AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Independence C I C published an award notice for a 12-month handy person/carpentry-related works requirement under ARMI DPS Lot 7(b). The notice records an active award dated 3 March 2026, with a stated period from 4 March to 31 December 2026. The supplier is represented only by an anonymous source identifier, so the recipient cannot be named from the published data.
Published outcomeAn active award record is published, but the source does not identify the supplier by name and does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
Market significanceThe notice indicates a £105,000 published requirement value, but the award record itself states £0; the actual awarded contract value is therefore unclear.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Unidentified supplier (source ID: GB-CFS-173)
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-02ccd5e4-4b4a-474b-bdbd-60610fe91973-1 · Not allocated GBP · Active award
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The award names supplier reference GB-CFS-173, while the corresponding party record contains no supplier name.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document title: “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-02ccd5e4-4b4a-474b-bdbd-60610fe91973-1 has status “active”.
Award decision date
95% confidence3 March 2026
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Award date is 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z.
Contract signature status
98% confidenceUnknown
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The published award record provides an active award and contract period but no explicit signature or conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published requirement value
98% confidence£105,000
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Tender value is stated as GBP 105,000.
Award-record value
99% confidence£0
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The active award record states a value of GBP 0.
Actual awarded contract value
99% confidenceUnknown
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The tender-level value (£105,000) conflicts with the £0 value on the award record; neither can safely be treated as the supplier's awarded value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence19 December 2025, 17:44 UTC
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Tender period end date is 2025-12-19T17:44:00Z.
Award date
95% confidence3 March 2026
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Award date is 2026-03-03T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract period start
98% confidence4 March 2026
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Tender and award contract period start date is 2026-03-04T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract period end
98% confidence31 December 2026
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Tender and award contract period end date is 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-14T10:18:15+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceHandy person scheme priced per annum rather than per job
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Description states: “To provide a handy person scheme for 12 months price per annum not per job as per service specification”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceWorks
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Main procurement category is recorded as works.
CPV classification
99% confidence45300000 — Building installation work
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Primary classification is CPV 45300000, described as Building installation work.
Lot reference
92% confidenceARMI DPS Lot 7(b) Carpentry Works
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Process title is “ARMI DPS Award Notice Lot 7 (b) Carpentry Works”. No structured lot allocation is supplied.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom and broad international territories listed
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Delivery addresses list United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
82% confidenceARMI DPS, inferred from notice title
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The process title includes “ARMI DPS Award Notice”. No structured procurement method is supplied.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer names, evaluation results or scores are supplied.
SME and VCSE suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields state sme: true and vcse: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
98% confidence4 March 2026 to 31 December 2026
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The contract period is recorded in both tender and award data.
Pricing basis
96% confidenceAnnual price, not per-job pricing
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Requirement description specifies “price per annum not per job”.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or variation terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
99% confidenceDo not use £105,000 as a confirmed supplier award value
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£105,000 appears at tender level, whereas the award record reports £0 and no value is allocated to the supplier.
Scope clarity
90% confidenceService description is broader than the carpentry title
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The title refers to carpentry works, while the description refers to a handy person scheme.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name absent
99% confidenceThe awardee cannot be identified by legal or trading name
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The supplier party is only GB-CFS-173 and has no name field.
Conflicting value fields
99% confidenceTender value is £105,000 but award value is £0
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Tender value amount is 105000; award value amount is 0, both in GBP.
Lot allocation unavailable
99% confidenceNo structured lots or award-to-lot allocation supplied
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Lots dataset is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, extension terms or signature confirmation
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These fields are absent from the supplied process and award data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award data does not provide a supplier name, legal entity identifier or address; the awardee cannot be identified beyond source ID GB-CFS-173.
- The £105,000 tender value conflicts with the £0 award-record value, so no confirmed awarded value can be reported.
- No structured lot data or supplier-to-lot allocation is supplied despite the title referring to Lot 7(b).
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation details, scores, pricing breakdown, extension or renewal terms and explicit contract signature confirmation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Independence C I CARMI DPSLot 7(b)carpentry workshandy person schemebuilding installation workContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Independence C I C ARMI DPS Lot 7(b) award?
The published record identifies the supplier only as GB-CFS-173 and provides no supplier name.
What is the value of the award?
The tender-level value is £105,000, but the award record states £0. The confirmed awarded value is therefore unknown.
When is the stated contract period?
The record states 4 March 2026 to 31 December 2026.
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.