AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Innovate UK published an award notice for project-supervision services under Project 10211615. The active award is to SANDHILLS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED and is valued at £840 for the stated contract period.
Published outcomeAward announced to SANDHILLS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED.
Market significanceA small-value services call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SANDHILLS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-86cf30c3-772b-4607-9eeb-1bf672be4202-1 · 840 GBP · verified
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The active award names SANDHILLS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED as supplier and has a value of £840. Its supplied GB-COH identifier 06841377 was verified by company number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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The source describes an 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; process stage is 'award'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-86cf30c3-772b-4607-9eeb-1bf672be4202-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence10 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T11:45:52+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2027-04-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£840 GBP
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The award value is stated as amount 840, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the single named award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and an award value of £840.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender response deadline
98% confidence6 October 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-06T17:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidence10 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-15T11:45:52+01:00.
Stated service start
98% confidence1 November 2026
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The stated contract startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Stated service end
98% confidence30 April 2027
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The stated contract endDate is 2027-04-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Project title
99% confidenceITT For Project 10211615
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The process title and description are both 'ITT For Project 10211615'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
CPV classification
99% confidence79421100 — Project-supervision services other than for construction work
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The primary CPV classification is 79421100 with this description.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies countryName 'United Kingdom'.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is 'selective'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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procurementMethodDetails states 'Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system'.
SME suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
VCSE suitability
95% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability records vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
97% confidenceApproximately six months
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The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Signed contract evidence
99% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied source is an award notice and does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
98% confidenceThe award used a dynamic purchasing system call-off rather than an openly described procedure.
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The procedure detail is 'Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system'.
Award scale
98% confidenceThe published award value is £840, indicating a low-value engagement on the available data.
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Award value is £840 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Scope detail
99% confidenceLimited project description
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The published title and description contain only 'ITT For Project 10211615'; detailed deliverables are not supplied.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Information on invited suppliers, bids, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The source identifies an active award and stated contract period but does not explicitly confirm signature or execution.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots published
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No lot records or award lot allocations are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not provide detailed deliverables beyond the project title or the CPV classification.
- Information on bid volumes, competing suppliers, evaluation, award rationale and pricing breakdown is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal or variation provisions are published.
- No lots or lot-level allocations are published.
- The award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed or executed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Innovate UKSANDHILLS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITEDProject 10211615project-supervision servicesdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Innovate UK's Project 10211615 award?
SANDHILLS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED, verified against company number 06841377.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £840 GBP.
When is the stated contract period?
The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 30 April 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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.