AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Department for Transport awarded CEPA LLP a £60,000 contract for valuing-risk-in-appraisal analysis services through a mini-competition under the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights DPS.
Published outcomeOne active award was published for CEPA LLP on 14 October 2026. The notice gives a contract period from 14 October 2026 to 18 April 2027, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
Market significanceThis is a £60,000 economic-research services award made through a dynamic purchasing system call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CEPA LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-0216bbfd-c129-4244-89d4-f76722ec72b5-1 · 60000 GBP · Active award
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Award names CEPA LLP as supplier and gives award value of GBP 60,000. Supplier identity is verified against GB-COH number OC326074.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source process is complete and the award is active.
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Process display_status: awarded; source_status: complete; award status: active.
Award decision date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T09:45:08+01:00.
Contract status
92% confidenceA contract period is published, starting 14 October 2026; signature or execution is not explicitly evidenced.
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£60,000
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Award value amount: 60000; currency: GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the single named supplier.
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The award lists one supplier, CEPA LLP, and one award value of GBP 60,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence17 September 2026, 16:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-17T16:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
98% confidence18 April 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2027-04-18T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceValuing risk in appraisal analysis services.
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Notice description: “provision of valuing risk in appraisal analysis services.”
Category
99% confidenceEconomic research services (CPV 79311400).
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Primary classification: CPV 79311400, Economic research services.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory: services.
Delivery geography
93% confidencePublished delivery coverage includes the United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World.
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists these locations.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure.
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procurement_method: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceMini-competition under the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System.
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Notice description states “Mini competition run via GCA RM6126 Research & Insights DPS”; procurementMethodDetails: Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, tenders received, evaluation scores and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidence14 October 2026 to 18 April 2027.
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability
93% confidenceThe tender was marked suitable for SMEs; the named supplier is also recorded as an SME in the source party data.
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Tender suitability.sme: true; supplier party details.scale: sme.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceThe £60,000 award was made through a DPS mini-competition, indicating the buyer used a pre-established research and insights supplier marketplace.
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Notice description and procurementMethodDetails identify a mini-competition under GCA RM6126 Research & Insights DPS.
Published pricing detail
99% confidenceNo rate card, pricing breakdown, deliverables schedule or payment structure is published in the supplied notice data.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier evidence
98% confidenceHigh-quality core award data: one active award, one named supplier, a value, award date and contract period are published.
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Award record and verified supplier record.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceCEPA LLP is verified by company number OC326074; no supplier-name mismatch is indicated.
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supplier_identity_status: verified; match_method: company_number; supplier_name_mismatch: false.
Unpublished award detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender prices, scoring, award rationale, detailed deliverables, extension terms and signature/execution evidence.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source is an award notice and publishes a contract period, but does not explicitly evidence that the contract was signed or executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tenderer count, evaluation criteria and scores, award rationale, tender pricing, detailed deliverables, payment terms, extension options and renewal provisions.
- No lot structure or individual lot allocation is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Department for TransportCEPA LLPvaluing risk in appraisaleconomic research servicesRM6126Research and Insights DPSpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Valuing Risk in Appraisal contract?
CEPA LLP, verified against Companies House number OC326074.
What is the published award value?
£60,000.
When does the published contract period run?
From 14 October 2026 to 18 April 2027. The notice does not explicitly confirm signature or execution.
What procurement route was used?
A selective mini-competition under the GCA RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System.
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