AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Competition and Markets Authority awarded a £2,000,000 DDaT managed-services contract for its BPSI project to MORSON PROJECTS LIMITED. The award notice records a 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 contract period.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to MORSON PROJECTS LIMITED under a selective framework call-off.
Market significanceA £2,000,000 public-sector professional-services award for project management consultancy-related DDaT support, with a stated two-year delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MORSON PROJECTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5067d805-f1f7-404a-bd4b-e8a9fbd71206-1 · 2000000 GBP · active
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Verified company name is MORSON PROJECTS LIMITED, matched by company number 01457298. The single active award identifies this supplier and has a value of £2,000,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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The process is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder", with stage "award", display status "awarded" and source status "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-5067d805-f1f7-404a-bd4b-e8a9fbd71206-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
97% confidence1 February 2026
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The award record date is 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z.
Published date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-16T12:14:45+01:00.
Contract status
96% confidenceA contract start and end period is published; signature is not stated
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The source gives a contract period but contains no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£2,000,000
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The award value is amount 2000000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award
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One award is present, with one verified supplier and an award value of £2,000,000.
Value basis
99% confidenceNot stated
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value_basis is null and no pricing or value-basis detail is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence29 December 2025, 12:00 UTC
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Tender period endDate is 2025-12-29T12:00:00Z.
Award decision date
97% confidence1 February 2026
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Award date is 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract start
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2028
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Published contractPeriod endDate is 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-16T12:14:45+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
94% confidenceManaged DDaT services for the BPSI project
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The description states that the contract will provide managed services to bring on board DDaT services through the life of the BPSI project.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72224000 — Project management consultancy services
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The tender classification is CPV 72224000, described as Project management consultancy services.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address country is United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability lists sme as true.
VCSE suitability
96% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability lists vcse as false.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation outcome or selection rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
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The award contract period states those start and end dates.
Term length
97% confidenceApproximately 24 months
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Calculated from the published 1 April 2026 start and 31 March 2028 end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option or renewal term is supplied.
Contract form and pricing
99% confidenceNot stated
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The notice does not provide contract-form, rate-card, pricing or payment information.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Buying route
98% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an open procurement
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The notice describes a selective procedure and call-off from a framework agreement.
Supplier opportunity signal
95% confidenceFuture competition is not evidenced
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A contract end date is published, but no extension, renewal or replacement procurement information is supplied.
Scope specificity
96% confidenceThe notice identifies managed DDaT support but gives no service breakdown
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The description is limited to managed DDaT services for the BPSI project; no work packages, staffing model or deliverables are published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceVerified legal identity differs from the source wording
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The source states "Morsom Prjects Limited trading as Morson Praxis"; company-number verification identifies MORSON PROJECTS LIMITED (01457298). The verified legal name is used in this analysis.
Published notice timing
99% confidenceAward notice was published after the stated contract start
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The source gives a 1 April 2026 contract start and 16 October 2026 notice publication date.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation detail, framework name, pricing breakdown, extension terms, lot allocation or contract signature evidence
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier wording differs from the verified legal company name: it states "Morsom Prjects Limited trading as Morson Praxis", while company-number verification identifies MORSON PROJECTS LIMITED (01457298).
- The award notice was published on 16 October 2026, after the stated contract start date of 1 April 2026; no explanation is supplied.
- No framework name, bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, scope breakdown, extension terms, renewal terms or signature evidence is provided.
- No lots are published; the £2,000,000 figure is reported as the value of the single recorded award.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Competition and Markets AuthorityCMAMORSON PROJECTS LIMITEDMorson PraxisDDaT servicesBPSI projectproject management consultancy servicesframework call-offpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CMA BPSI DDaT Professional Services contract?
MORSON PROJECTS LIMITED, verified against company number 01457298, is the supplier on the single recorded award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £2,000,000.
When is the published contract period?
The notice gives a period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028.
How was the contract awarded?
The notice describes a selective procedure conducted as a 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.