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Architectural Services for Hedyn's New Hub

Tai Hedyn Limited

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16 Oct 2026 at 08:38

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Tai Hedyn Limited commissioned architectural and interior design services for its New Hub. The work covers design services for the building, delivered in Newport, Wales. The requirement is building architecture (CPV 71221000), combined with interior design. The published description says the supplier was selected because it was already the building’s architect, so the commission draws on an existing relationship with the project. This is a single requirement rather than a set of separately described work packages. The buying organisation is Tai Hedyn Limited, a public authority based in Newport.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Tai Hedyn Limited made a direct award without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. Rio Architects Limited was selected. The contract was signed on 1 August 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 18 December 2028. Its value is £170,087.50 excluding VAT (£204,105 including VAT). The procurement was arranged as one lot. The stated reason for the direct award was that Rio Architects was already the architect for the building. No separate evaluation criteria are recorded; the selection rationale was continuity with the existing architect.

For future work on a comparable New Hub requirement, a credible supplier would need to provide both architectural and interior design services for a building project, and demonstrate the ability to work with the buyer’s existing project context. The award shows that continuity mattered: the selected firm was already the building’s architect, and the work was placed directly without competition. Competitors would therefore need to make a strong case for relevant building-design experience, coordinated interior design capability and effective project handover or transition if the incumbent relationship changed. This was a single, combined commission for a public authority in Newport, rather than a multi-lot programme. The awarded firm is an SME, showing that this scale of architectural services can be delivered by a smaller practice.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Architectural Services for Hedyn's New Hub

Notice Description

Delivery of architectural and interior design services for Hedyn's New Hub due to the supplier being the existing architects for the building.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078904
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097703-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71221000 - Architectural services for buildings

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£170,087 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 18 Dec 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Tai Hedyn Limited
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
NP20 2DW
Postcode Area
Newport
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Pillgwenlly
Westminster Constituency
Newport East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Rio Architects Limited

Further Information

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