AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs published an active award to W3 PARTNERSHIP LIMITED for Defra Group integration-layer services supporting livestock traceability data exchange.
Published outcomeThe award is valued at £1,200,000 and runs from 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2028 according to the published award record.
Market significanceThis is a selective framework call-off for a strategic IT integration capability spanning Defra systems and UK livestock traceability platforms.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
W3 PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-34d1a0eb-e99f-471e-a82e-ad08b5d33b58-1 · 1200000 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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The award names source supplier “W3 Partnership Ltd”; supplier verification identifies the legal company as W3 PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (company number 06247417) through an exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The published document is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-34d1a0eb-e99f-471e-a82e-ad08b5d33b58-1 has status “active”.
Award date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract execution status
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award notice provides an active award and contract-period dates but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£1,200,000
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The award value is GBP 1,200,000.
Published tender value range
97% confidence£1,200,000 to £2,400,000
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The tender record reports a minimum value of GBP 1,200,000 and value of GBP 2,400,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence12 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-06-12T12:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026, 16:05 BST
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T16:05:02+01:00.
Contract period start
98% confidence30 October 2026
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The published contract period start date is 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z.
Contract period end
98% confidence30 October 2028
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The published contract period end date is 2028-10-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSecure integration infrastructure and services for electronic data exchange between Defra Group systems and livestock traceability systems.
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The notice description states that the Integration Layer facilitates electronic exchange of data between Defra Group and livestock traceability systems across England, Scotland and Wales.
Functional scope
97% confidenceEvent-driven and service-oriented integration supporting APHA systems including Sam, NDOMs, TSE and Radar, multi-species platforms, UK View and potential TB-status data sharing.
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These systems and capabilities are identified in the published description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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The tender classification is CPV 72000000.
Delivery geography
92% confidencePublished delivery locations include the United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World; PE2 8YY is also listed.
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The tender item lists these delivery addresses and locations.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is “selective”.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results not published in the supplied notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
97% confidenceNot marked suitable for SMEs or VCSEs
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The tender suitability fields state sme: false and vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidence30 October 2026 to 30 October 2028
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The award and tender contract period records give these start and end dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice.
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No extension or option terms are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
95% confidenceThe £1.2m award is below the published £2.4m tender value figure; the notice does not explain whether the higher figure represented a ceiling, estimate, options or another value basis.
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Tender minValue is £1,200,000, tender value is £2,400,000, and the award value is £1,200,000.
Market implication
94% confidenceThe framework call-off route indicates supplier access was governed by the underlying framework rather than an unrestricted open procedure.
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The notice identifies a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract-status interpretation
98% confidenceThe source supports an active award notice and published contract period, but not an explicit statement of signature or contract execution.
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Award status is active; no supplied field states that the contract was signed.
Value basis clarity
98% confidenceThe published tender range and award value differ, and no value basis or explanation is supplied.
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Tender values are £1.2m minimum and £2.4m value; award value is £1.2m; value_basis is null.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or award-to-lot allocation are supplied.
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The lots dataset is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified through an exact-name match; the source trading presentation differs only in capitalisation from the verified legal name.
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Verification returns W3 PARTNERSHIP LIMITED, company number 06247417, with match method exact_name and nameMismatch false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied notice does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed or otherwise executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown, award rationale and savings.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: framework name, framework reference and framework provider.
- No lots, lot titles or award-to-lot allocation are published.
- The reason for the difference between the £1.2m award value and the £2.4m published tender value is not stated.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Defra Integration Layer 2026/2027W3 PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDDepartment for Environment Food and Rural Affairslivestock traceabilityIT integration servicesframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Defra Integration Layer 2026/2027 award?
W3 PARTNERSHIP LIMITED, verified as company number 06247417. The source notice presents the supplier as W3 Partnership Ltd.
What is the published award value?
£1,200,000.
When is the published contract period?
30 October 2026 to 30 October 2028.
What procurement route was used?
A selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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.