AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Homes England awarded a £42,376 design-advice services requirement to TIBBALDS PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN LIMITED. The work is to support the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation’s review and revision of the Cambridge Quality Charter.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, with TIBBALDS PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN LIMITED named as supplier. The published award record gives a contract period from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, time-limited professional-services award in the architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services category, focused on quality and placemaking advice in Cambridge.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TIBBALDS PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-21d45215-b409-4f73-a63b-839d3255d622-1 · 42376 GBP · verified
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The award names Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design Ltd. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to TIBBALDS PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN LIMITED (company number 04877097). The £42,376 value is recorded on this single-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete
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Process display status is “awarded”; source status is “complete”; document type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-21d45215-b409-4f73-a63b-839d3255d622-1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied record contains an award notice and contract-period dates, but no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£42,376 GBP
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The award value is 42376 GBP; the tender value is also 42376 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceRecorded against the single-supplier award
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One award names one supplier and records a value of £42,376.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09T17:43:08+01:00.
Contract period start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period startDate: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award and tender contract period endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceDesign advice to review and revise the Cambridge Quality Charter
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Description states: “Design advice services from Tibbalds for the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation to review and revise the Cambridge Quality Charter.”
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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Primary classification is CPV 71000000.
Delivery location
95% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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No lots are listed and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceNot applicable
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Not applicable”.
Framework context
92% confidenceHomes England framework terms and conditions referenced
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The description references “Homes England Framework T&C's” and links to Homes England contracts and tenders information.
Competition data
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of bids, bidders, evaluation criteria and scores is not supplied in the published record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 171 days
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Calculated from the published start date of 12 October 2026 to end date of 31 March 2027.
SME suitability
97% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
VCSE suitability
97% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability records vcse: false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Opportunity profile
94% confidenceFocused design and placemaking advisory assignment
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The scope is advice supporting review and revision of the Cambridge Quality Charter, within CPV 71000000.
Supplier-market signal
94% confidenceThe award was marked SME-suitable and was made to an SME-recorded supplier
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Tender suitability is SME: true and supplier details record scale: sme.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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An exact-name verification matched the supplier to TIBBALDS PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN LIMITED, company number 04877097.
Award and period data quality
96% confidenceClear for the single award
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The published record consistently gives one active award, one supplier, £42,376 GBP and the same contract-period dates in tender and award data.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, detailed deliverables, signature date or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution; it should not be described as a signed contract.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale is published.
- No extension, renewal, pricing-breakdown or detailed deliverables information is supplied.
- No lot titles, lot descriptions or lot-level values are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Homes EnglandTIBBALDS PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN LIMITEDCambridge Quality CharterGreater Cambridge Development Corporationdesign adviceplacemakingarchitectural services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Homes England Cambridge Quality Charter advice award?
TIBBALDS PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN LIMITED won the recorded award.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £42,376 GBP.
When is the published contract period?
The published period runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
What work is covered?
The notice describes design advice for the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation to review and revise the Cambridge Quality Charter.
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