AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority published an award notice for brownfield-site assessment consultancy. The award names ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED and has a stated value of £47,832.
Published outcomeAn active award record dated 25 September 2026 names ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED as supplier.
Market significanceThis is a targeted consultancy call-off supporting the authority's Brownfield Housing Fund programme and assessment of a shortlist of year-one sites.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-6c4f0a43-7846-46ac-a108-2f6a208762c2-1 · 47832 GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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The award names Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 02212959 to verified company name ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete and award status active
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The notice is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; tender status is “complete”; the award status is “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-16T14:14:01+01:00.
Contract start
95% confidence28 September 2026
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Published contract period startDate: 2026-09-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
95% confidence31 March 2027
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Published contract period endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£47,832 GBP
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The single award record gives value amount 47832 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceAward-level value; no lots published
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One supplier is named on the single award and no lot records or lot allocations are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-16T14:14:01+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceBrownfield-site assessment consultancy
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The consultant is to help determine a shortlist of year-one schemes based on deliverability and delivery risks, assess each site, and produce relevant reports.
Programme context
94% confidenceBrownfield Housing Fund programme targeting 1,142 new homes on brownfield land
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The published description states that GLCCA is undertaking a Brownfield Housing Fund programme with a target to unlock 1,142 new homes.
Reason for alternative-provider requirement
96% confidenceSeparate requirement arising from conflict of interest in received applications
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The description says the main requirement was satisfied and this separate requirement accounts for applications where a conflict of interest arose, so an alternative supplier was sourced.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79410000 — Business and management consultancy services
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Primary CPV classification supplied in the tender data.
Delivery area
89% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Tender delivery address lists East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurementMethod is “selective”.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurementMethodDetails is “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice: no bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or ranking is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
95% confidence28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The published contract period runs from 2026-09-28 to 2027-03-31.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
91% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields set sme and vcse to true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
95% confidenceFramework call-off for a discrete brownfield assessment requirement
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The notice identifies a framework call-off and describes a separate alternative-provider requirement for site assessments.
Award context
99% confidenceThe notice does not disclose pricing, evaluation rationale, scores or savings
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract execution
98% confidenceThe source is an award notice with an active award and published contract-period dates; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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Notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; award status is active; no signature or execution field is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation published
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot_ids are null.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, bid count, scores, evaluation rationale, and extension terms.
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No such fields or documents are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source is an award notice and does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
- No lot records, titles, or lot-level values are published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdown, savings, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County AuthorityARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITEDArcadisbrownfield site assessmentsBrownfield Housing Fundconsultancy call-offframework agreement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the GLCCA Brownfield Site Assessments Alternative Provider award?
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED is named on the active award record.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £47,832 GBP.
What is the published contract period?
The notice gives 28 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The source does not explicitly state that the contract was signed.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective 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.