AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Financial Conduct Authority awarded procurement consultancy support for strategic procurement activity to CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD. The award notice reports a value of £80,028 and a contract period from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Published outcomeActive award under a call-off from a framework agreement; the published record does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceA short-term, £80,028 procurement-consultancy call-off in London.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a6f8ce97-79e2-49a4-ae64-0ab214e9d5d9-1 · 80028 GBP · verified
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The active award names CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD as supplier and gives an award value of £80,028. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to Companies House number 02299747.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record complete
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Process display status is “awarded”; source status is “complete”; notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-a6f8ce97-79e2-49a4-ae64-0ab214e9d5d9-1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
97% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award notice provides award and contract-period data but no explicit signature or conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£80,028 GBP
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The award value is 80028 GBP; the tender value is also 80028 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with value £80,028.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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The published contract period start date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 December 2026
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The published contract period end date is 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The award-notice document and release history are dated 2026-10-12T08:48:25+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProcurement consultancy support for strategic procurement activity
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The notice description states that procurement consultancy support is required to support strategic procurement activity.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79418000 — Procurement consultancy services
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The tender classification is CPV 79418000, described as “Procurement consultancy services”.
Delivery location
94% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom (postcode E20 1JN published)
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Delivery addresses include postcode E20 1JN and region London, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurement method is stated as “selective”.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details state “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
Tender deadline
99% confidence17 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-09-17T12:00:00+01:00.
Competition and evaluation information
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores, evaluation rationale, or pricing breakdown is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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The tender and award contract-period fields specify these start and end dates.
Published duration
97% confidenceApproximately 3 months
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Calculated from the published 1 October to 31 December 2026 contract period.
Extension or options
98% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option, or renewal term is included in the supplied record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceFixed published award value of £80,028 for a short procurement-consultancy call-off
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The record reports a £80,028 award value and a 1 October–31 December 2026 period under a framework call-off route.
Supplier opportunity signal
99% confidenceThe route was a framework call-off rather than an open procedure
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The notice identifies a selective procedure and call-off from a framework agreement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Exact-name verification identifies CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD, company number 02299747.
Contract status interpretation
98% confidenceAward is active, but signature is not explicitly evidenced
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The award status is active; no signed-contract field or explicit signature statement is supplied.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, award rationale, evaluation scores, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, framework name, or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: framework name, bidder count, other tenderers, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot titles and individual lot values.
- No extension, option, or formal renewal terms are published; the re-procurement timing is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Financial Conduct AuthorityCAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDprocurement consultancy servicesframework call-offContracts Finder£80,028London
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the FCA procurement consultancy support award?
CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD was named as the supplier. Its legal identity was verified through an exact-name match to Companies House number 02299747.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £80,028 GBP.
When does the published contract period run?
The notice gives a contract period from 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a selective procedure conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement.
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.