AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham City Council published an award notice for CPU 8327 – Carbon Accounting. The notice names Co2Analysis as supplier for carbon-emissions auditing across five local authorities, using AI processes and trained consultants.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £54,000 (GBP). The published award record gives a start date of 20 July 2026 and an end date of 1 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier public-sector carbon-accounting engagement covering Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions for five local authorities.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Co2Analysis
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-3a2bc2eb-80d4-4534-854b-d56eb3b2941e-1 · 54000 GBP · active
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The sole award names Co2Analysis as supplier and records an active award value of £54,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; process and tender status recorded as complete, with award status active.
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Process display status is “awarded”; source notice is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; tender status is “complete”; award status is “active”.
Award date
98% confidence1 June 2026
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Award record date: 2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice document published 2026-10-09T16:44:51+01:00.
Contract period stated in award data
96% confidence20 July 2026 to 1 March 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod state startDate 2026-07-20 and endDate 2027-03-01T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£54,000 GBP
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Award value amount is 54000 GBP; tender value is also 54000 GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole recorded award and supplier.
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One award is present, naming one supplier, with value £54,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence1 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-06-01T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence1 June 2026
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Award date: 2026-06-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
97% confidence20 July 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-07-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
97% confidence1 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-01T23:59:59Z.
Award notice published
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09T16:44:51+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceCarbon accounting and auditing of Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 carbon emissions for five local authorities.
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Process description states: “use of AI processes and trained consultants to audit 5 local authorities' scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions.”
Delivery approach
96% confidenceAI processes and trained consultants.
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Stated in the published process description.
Delivery area
93% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
Published classification
98% confidenceCPV 45000000 — Construction work
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Primary classification is recorded as CPV 45000000, “Construction work”.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurement_method is “open” and procurement_method_details is “Open procedure”.
Award route description
97% confidenceAwarded via competitive quotation.
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Published process description says “Awarded via competitive quotation.”
SME suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs.
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for VCSEs.
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Tender suitability.vcse is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids, evaluation scores and selection rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
94% confidenceApproximately 7 months and 10 days, from 20 July 2026 to 1 March 2027.
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Published award contract period provides these dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown beyond the £54,000 published award value.
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No rate card, milestone schedule or pricing breakdown is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market positioning
94% confidenceThe requirement combines carbon-emissions audit services with AI-enabled processes, directed at a group of five local authorities.
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Published description specifies AI processes, trained consultants and auditing carbon emissions for five local authorities.
Award structure
96% confidenceThe notice records one supplier and one £54,000 award; no lot structure or individual work-package allocation is published.
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One award and one supplier are recorded; no lots are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceCo2Analysis is the source-provided supplier name, but it remains unverified as a legal company identity because the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match.
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supplier_identity_status “checked_unmatched”; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Classification-context mismatch
98% confidenceThe primary CPV is Construction work, while the description concerns carbon accounting and emissions auditing. The notice does not explain the classification choice.
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CPV 45000000 is “Construction work”; published description concerns carbon accounting and carbon-emissions auditing.
Date sequencing
98% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated award date and stated contract start date.
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Award date is 1 June 2026, stated start is 20 July 2026, and notice publication is 9 October 2026.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bids received, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, options and extension terms.
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No such fields or documents are included in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name Co2Analysis was checked but could not be safely matched to a Companies House company; it should not be treated as Companies House-verified.
- No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, prior supplier information or savings information is published.
- No lot titles, individual lot values, pricing breakdown, extension provisions or renewal options are supplied.
- The notice does not explain the apparent mismatch between the Construction work CPV classification and the carbon-accounting service description.
- The award notice was published after the stated award date and contract start date; the supplied data does not explain this sequence.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottingham City CouncilCPU 8327carbon accountingcarbon emissions auditScope 1 emissionsScope 2 emissionsScope 3 emissionsCo2Analysispublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for CPU 8327 – Carbon Accounting?
The award notice names Co2Analysis. Its legal company identity is unverified in the supplied supplier-matching data.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £54,000 GBP.
What does the work cover?
The notice describes AI-enabled and consultant-led auditing of Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions for five local authorities.
When is the stated contract period?
The award data states 20 July 2026 to 1 March 2027.
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.