AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wolverhampton City Council has published an active award for asset valuation services covering land, buildings and investment properties. The published award names WILKS HEAD & EVE LLP and records a £125,000 award value for a five-year period.
Published outcomeAward published to WILKS HEAD & EVE LLP through a direct award procedure.
Market significanceThis is a £125,000 public-sector professional-services award supporting local-authority asset valuation and financial reporting.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WILKS HEAD & EVE LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-5f409304-76dd-4b5c-b3da-26280448220b-1 · 125000 GBP · verified supplier; award active
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The award names source supplier "Wilks Head and Eve LLP". Supplier verification provides legal name "WILKS HEAD & EVE LLP", company number OC315743, with status verified. The single award value is £125,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published; award status recorded as active
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The source is an "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" published 19 October 2026; the award status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-16.
Published contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 18 October 2031
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The award and tender contractPeriod records startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2031-10-18.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£125,000
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The award value is 125000 GBP; tender value is also stated as 125000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle published award; no lot-level allocation supplied
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One award is recorded and no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence16 October 2026, 23:59 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-16T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-16.
Contract period start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-19.
Contract period end
99% confidence18 October 2031
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2031-10-18.
Award notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-19T13:49:32+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePeriodic valuation of land and building assets, including investment properties
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The title refers to asset valuation for other land and buildings and investment properties; the description states that the programme covers operational and non-operational assets.
Intended use
99% confidenceFinancial reporting, capital strategy decision-making and asset management
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The description says valuations support the Statement of Accounts, CIPFA compliance, fair value and existing-use-value reporting, capital strategy and asset management.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79200000 — Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
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The tender classification is CPV 79200000.
Delivery geography
99% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender records procurementMethod "direct" and procurementMethodDetails "Direct award".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bidders, bids received, evaluation or scoring is not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceSuitable for VCSEs: no
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Tender suitability records vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidenceFive years
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The stated period runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2031.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the notice data.
Pricing basis and breakdown
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice supplies an aggregate award value only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Demand signal
94% confidenceThe award covers recurring valuation activity across a significant operational and non-operational asset portfolio.
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The description calls for periodic valuations and refers to a significant portfolio of assets.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe Council recorded a direct award for this requirement.
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Procurement method details state Direct award.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name differs in styling from the verified legal identity; analysis uses WILKS HEAD & EVE LLP.
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The source names "Wilks Head and Eve LLP", while verified company data gives "WILKS HEAD & EVE LLP" and marks nameMismatch true.
Award versus signature evidence
99% confidenceThe active award and published contract period are recorded, but the notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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The source is an award notice with award status active; no signature field or executed-contract document is supplied.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes evaluation, bidder numbers, scoring, lot allocation, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, tender, lot and document data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice is an award notice and does not explicitly evidence a signed contract or provide an executed contract document.
- The source supplier name differs in styling from the verified legal name; WILKS HEAD & EVE LLP is used as the verified legal identity.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, reasons for award, lot-level allocation, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wolverhampton City CouncilWILKS HEAD & EVE LLPasset valuationproperty valuationinvestment property valuationdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Wolverhampton City Council's asset valuation award?
The published award names WILKS HEAD & EVE LLP, verified under company number OC315743.
What is the published value of the award?
The published single-award value is £125,000.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 18 October 2031.
What procedure was recorded?
The notice records a direct award procedure.
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.