AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
ADB (UK) LIMITED published an award notice naming NEXUS ASSOCIATES (ICT) LIMITED for IT infrastructure and hardware support associated with Hopwood Hall College. The notice records a £1,000,000 award value and a contract period from 8 May 2023 to 7 May 2026, with two possible 12-month extensions described in the opportunity text.
Published outcomeAward notice published for one verified supplier: NEXUS ASSOCIATES (ICT) LIMITED.
Market significanceA £1,000,000 IT infrastructure and hardware award made through CCS RM6103 Lot 1, covering a stated initial three-year period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NEXUS ASSOCIATES (ICT) LIMITED
97% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-3c491dd8-7c9c-465e-ba08-7383de318dbc-1 · Lots No individual lot allocation published; opportunity title references CCS RM6103 Lot 1. · 1,000,000 GBP · Awarded; award record active
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Award names source supplier "Nexus Associates ICT Ltd". Supplier verification supplies verified company name NEXUS ASSOCIATES (ICT) LIMITED (company number 05158528). Award value is GBP 1,000,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded"; source notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence16 November 2023
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Award record date: 2023-11-16.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No signature or execution field is supplied.
Contract start
98% confidence8 May 2023
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2023-05-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£1,000,000
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Award value amount: 1000000; currency: GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the single published award; no lot-level value breakdown supplied
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One award and one supplier are supplied; no lots or lot values are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence7 May 2023, 01:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2023-05-07T01:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence8 May 2023 to 7 May 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod: 2023-05-08 to 2026-05-07.
Award notice publication
99% confidence16 November 2023
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Award document datePublished: 2023-11-16T14:27:17Z.
Later source updates
97% confidence25 September 2026 and 9 October 2026
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Release history contains awardUpdate releases on those dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceReplacement of ageing IT infrastructure, with hardware referenced in the opportunity title
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Opportunity description states that Hopwood Hall College sought a supplier to assist in replacing ageing IT infrastructure; title includes "IT infrastructure and Hardware".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Tender classification.
Lot reference
94% confidenceCCS RM6103 Lot 1
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Opportunity title: "(CCS RM6103 Lot1)".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework reference
94% confidenceCCS RM6103 Lot 1
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Opportunity title.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidenceThree years
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Description states "This contract is for 3 years"; published dates span 8 May 2023 to 7 May 2026.
Extension options
96% confidenceUp to two 12-month extensions described
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Description states "2 x 12 month extensions allowed".
Maximum potential term
94% confidenceUp to five years if both described extensions are used
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Calculated from the stated three-year term plus two 12-month extensions; exercise is not confirmed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
98% confidenceThe award was made through a CCS framework call-off rather than an open procedure
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procurementMethodDetails: "Call-off from a framework agreement"; title cites CCS RM6103 Lot 1.
Commercial detail
99% confidencePublished information does not state pricing structure, hardware quantities, service levels, implementation milestones or evaluation rationale
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These details are absent from the supplied notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award notice versus concluded contract
99% confidenceThe data supports an active award record and published contract dates, but does not explicitly evidence signature or execution of a contract.
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Award status is active; no signature or execution field is supplied.
Chronology anomaly
99% confidenceThe award decision and notice publication date (16 November 2023) are after the published contract start date (8 May 2023). The source does not explain this sequence.
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award date and document publication: 2023-11-16; contract start: 2023-05-08.
Delivery geography quality
97% confidenceThe tender item lists a very broad set of international delivery countries, which is not reconciled with the college-focused requirement or buyer location.
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Tender item deliveryAddresses contains the UK, Crown Dependencies, Overseas Territories and many international countries; description names Hopwood Hall College.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified: the source name "Nexus Associates ICT Ltd" was matched by normalised name to NEXUS ASSOCIATES (ICT) LIMITED, company number 05158528.
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supplierVerification status is verified; matchMethod is normalised_name; nameMismatch is false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: contract signature or execution status, bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, hardware quantities, service levels and implementation milestones.
- No individual lot record, lot title, lot allocation or lot-level value is published; the opportunity title alone references CCS RM6103 Lot 1.
- The source does not confirm whether either extension option has been exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hopwood Hall College IT infrastructure awardNEXUS ASSOCIATES (ICT) LIMITEDCCS RM6103 Lot 1ADB UK LIMITEDIT infrastructure and hardware contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
NEXUS ASSOCIATES (ICT) LIMITED, verified to company number 05158528. The source award names Nexus Associates ICT Ltd.
What was the published award value?
£1,000,000.
When does the published initial contract period end?
7 May 2026. The opportunity description also allows two possible 12-month extensions, but their exercise is not confirmed.
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