AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Brighton & Hove City Council awarded a call-off for banking transactional services to LLOYDS BANK PLC. The published award value is £640,000 for the initial two-year period.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to LLOYDS BANK PLC under a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a £640,000 public-sector banking-services call-off in the South East, with stated options that could extend the service arrangement beyond the initial term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LLOYDS BANK PLC
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-68f9fa37-1235-402a-aa21-2582fd1ad5ce-1 · 640000 GBP · active
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Verified supplier record names LLOYDS BANK PLC; the sole award lists Lloyds Bank Plc and has a value of £640,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document title.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award record status is "active".
Award decision date
97% confidence13 January 2026
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Award record date: 2026-01-13T00:00:00Z.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T13:40:53+01:00.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceNot stated
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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£640,000
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Award value and tender value are both GBP 640,000.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole listed supplier
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One award lists one supplier, LLOYDS BANK PLC, and a £640,000 award value.
Pricing basis
99% confidenceNot stated
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No pricing breakdown or value basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence8 July 2025, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2025-07-08T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
97% confidence13 January 2026
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Award date: 2026-01-13T00:00:00Z.
Published contract start
99% confidence31 March 2026
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Tender and award contract period startDate: 2026-03-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Published initial contract end
99% confidence30 March 2028
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Tender and award contract period endDate: 2028-03-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceBanking transactional services
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Process and tender description: "A call-off contract for the provision of Banking Transactional Services."
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 66110000 — Banking services
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Tender classification and supplied classifications list CPV 66110000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies South East, United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot allocation published
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No lots are supplied and award lot_ids_json is null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod are "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot stated
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No number of bidders, tenderers, scores or evaluation information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence31 March 2026 to 30 March 2028
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Published contract period runs from 2026-03-31 to 2028-03-30; description characterises the initial term as two years.
Extension provision
98% confidenceOption to extend up to 13 March 2032; potentially up to 13 March 2034 if the framework is extended
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Published description states these extension options.
Extension exercise status
99% confidenceNot stated
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The notice states options but does not state that any option has been exercised.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceFramework call-off for transactional banking services
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The description identifies banking transactional services and procurementMethodDetails identifies a framework call-off.
Supplier opportunity signal
96% confidenceFuture competition is not evidenced by this notice; any later requirement would depend on the buyer's extension decisions and framework arrangements.
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The notice states extension options but supplies no future procurement timetable or competition plan.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published lifecycle evidence
99% confidenceThe record is an active award notice, but it does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
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Award status is active; no signature or conclusion field is supplied.
Award-date and start-date sequence
99% confidenceThe published contract start date precedes the award date, while the award notice was published later.
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Contract start is 31 March 2026; award date is 13 January 2026; notice publication is 20 October 2026.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, framework name, lot allocation, or confirmation of extension exercise is provided.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- The stated contract start date of 31 March 2026 precedes the stated award date of 13 January 2026; the notice was published on 20 October 2026.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation outcomes, award rationale, pricing detail, framework name, lot allocation and whether extensions have been exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Brighton & Hove City CouncilLLOYDS BANK PLCbanking transactional servicesbanking servicesframework call-offContracts Finder£640,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Brighton & Hove banking transactional services contract?
LLOYDS BANK PLC is the sole supplier listed on the active £640,000 award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £640,000.
What is the initial contract period?
The published initial period runs from 31 March 2026 to 30 March 2028.
Can the arrangement be extended?
Yes. The notice states an option to extend up to 13 March 2032, and potentially to 13 March 2034 if the framework is extended.
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