AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Defra group Commercial has published an award notice for consultancy and design services supporting the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Coastal Asset Management project. The £725,578 award is to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED under a call-off from a framework agreement.
Published outcomeAward announced to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED. The award record is active and gives a planned contract period from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £725,578 construction-consultancy call-off for coastal asset-management support in the East Midlands.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c273383a-2d27-4afe-a18c-eefbf83b2f8f-1 · 725578 GBP · verified; awarded
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Verified company name supplied through exact-name matching (company number 01312453). The active award identifies Ove Arup & Partners Limited as supplier and carries a value of £725,578.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document title and process notice type.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-c273383a-2d27-4afe-a18c-eefbf83b2f8f-1 is recorded with status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The published award data does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£725,578
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The award and tender value are both GBP 725,578.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award value
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One supplier is listed against the sole published award.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender response deadline
97% confidence12 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-12T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-15T09:09:41+01:00.
Planned contract start
97% confidence1 November 2026
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Published contract period start date: 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Planned contract end
97% confidence31 March 2027
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Published contract period end date: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceConsultancy services, including design, for the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Coastal Asset Management project.
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Published title and description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71530000 — Construction consultancy services
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Tender classification.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is recorded as services.
Delivery geography
93% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Published delivery address includes East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurement method: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Published procurement-method detail.
Framework
96% confidenceLincolnshire & Northamptonshire Collaborative Delivery Framework, Lot 1
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Published opportunity title identifies the Collaborative Delivery Framework and Lot 1.
Competition data
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation scores and ranking was not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
97% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award and tender contract-period fields.
Published duration
94% confidenceApproximately five months
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Calculated from the published start and end dates.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown
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The notice supplies an aggregate award value but no rate card, pricing schedule or cost breakdown.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through an existing framework call-off rather than an openly described procedure.
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Procurement-method detail states call-off from a framework agreement.
Scope concentration
95% confidenceThe published award combines consultancy and design activity for one named coastal asset-management project.
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Published requirement description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
99% confidenceThis is an active award record, with future published contract dates; signature and mobilisation completion are not evidenced.
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The notice is tagged as an award, the award is active, and no explicit signature field or statement is supplied.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms or lot-level value allocation was published.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award data.
Lot allocation
98% confidenceThe title refers to Lot 1, but no structured lot record or lot-specific allocation is supplied.
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No lots are present in the supplied lots dataset and the award's lot IDs are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data evidences an award but does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation outcomes, award rationale, pricing details, extension options and renewal provisions.
- The title references Lot 1, but no structured lot or lot-level financial allocation was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Defra group CommercialOVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDSaltfleet to Gibraltar Pointcoastal asset managementconstruction consultancy servicesCollaborative Delivery Frameworkframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point consultancy award?
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED received the published award.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £725,578.
When is the published contract period?
The notice gives a planned period from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
It was a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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