AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The City of London published an award notice for a direct call-off under YPO Framework 1141 for FCCRAS and PND gateway/technical-architect consultancy support. The published award names Reed Talent Solutions Limited (trading as Consultancy+), but that supplier name remains unverified in the supplied identity-check data.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded. The notice gives a contract period from 29 September 2026 to 31 January 2028; signing is not evidenced.
Market significanceThis is a public-sector technology and communications consultancy requirement covering command-and-control systems, Airwave transition and Emergency Services Network implementation.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Reed Talent Solutions Limited (trading as Consultancy+)
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-413d4e7d-9829-4fc5-9b94-8f3f7c6850d1-1 · 128,675.84 GBP · active award
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The award lists "Reed Talent Solutions Limited (trading as Consultancy+)" as supplier and gives an award value of GBP 128,675.84.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type and award document description.
Award status
96% confidenceActive
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Award record status is "active".
Award decision date
92% confidence10 May 2026
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Award record date: 2026-05-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied notice records an award and contract period but contains no explicit signature or execution information.
Published contract start
97% confidence29 September 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-29.
Published contract end
97% confidence31 January 2028
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate: 2028-01-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidenceGBP 128,675.84
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Award record value amount: 128675.84 GBP.
Tender-level published value
98% confidenceGBP 1,288,675.84
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Tender value amount: 1288675.84 GBP.
Value reconciliation
99% confidenceUnresolved discrepancy: the tender-level value exceeds the single award value by GBP 1,160,000.00.
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The supplied tender and award records contain different values; no explanation or value basis is provided.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
92% confidence10 May 2026
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Award date field.
Tender deadline
96% confidence28 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-28T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
97% confidence29 September 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026, 08:43 BST
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Process published_at and award document datePublished.
Contract period end
97% confidence31 January 2028
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Published contractPeriod endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceTechnical analysis or consultancy services (CPV 71621000)
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Primary classification.
Requirement
96% confidenceConsultancy support for the Contact & Communication Programme, including command-and-control systems, Airwave radios and Emergency Services Network implementation.
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Tender description.
Programme objectives
95% confidenceStrategic direction and delivery support for call handling, CAD and operational radio communications; ESN delivery; Airwave transition and decommissioning; coordination of related initiatives.
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Tender description.
Delivery area
92% confidenceLondon / EC2P 2EJ
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Delivery locations in the supplied notice.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod: selective.
Procurement route
99% confidenceDirect award call-off from YPO 1141 Managing Consultancy and Professional Services Framework
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Tender description and procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation results or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
97% confidence29 September 2026 to 31 January 2028
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields.
Published duration
93% confidenceApproximately 16 months and 2 days
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Calculated from the stated start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal provision is supplied.
SME suitability
97% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability
97% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a framework direct award rather than a newly advertised open competition.
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Tender description states direct award via YPO 1141; procurementMethodDetails confirms framework call-off.
Technology focus
95% confidenceThe scope links operational communications modernisation, command-and-control capability and migration from Airwave to ESN.
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Tender description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender-level value is GBP 1,288,675.84, while the active award value is GBP 128,675.84. The notice provides no reconciliation or value basis.
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Tender value and award value fields.
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceThe source supplier name was checked but no safe company match was found. It is therefore presented as an unverified source name, not as Companies House-verified identity.
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supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched; verification lookupDecision: still_unmatched.
Date sequence requires caution
99% confidenceThe recorded award decision date precedes both the stated tender deadline and contract start date. The source gives no explanation.
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Award date 10 May 2026; tender deadline 28 September 2026; contract start 29 September 2026.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No explicit contract signature or execution field is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The tender-level and award-level values conflict and cannot be reconciled from the supplied notice.
- The named supplier is unverified because the completed identity-check workflow found no safe company match.
- The recorded award decision date is earlier than the published tender deadline; no explanation is supplied.
- No explicit contract signature, execution date, pricing breakdown, individual lot allocation, bid count, evaluation outcome, award rationale, extension terms or renewal terms is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of LondonFCCRASPND Gatewaytechnical architectYPO 1141Emergency Services NetworkAirwaveconsultancy award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award notice?
The notice names Reed Talent Solutions Limited (trading as Consultancy+). The supplied identity-check data classifies this as checked unmatched, so the name is unverified.
What is the published award value?
The award record states GBP 128,675.84. However, the tender-level record states GBP 1,288,675.84, and the supplied data does not explain the difference.
When does the published contract period run?
The notice states 29 September 2026 to 31 January 2028. It does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
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.