AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Government Property Agency has published a direct-award transparency notice naming FMCP LIMITED for WHC Construction Strategy and Procurement Services. The award is pending, with a future signature date scheduled; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomeFMCP LIMITED is the verified named supplier for award 1. The published award value is £162,350 excluding VAT (£194,820 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, single-supplier direct award for specialist heritage procurement and commercial advice, with a stated base period from 1 November 2026 to 4 April 2027 and an optional three-month extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FMCP LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 162350 GBP · Verified named supplier; award pending
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Award 1 names FMCP LIMITED (GB-COH-06127517). Supplier verification matched company number 06127517 to FMCP LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
95% confidenceTransparency notice published; procurement and lot marked complete
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Process display status is awarded; tender status and lot 1 status are complete; award notice published 15 October 2026.
Award status
100% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is recorded as pending.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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A future signature date of 28 October 2026 is scheduled; no signed-contract record is supplied.
Contract start
95% confidenceScheduled for 1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
100% confidence£162,350
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Award 1 value.amount is 162350 GBP.
Award value including VAT
100% confidence£194,820
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 194820 GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceAward-level value for the single named supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice publication
100% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice 097477-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-15T13:27:22+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
100% confidence28 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate is due 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z and scheduled.
Scheduled base-period start
100% confidence1 November 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Scheduled base-period end
100% confidence4 April 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-04-04T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum stated end date
100% confidence4 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2027-07-04T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceWHC Construction Strategy and Procurement Services
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Process title and description state this requirement.
Service category
100% confidenceProcurement consultancy services (CPV 79418000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 79418000.
Published specialist focus
98% confidenceCritical and bespoke heritage-building commercial advice and heritage procurement services
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The direct-award rationale describes these services and expertise.
Delivery location
100% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
100% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails state direct / Direct award.
Regulatory basis
100% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54.
Direct-award rationale
98% confidenceThe buyer states that FMCP's technical specialism and subject-matter expertise in heritage procurement make it best positioned to continue the services and reduce project risk.
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Published procurementMethodRationale.
Competition information
100% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tender responses, scores or evaluation results are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
100% confidence1 November 2026 to 4 April 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension option
100% confidenceOptional three-month extension
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Award hasRenewal is true; renewal description states an optional 3 month extension; maxExtentDate is 4 July 2027.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award remains pending and the notice records a scheduled future signature date.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
100% confidenceSingle-supplier, above-threshold direct award
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Award 1 is aboveThreshold, names one supplier, and uses the direct procedure.
Buyer-stated continuity rationale
98% confidenceThe buyer links continuation of specialist heritage procurement services with retaining knowledge and reducing project risk.
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Published procurementMethodRationale.
Pricing detail
100% confidenceOnly aggregate award values are published; rates, payment profile and cost breakdown are not supplied.
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The notice provides award-level net and gross amounts only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award versus contract status
100% confidenceThe notice is an award transparency notice, but award 1 remains pending and signature is scheduled in the future. It should not be described as a signed, concluded or active contract.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 28 October 2026.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot record contains no title, description or value.
Competition and evaluation detail
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bids, scores, evaluation narrative or award decision date is provided.
Supplier identity
100% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by a supplied Companies House company-number match.
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Verification status is verified; company number 06127517 matched FMCP LIMITED.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending, with a future signature milestone; the supplied data does not confirm a signed, concluded or active contract.
- No award decision date, bidder count, bid prices, evaluation scores or detailed evaluation results are published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No pricing schedule, payment terms or detailed deliverables are supplied.
- The notice provides an optional extension but no extension-decision timetable.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Government Property AgencyFMCP LIMITEDWHC Construction Strategy and Procurement Servicesdirect awardprocurement consultancy servicesheritage procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
FMCP LIMITED, verified against company number 06127517.
What is the published award value?
£162,350 excluding VAT, or £194,820 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending and a signature date is scheduled for 28 October 2026.
What is the stated term?
The base period is scheduled from 1 November 2026 to 4 April 2027, with an optional three-month extension.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.