AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Homes England awarded a planning, affordable-housing strategy and financial-viability services requirement to ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED. The published award value is £57,682 for 18 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Published outcomeAn active award was recorded on 8 October 2026 and published as an awarded contract notice on 9 October 2026. The notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a relatively small professional-services award in planning and housing strategy, with delivery stated across England.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-94ed62cd-061a-494a-b15b-0465844031b9-1 · 57682 GBP · verified; awarded supplier
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The award names Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited as supplier. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 02212959 and verified legal name ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded / complete
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Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-94ed62cd-061a-494a-b15b-0465844031b9-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated
99% confidence18 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Published award and tender contractPeriod give these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£57,682
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The award value is 57,682 GBP; the tender value is also 57,682 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle award; value published at award level
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One award and one supplier are listed, with no lots supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence7 October 2026, 23:59 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-07T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026, 10:44 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09T10:44:26+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence18 October 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-10-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract period endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePlanning and affordable housing strategy and financial viability works
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Notice description: "For works related to Planning and Affordable Housing Strategy and Financial Viability."
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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Primary CPV classification supplied in the notice data.
Delivery geography
99% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceNot applicable
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Published tender field procurementMethodDetails is "Not applicable".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bids received, bidders, evaluation, scoring and selection rationale was not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence18 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
SME suitability flag
99% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability flag
99% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Signature and detailed terms
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The supplied data contains an award notice and active award record, but no explicit contract signature confirmation or detailed contractual terms.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award profile
98% confidenceA £57,682 planning and housing-strategy professional-services engagement
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The published value is £57,682 and the description covers planning, affordable housing strategy and financial viability.
Award-to-start interval
99% confidence10 calendar days
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The award date is 8 October 2026 and the stated contract start is 18 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus concluded contract
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award and a stated contract period, not explicit contract signature.
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The source is an awarded contract notice; no signed-contract field or signature evidence is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation published
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No lots are supplied and the award has no lot IDs.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation method and scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension options and detailed contract terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- No lot structure, lot titles or lot-level value allocation is supplied.
- Information on competing bids, evaluation, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown and detailed terms was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension or renewal option is published; the stated end date supports only an estimated review point.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Homes EnglandARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITEDSWR PA2 Planning Strategyplanning strategyaffordable housing strategyfinancial viabilityContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the SWR PA2 Planning Strategy award?
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED was named as the awarded supplier.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £57,682.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 31 March 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.