AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Livv Housing Group awarded a framework call-off for QA assurance and inspection services to MORGAN LAMBERT LIMITED. The published award value is £132,000 and the award record is active.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for MORGAN LAMBERT LIMITED. The notice records an award decision dated 11 March 2026 and a planned start date of 1 April 2026; it does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a £132,000 services call-off in the North West under a framework agreement, covering architectural, construction, engineering and inspection-related services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MORGAN LAMBERT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c2d448be-ffe9-4c94-9d91-c4808121be2b-1 · 132000 GBP · active
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Verified company name and number 03448234 are supplied for the sole supplier on the active award. The award value is £132,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is 'awarded'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-c2d448be-ffe9-4c94-9d91-c4808121be2b-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence11 March 2026
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Award date is 2026-03-11T00:00:00Z.
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown; not explicitly evidenced
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The supplied award notice provides award and contract-period fields but no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£132,000
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The award value is GBP 132,000; the tender value is also GBP 132,000.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with MORGAN LAMBERT LIMITED as its sole supplier and a value of £132,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Publication date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-13T15:26:27+01:00.
Published tender deadline
98% confidence13 February 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Tender period end date is 2026-02-13T12:00:00Z. The description says this was populated because Contracts Finder requires a closing date and time.
Planned contract start
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Both tender-level and award-level contract periods start on 2026-04-01.
Award-level contract end
99% confidence31 March 2028
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The award contract period ends 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Tender-level contract end
99% confidence31 March 2029
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The tender contract period ends 2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceQA assurance and inspections
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The title and description state 'QA Assurance & Inspections'.
Service classification
99% confidenceArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000)
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Primary CPV classification is 71000000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceNorth West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies North West, United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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The lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurement method is 'selective'.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method details state 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or ranking data is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term described
97% confidence2 years
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The description states '2 year term'. Award-level dates run from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028.
Extension option described
98% confidenceOption to extend by a further 12 months
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The description states 'option to extend a further 12 months'.
End-date inconsistency
99% confidenceAward-level end date is 31 March 2028; tender-level end date is 31 March 2029
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Award contractPeriod ends 2028-03-31, while tender contractPeriod ends 2029-03-31. This is consistent with a possible extension but exercise of that option is not evidenced.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceFramework call-off with a published value of £132,000
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The notice identifies a framework call-off and records £132,000 for the tender and award.
Extension uncertainty
97% confidenceThe notice describes an extension option, but does not state whether it has been exercised
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The description refers to an option while the supplied award record retains a two-year end date.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting contract end dates
99% confidenceThe tender-level period ends in 2029, while the award-level period ends in 2028
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Tender contractPeriod endDate is 2029-03-31; award contractPeriod endDate is 2028-03-31.
Deadline context
99% confidencePublished closing date was administratively populated
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The description says Contracts Finder requires a closing date and that 13 February 2026 at 12pm was populated.
Unpublished award detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: framework name, lot allocation, bid count, pricing breakdown and evaluation results
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No such fields or documents are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record has conflicting end dates: 31 March 2028 at award level and 31 March 2029 at tender level; the analysis does not determine which governs.
- The published deadline was stated to have been populated to meet Contracts Finder requirements and may not represent a conventional competition deadline.
- No framework name, lot details, bid count, scoring, pricing schedule, contract signature evidence or extension exercise record is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Livv Housing GroupMORGAN LAMBERT LIMITEDQA assuranceinspectionsframework call-offNorth WestContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Morgan Lambert QA Assurance & Inspections 2026 award?
MORGAN LAMBERT LIMITED, verified under company number 03448234.
What is the published value of the award?
£132,000.
When does the award-level contract period end?
31 March 2028. The tender-level record instead shows 31 March 2029, alongside a stated 12-month extension option.
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