AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited awarded a £55,000 call-off for its Risk-Based Commercial Assurance Framework to DELOITTE LLP. The published award is for auditing services and covers commercial assurance policy, a risk-based FAF plan, 50.9 reviews, and capability enhancement/audit-findings remediation.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to DELOITTE LLP, with an award date and stated contract start date of 6 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, £55,000 specialist assurance-services call-off from a framework agreement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DELOITTE LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-116a48c1-e6f8-42c1-b1aa-b750938937f8-1 · 55000 GBP · active
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The award names source supplier "Deloitte" and has a value of GBP 55,000. Supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as DELOITTE LLP (company number OC303675).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source record complete
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Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-116a48c1-e6f8-42c1-b1aa-b750938937f8-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence6 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T14:01:50+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£55,000
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The award value is 55000 GBP; the tender value also states 55000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the single published award to DELOITTE LLP.
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and a value of GBP 55,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence16 September 2026, 19:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-16T19:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence6 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence6 October 2026
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The contract period startDate is 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence4 November 2026
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The contract period endDate is 2026-11-04T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T14:01:50+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRisk-Based Commercial Assurance Framework
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The process title is "F0039 Risk-Based Commercial Assurance Framework".
Workstreams
99% confidenceCommercial Assurance Policy; Risk-Based FAF Plan; 50.9 Reviews; Capability Enhancement / Audit Findings Remediation.
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These four linked workstreams are stated in the published description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — auditing services (CPV 79212000)
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Main procurement category is services; the primary CPV classification is 79212000, "Auditing services".
Delivery coverage
96% confidencePublished delivery locations include the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Oversea Territories and Rest of the World.
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The tender item lists these delivery countries/areas.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability records sme as true.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability records vcse as false.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidder numbers, evaluation scores, ranking and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence6 October 2026 to 4 November 2026
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The published contract period runs from 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00 to 2026-11-04T23:59:59Z.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceThe requirement was sourced as a framework call-off rather than a standalone open procedure.
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The published procurement method details state "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Engagement profile
94% confidenceThe published £55,000 value and approximately one-month stated term indicate a bounded assurance assignment.
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The award value is GBP 55,000 and the stated period is 6 October to 4 November 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
99% confidenceThe source supports an awarded, active record and stated contract dates, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
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The award is active and the notice is an awarded contract notice; no supplied field states that the contract was signed.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot records or lot titles were supplied.
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The lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bidder counts, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, and extension terms.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly state that the contract was signed; analysis therefore describes an active award and stated contract period only.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual lot allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
- No lot records or lot titles were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National HighwaysDELOITTE LLPRisk-Based Commercial Assurance Frameworkcommercial assuranceauditing servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the National Highways Risk-Based Commercial Assurance Framework award?
DELOITTE LLP was the verified legal supplier for the published award.
What was the published award value?
The published award value was £55,000.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
When does the stated contract period end?
The stated end date is 4 November 2026. No renewal or extension terms were supplied.
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