AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham City Council published an award notice for community engagement work with THE NATIONAL FLOOD FORUM under CPU 7908. The notice records a £50,000 award following competitive quotation, with a stated period from 1 April 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to THE NATIONAL FLOOD FORUM.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier public-sector community-engagement award in England, linked to flood-related activity in Nottingham City.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE NATIONAL FLOOD FORUM
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-0638758d-c8a6-45a5-bc0a-096e4b4421a1-1 · 50000 GBP · verified; award active
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Supplier verification identifies verified company name THE NATIONAL FLOOD FORUM (company number 04349401) by exact-name match. The sole award names The National Flood Forum and has value £50,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence10 October 2025
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Award record date: 2025-10-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished: 2026-10-20T10:12:03+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-04-01 and endDate 2027-10-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£50,000
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The sole award value is 50000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe £50,000 award value is allocated to the sole named supplier.
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One award names one supplier, THE NATIONAL FLOOD FORUM, and records value of 50000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence22 September 2025, 12:00 (+01:00)
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Tender period endDate: 2025-09-22T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence10 October 2025
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Award date: 2025-10-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence1 April 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
98% confidence31 October 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceNational Flood Forum Partnership Community Engagement for Nottingham City
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Process title and description state: "CPU 7908 - National Flood Forum Partnership Community Engagement for Nottingham City."
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Tender mainProcurementCategory is services.
Published CPV classification
99% confidence45000000 — Construction work
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Tender classification and supplied classifications list CPV 45000000, described as Construction work.
Delivery area
97% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Published procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Award basis statement
98% confidenceAwarded after competitive quotation
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Process and tender descriptions state the requirement was "awarded after competitive quotation."
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
96% confidenceApproximately 19 months
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The published contract period runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.vcse is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle award to one verified supplier
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The dataset contains one active award and one named, verified supplier.
Potential classification mismatch
99% confidenceThe published CPV is Construction work, while the title describes community engagement and the main category is services.
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CPV 45000000 is described as Construction work; the title refers to community engagement; mainProcurementCategory is services.
Award-to-start interval
96% confidenceThe stated start date is about six months after the recorded award date.
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Award date is 10 October 2025 and stated start date is 1 April 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing inconsistency
99% confidenceThe award decision date precedes the stated contract start date, but the award notice was published after both dates.
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Award date is 10 October 2025; contract start is 1 April 2026; award notice publication is 20 October 2026.
Classification consistency
99% confidencePublished classification may not align with the stated requirement.
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The notice uses CPV 45000000 Construction work despite a community-engagement title and services category.
Unpublished competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores, evaluation rationale or pricing breakdown is present in the supplied data.
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceThe source records an active award and a stated contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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The supplied award notice contains award status and contract-period fields but no explicit signature or conclusion field.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award notice was published on 20 October 2026, after the stated 1 April 2026 contract start date and after the 10 October 2025 award decision date; the reason is not supplied.
- The notice classifies the procurement as Construction work (CPV 45000000), which appears potentially inconsistent with the community-engagement title and services category; no clarification is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation criteria and scores, award rationale, pricing detail, lot allocation, extension options and renewal terms.
- The source does not explicitly evidence a signed contract; it records an active award and stated contract dates.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottingham City CouncilTHE NATIONAL FLOOD FORUMCPU 7908community engagementflood forumpublic procurementContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received Nottingham City Council's CPU 7908 award?
THE NATIONAL FLOOD FORUM received the sole recorded award. Its supplied verification record identifies company number 04349401.
What is the value of the CPU 7908 award?
The published award value is £50,000.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 1 April 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Was the contract explicitly stated as signed?
No. The source records an active award and contract-period dates, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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.