AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Ashford Borough Council published an award notice for legal support delivered through a framework call-off. The notice names CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP as the supplier and reports an award value of £30,035.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP. The published record describes an award, with a stated contract period from 9 September 2026 to 31 January 2027; it does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-term legal-services framework call-off with a published value of £30,035.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-71ee0025-385d-452f-a14b-cb637521b78d-1 · 30035 GBP · Active award
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The award names Capsticks Solicitors LLP as supplier; supplier verification identifies the legal company name as CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP (company number OC340360). The award value is £30,035.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source status complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and the notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award record status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-71ee0025-385d-452f-a14b-cb637521b78d-1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice provides award and contract-period fields but no explicit signature or execution confirmation.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£30,035
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The award value is amount 30035, currency GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and value of £30,035.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence1 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-01T17:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start date
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-20T11:56:38+01:00.
Published contract end date
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-01-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLegal Support
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Process and tender title is 'Legal Support'.
Category
99% confidenceLegal services (CPV 79100000)
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Primary classification is CPV 79100000, described as 'Legal services'.
Delivery area
97% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address identifies the region as South East and country as United Kingdom.
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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Procurement method details and description state 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on invitations, bids received, bidders and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence9 September 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-09-09 and endDate 2027-01-31.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
96% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability flag
96% confidenceSuitable for VCSEs: no
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceFramework call-off for legal support
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The description states 'Call-off contract via framework' and the procurement method details confirm a framework call-off.
Published price detail
99% confidenceOnly a total award value is published
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The notice reports £30,035 but supplies no rate card, pricing breakdown, quantity or payment detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus concluded contract
98% confidenceThe record supports an active award and published contract period, but not explicit contract signature or execution.
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The notice is an awarded contract notice and award status is active; no signature field or confirmation is supplied.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation results, award rationale, lot allocation, detailed scope, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award, lot and document data.
Date sequence
99% confidenceThe published contract start date precedes the award date and award-notice publication date.
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Contract start is 9 September 2026; award date is 14 October 2026; publication is 20 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
- The published contract start date of 9 September 2026 is earlier than the recorded award date of 14 October 2026 and notice publication on 20 October 2026; the source does not explain this sequence.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation or scoring, award rationale, detailed scope, individual pricing, lot detail, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ashford Borough CouncilCAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLPlegal supportlegal servicesframework call-offContracts Finder£30,035
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Ashford Borough Council's Legal Support award?
CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP is the verified legal supplier named on the single published award.
What is the published value of the Legal Support award?
The published award value is £30,035.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective framework call-off.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 31 January 2027. This does not itself confirm whether a replacement procurement will occur.
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.