AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University of Essex published an award for AI governance consultancy services to NAOMI KORN ASSOCIATES LTD.
Published outcomeOne active award was published, valued at £112,320. The published contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a specialist AI governance consultancy requirement in the higher-education sector, procured under the buyer's internal financial regulations.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NAOMI KORN ASSOCIATES LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-1495fbc4-55b9-49a4-b81d-c19a66c69ec5-1 · 112320 GBP · verified; awarded supplier
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The award names Naomi Korn Associates as supplier. Supplier verification matches GB-COH company number 07804095 to NAOMI KORN ASSOCIATES LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete and award marked active.
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Process stage is 'award'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete'; award status is 'active'.
Award date
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract period
97% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod state start 2026-11-02 and end 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£112,320
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The sole award value is 112320 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the single award and single named supplier.
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One award is present, with one listed supplier and value 112320 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
97% confidence12 October 2026
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Award published
99% confidence14 October 2026, 13:28 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T13:28:26+01:00.
Planned service start
97% confidence2 November 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Planned service end
97% confidence31 March 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAI governance consultancy services
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Tender title: 'T1211 AI Governance Consultant'; description: 'AI Governance Consultancy services.'
Primary classification
98% confidenceCPV 73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 73000000.
Delivery location
94% confidenceCO4 3SQ
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Tender item delivery address postal code is CO4 3SQ.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceOther — Internal financial regulations
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procurementMethodDetails is 'Other - Internal financial regulations'.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation results or scoring information is provided.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
93% confidenceThe tender was marked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.
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Tender suitability states sme: true and vcse: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
97% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod contains the stated start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award timing
97% confidenceThe award was published two days after the stated submission deadline.
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Submission deadline was 12 October 2026; award publication was 14 October 2026.
Commercial rationale
99% confidenceNot published.
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The notice provides no evaluation narrative, award rationale, pricing breakdown or bid comparison.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceThe record is an active award notice with a future planned start date; it does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
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Notice is an awarded contract notice; award status is active; contract start is 2 November 2026, after publication.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against the supplied GB-COH company number.
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Company number 07804095 is matched by company number to NAOMI KORN ASSOCIATES LTD; verification status is verified.
Publication detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation detail, lot allocation, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed or commenced; the stated start date is future-dated.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown was supplied.
- No lots or individual lot allocation were supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University of EssexNAOMI KORN ASSOCIATES LTDAI governance consultancyAI Governance Consultantpublic procurementContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the University of Essex AI governance consultancy requirement?
NAOMI KORN ASSOCIATES LTD, verified under company number 07804095.
What is the published award value?
£112,320.
When is the published contract period?
From 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Was the contract explicitly confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied record is an active award notice and does not explicitly state that the contract has been signed.
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