---
title: "Architectural Services for Hedyn's New Hub"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078904"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078904"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078904.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078904.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Tai Hedyn Limited"
published: "2026-10-16"
---

# Architectural Services for Hedyn's New Hub

Buyer: Tai Hedyn Limited  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078904

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078904)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078904.json)

## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097703-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 18 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £170,087 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Tai Hedyn Limited |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| Postcode area | Newport |
| Postcode | NP20 2DW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Electoral ward | Pillgwenlly |
| Westminster constituency | Newport East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Rio Architects Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 08:38 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097703-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097703-2026
  16th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hedyn.wales
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078904. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078904.json.