AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Competition and Markets Authority awarded a subscription for Nimbus core and portal licences to BLACK RAINBOW CONSULTING LIMITED through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £36,416.65 excluding any unsupported attribution of the wider tender value range.
Market significanceThis is a software and information-systems procurement for a one-year stated contract period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BLACK RAINBOW CONSULTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-85855169-6ce4-4d0c-8e66-16d98c915a1f-1 · 36416.65 GBP · verified; awarded supplier
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Award names Black Rainbow Consulting Ltd; supplier verification matched company number 10848796 to BLACK RAINBOW CONSULTING LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record is complete and the award status is active.
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Process display_status: awarded; source_status: complete; award status: active.
Award decision date
98% confidence14 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract documentation
90% confidenceA document classified as contractSigned is listed, but no document contents or signature date are supplied.
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Award documents include documentType: contractSigned, with no published date or extracted contract text.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£36,416.65
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Award value amount: 36416.65 GBP.
Published tender value range
98% confidence£31,000 to £67,416.65
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Tender minValue: 31000 GBP; tender value: 67416.65 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence13 August 2026
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence14 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
98% confidence19 August 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-08-19T12:17:40+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence14 August 2026 to 13 August 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-08-14T00:00:00+01:00; endDate: 2027-08-13T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice last updated
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice dateModified and process source_updated_at: 2026-10-16T10:21:31+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSubscription for Nimbus core and portal licences.
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Process and tender description.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory: goods.
CPV classification
99% confidence48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Primary CPV classification supplied in tender data.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address countryName: United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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procurement_method: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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procurement_method_details: Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
SME suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs.
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Tender suitability.sme: true.
VCSE suitability
97% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs.
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Tender suitability.vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidenceOne year
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Stated period runs from 14 August 2026 to 13 August 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £36,416.65 award value is lower than the published £67,416.65 tender value. The notice does not explain the difference or provide a pricing breakdown.
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Award value: £36,416.65; tender value: £67,416.65.
Commercial model
99% confidenceThe requirement is described as a subscription for software licences.
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Tender description: Subscription for Nimbus core and portal licences.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award allocation
98% confidenceOne award and one verified supplier are recorded; no lot allocation is published.
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One award references one supplier; lot_ids_json is null and no lots are supplied.
Contract execution evidence
94% confidenceA contractSigned document is listed, but its contents and signature date are not supplied in the record.
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Award document type is contractSigned; no published_at value or document text is provided.
Unpublished competition information
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale are not supplied in the published notice data.
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Information not present in supplied process, award or tender fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not publish lot titles, lot allocation or individual lot values.
- The source provides no bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or savings information.
- The published tender value range differs from the award value, and no explanation is supplied.
- A contractSigned document is listed, but its contents and signature date are not available in the supplied data.
- No extension or renewal options are stated.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nimbus Forensic Case ManagementCompetition and Markets AuthorityBLACK RAINBOW CONSULTING LIMITEDsoftware package and information systemsdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Nimbus Forensic Case Management award?
BLACK RAINBOW CONSULTING LIMITED, verified against company number 10848796.
What is the recorded award value?
£36,416.65.
What is being supplied?
A subscription for Nimbus core and portal licences.
When does the stated contract period end?
13 August 2027.
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.