It used one lot. Weedon Architects Limited was awarded the contract, which is active and was signed on 26 June 2026. The contract runs from 26 June 2026 to 25 June 2027. Its gross value is £123,600. The award covers the architectural and related services in the single lot. The published data identifies the buyer as Oxford Direct Services Limited and the winning supplier as Weedon Architects Limited. No separate award decision date or detailed scoring breakdown is provided, so the available outcome is the supplier, contract value, status and contract period.

This procurement is evidence that Oxford Direct Services Limited buys architectural development support through a below-threshold, single-lot route rather than a large multi-lot competition. A credible future competitor would need to offer architectural and related services suitable for public-sector development work, understand how to deliver for a public authority, and be able to take responsibility for a complete requirement presented as one contract. The successful supplier is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller architectural practice rather than only by a major national consultancy. Firms considering similar work should assess their experience of architectural development services, their ability to manage a whole-lot commission, and their readiness to compete for comparable public-sector requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Architectural Development Services

Notice Description

Procurement of architectural development services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06faba
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087582-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71200000 - Architectural and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£123,600 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
26 Jun 2026 - 25 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX4 2HH
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Temple Cowley
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WEEDON ARCHITECTS LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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