AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
British Business Bank plc published an awarded contract notice for the Investment User Journey Portfolio Showcase. The direct award names COHERENCE CONSULTING LIMITED as supplier, with an award value of £170,000.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to COHERENCE CONSULTING LIMITED. The notice reports an award date and contract start date of 7 April 2026, with an end date of 6 April 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £170,000 below-threshold single tender action for IT-related services, with no competitive tendering information published.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COHERENCE CONSULTING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c0f58b47-715c-49ad-83cb-39d856b3b28e-1 · 170000 GBP · active
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Verified supplier identity by Companies House number 13606667; the sole award names Coherence Consulting Limited and has value £170,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published 19 October 2026
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Award document datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-19T07:59:13+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-c0f58b47-715c-49ad-83cb-39d856b3b28e-1 has status 'active'.
Award date
99% confidence7 April 2026
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Award date: 2026-04-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£170,000
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The award value is 170000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidence£170,000 allocated to the sole recorded award
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with value £170,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence6 April 2026
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Tender period endDate: 2026-04-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence7 April 2026 to 6 April 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate 2026-04-07T00:00:00+01:00 and endDate 2027-04-06T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated duration
97% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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Calculated from the explicitly published start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceInvestment User Journey Portfolio Showcase
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Process and tender title/description: Investment User Journey Portfolio Showcase.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Primary CPV classification supplied in tender data.
Delivery location
99% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address countryName: United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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procurementMethod is direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceSingle tender action (below threshold)
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procurementMethodDetails: Single tender action (below threshold).
SME suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale or award rationale is supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence7 April 2026 to 6 April 2027
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Published contractPeriod dates in both tender and award data.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown
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Only a total award value is published; no rate card, milestones or pricing breakdown is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold single tender action rather than a competitive procedure.
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Published procurement method details state Single tender action (below threshold).
Supplier opportunity signal
90% confidenceThe published end date provides a possible future market-monitoring point, not evidence of a planned renewal.
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The contract period ends 6 April 2027 and no extension or re-procurement information is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus concluded contract
98% confidenceThe notice supports an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
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Award status is active; no signature field or explicit signed-contract statement is supplied.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated award date and contract start date.
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Award and start date are 7 April 2026; notice publication date is 19 October 2026.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation, rationale, detailed scope, pricing breakdown, and extension terms.
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No corresponding fields or documents are supplied beyond the award notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed; it records an active award and contract period.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or savings information is published.
- No detailed service specification, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal commitment is supplied.
- The award notice was published on 19 October 2026, after the stated award date and contract start date of 7 April 2026.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
British Business BankCOHERENCE CONSULTING LIMITEDInvestment User Journey Portfolio Showcase£170,000 contractdirect awardsingle tender actionIT services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Investment User Journey Portfolio Showcase contract?
COHERENCE CONSULTING LIMITED, verified against company number 13606667, is the sole supplier named in the active award.
What is the contract value?
The published award value is £170,000.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice states that the buyer used a direct, below-threshold single tender action. It does not publish evaluation or award-rationale detail.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice gives a start date of 7 April 2026 and an end date of 6 April 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.