AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
DEFRA published an award notice for a workforce planning tool. The notice identifies ORGVUE LIMITED as the verified supplier and shows a £187,560 award value, with a stated period from 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2028. The supplied normalised data also contains a second, materially identical active award record; it is unclear whether this is a duplicate record or a separate award.
Published outcomeAward notice published; source award status is active. The evidence supports an award announcement, not an explicit statement that a contract was signed.
Market significanceA selective framework call-off for workforce-planning software, classified as an IT software package, with a published value of £187,560.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
ORGVUE LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7fa41046-cd22-42e8-9435-f71eab37da3c-1 · 187560 GBP · active
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Award -1 names source supplier "Orgvue" and has value £187,560; supplier verification maps it to ORGVUE LIMITED (company number 05454622).
ORGVUE LIMITED
68% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7fa41046-cd22-42e8-9435-f71eab37da3c-2 · 187560 GBP · active
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The supplied normalised awards and suppliers data contains active award -2, with £187,560 and verified supplier ORGVUE LIMITED; this award is not separately evidenced in the embedded source notice.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Award document description and process notice type.
Published status
92% confidenceAwarded / active
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Process display status is "awarded"; source award -1 and both supplied award records are marked "active".
Award decision date
95% confidence29 September 2026
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Source award -1 date and both supplied award records show 2026-09-29.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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No supplied field explicitly states that a contract was signed or concluded.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
98% confidence£187,560 GBP
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The embedded award notice's single award -1 and tender value both state 187560 GBP.
Duplicate-record value risk
94% confidenceA second supplied award record also states £187,560 GBP; it must not be added to the published value.
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Normalised award -2 has the same date, status and value as award -1, while embedded notice data contains only award -1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
95% confidence29 September 2026
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Award -1 date; also shown for both normalised award records.
Submission deadline
97% confidence29 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date.
Stated contract period start
97% confidence1 October 2026
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Tender and award -1 contract period start date.
Stated contract period end
97% confidence1 October 2028, 23:59:59 BST
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Tender and award -1 contract period end date.
Award notice publication
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award document datePublished and release history.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWorkforce planning tool
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Process and tender description.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Tender mainProcurementCategory.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48517000 — IT software package
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Primary classification record and tender classification.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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Lots array is empty and awards have no lot IDs.
Delivery coverage
80% confidenceLondon and multiple listed UK/international territories
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Tender delivery addresses include London, the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurement method.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Process and tender procurement method details.
Bidder count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
97% confidence1 October 2026 to 1 October 2028
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Tender and award -1 contract period.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability
93% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability
93% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceFramework call-off for workforce-planning software
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Published description, CPV classification and procurement method details.
Value interpretation
94% confidence£187,560 is the published value for the notice-supported award; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
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Embedded award -1 value and tender value; no unit pricing or cost schedule supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Duplicate award record
97% confidenceThe supplied normalised data contains award -2 with the same supplier, status, date and value as award -1, but the embedded published notice contains only award -1.
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Comparison of supplied awards/suppliers arrays with details_json.awards.
Value allocation caution
97% confidenceThe apparent duplicate £187,560 record has not been aggregated with the published award value.
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Both supplied award records show £187,560, while the embedded notice reports one award at that value.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No explicit signed, executed or concluded-contract field is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied normalised data includes a second active award record with the same supplier, date and value as the notice-supported award, but the embedded source notice does not separately evidence it; whether it is a duplicate or distinct award is unknown.
- No explicit contract signature, execution or conclusion confirmation is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension options and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DEFRAORGVUE LIMITEDOrgvueworkforce planning toolworkforce analytical toolframework call-offIT software packageContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the DEFRA workforce analytical tool award?
The published notice names Orgvue; supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as ORGVUE LIMITED.
What was the published award value?
The notice-supported award value is £187,560 GBP. A second identical record is present in the supplied data and has not been added to this figure.
Is the contract confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied evidence is an award notice and does not explicitly confirm signature or execution.
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.