AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Shared Business Services Limited published an award notice for cybersecurity subject matter expertise supporting a Governance, Compliance and Risk Security workstream. The award is recorded to REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, with the source describing the supplier as trading as Consultancy+.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded under the YPO Managing Consultancy and Professional Services Framework 1141, using a direct award/call-off route. The notice does not provide evidence that a contract was signed.
Market significanceThis is a £113,045.25 public-sector consultancy call-off for cybersecurity GRC support, with a stated period through March 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7274a165-c21b-4fc1-ab08-b3cec3061b80-1 · 113045.25 GBP · Active award
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The award names Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited (trading as Consultancy+) as supplier and records an award value of £113,045.25. Supplier verification matched company number 06903140 to REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The process notice type and award document are both labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The source process and tender status are recorded as “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-7274a165-c21b-4fc1-ab08-b3cec3061b80-1 has status “active”.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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No signed contract record or signature date is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£113,045.25 GBP
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The award and tender value are both recorded as 113045.25 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award
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One award and one supplier are supplied; no lots or separate value allocations are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence7 August 2026, 11:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-08-07T11:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period start
98% confidence10 August 2026
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The tender and award contract period start date is 2026-08-10.
Award date
98% confidence17 September 2026
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The award date is recorded as 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-16T15:26:08+01:00.
Stated contract period end
98% confidence31 March 2027
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The tender and award contract period end date is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceCybersecurity subject matter expertise for the GRC workstream within an overall programme
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The notice description states that the procurement is to provide cybersecurity subject matter expertise supporting the GRC workstream.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 73220000 — Development consultancy services
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The tender classification is CPV 73220000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address lists the United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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No lots are included in the supplied record.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective — call-off from a framework agreement
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The source records procurement method “selective” and details “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Framework route
98% confidenceDirect award under YPO Managing Consultancy and Professional Services Framework 1141
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The notice description explicitly states that the procurement is being concluded as a direct award under that framework.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award rationale is published in the supplied notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence10 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The published contract period is recorded with those start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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The tender suitability field records SME as true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
97% confidenceFramework direct award for specialist cybersecurity GRC support
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The description identifies cybersecurity subject matter expertise, while the procedure is a direct award under YPO framework 1141.
Published price detail
99% confidenceOnly a total award value is supplied
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The record gives a total value of £113,045.25 but no rates, pricing schedule or payment detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Date sequence inconsistency
99% confidenceThe stated contract start predates the recorded award date
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The contract period starts on 10 August 2026, whereas the award date is 17 September 2026. The source does not explain this sequence.
Supplier-name variation handled
99% confidenceVerified legal identity differs from the source presentation
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The source presents “Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited (trading as Consultancy+)”; company-number verification identifies the legal supplier as REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED.
Publication coverage
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The supplied record does not publish signed-contract evidence, evaluation detail, bid counts, lot allocation, extension terms or price breakdowns.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The stated contract start date of 10 August 2026 precedes the recorded award date of 17 September 2026; the source does not resolve the discrepancy.
- The award notice does not evidence a signed contract, so contract signature and execution status are unknown.
- No bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, competitor information, pricing breakdown, extension terms or detailed lot information is supplied.
- The source supplier wording includes a trading-name reference, while the verified legal name is REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Shared Business ServicesREED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDConsultancy+GRC cybersecurityYPO framework 1141public sector consultancy call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED received the single recorded award. The source refers to it as trading as Consultancy+.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £113,045.25 GBP.
Was this a competitive tender?
The notice describes a direct award/call-off under YPO Managing Consultancy and Professional Services Framework 1141. Detailed competition information is not supplied.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published end date is 31 March 2027.
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