AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
St Albans City and District Council awarded a managed service provider requirement for temporary agency resources, operating as a neutral vendor, to COMENSURA LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 28 August 2026, with a stated value of £2,580,000.
Market significanceThis is a three-year public-sector recruitment-services call-off in the South East, using a framework agreement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
COMENSURA LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c739611f-22af-42ca-a673-cb39a6423a0b-1 · 2580000 GBP · active
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Verified company name is COMENSURA LIMITED, matched by company number 04085767. The sole active award identifies source supplier name Comensura Ltd and has a value of £2,580,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record status 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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The sole award has status "active".
Award date
99% confidence28 August 2026
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Award record date is 2026-08-28.
Contract period
99% confidence23 September 2026 to 22 September 2029
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-09-23 and endDate 2029-09-22.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£2,580,000
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The sole award value is 2580000 GBP.
Tender value stated in notice
99% confidence£2,500,000
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Tender value is 2500000 GBP.
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceAward value is £80,000 higher than the stated tender value
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Award value is £2,580,000; tender value is £2,500,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence24 July 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-07-24T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence28 August 2026
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Award record date is 2026-08-28.
Contract start
99% confidence23 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-23.
Contract end
99% confidence22 September 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2029-09-22.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T11:58:52+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceManaged service provider for temporary agency resources acting as a neutral vendor
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Notice description states that the Council seeks a suitably qualified supplier to provide this service.
Category
99% confidenceServices — recruitment services
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Main procurement category is services; primary CPV 79600000 is "Recruitment services".
Delivery area
99% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region South East and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation scores and award rationale is not supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The stated period runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2029.
Extension options
98% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability flag
98% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability data sets sme to true.
VCSE suitability flag
98% confidenceSuitable for VCSEs: no
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Tender suitability data sets vcse to false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
99% confidenceNeutral-vendor managed service provision for temporary agency resources
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The requirement expressly describes a managed service provider acting as a neutral vendor.
Route-to-market implication
99% confidenceFramework access was required for this call-off
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The procurement method details identify a call-off from a framework agreement.
Award allocation
99% confidenceSingle supplier award; no lots are published
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One award names one supplier, and no lot records or lot identifiers are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe notice provides different tender and award values
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Tender value is £2,500,000 while the active award value is £2,580,000; the source does not explain the difference.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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No lots are present and the award has no lot IDs.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The source data does not provide bid counts, bidder identities, scores, pricing breakdowns or award rationale.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceNo explicit signature or execution evidence supplied
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The record is an awarded contract notice with an active award, but no signed contract document or signature information is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source states a £2,500,000 tender value and a £2,580,000 award value without explaining the £80,000 difference.
- No lots, lot titles or lot-level values are published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, other bidders, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
- The notice does not provide explicit evidence that a contract was signed or executed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
COMENSURA LIMITEDSt Albans City and District Councilmanaged service providertemporary agency resourcesneutral vendorrecruitment servicesframework call-off
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the St Albans managed service provider award?
COMENSURA LIMITED, verified against company number 04085767, is the sole supplier named on the active award.
What is the stated award value?
The award value is £2,580,000. The notice separately states a tender value of £2,500,000.
When does the stated contract period run?
The published period runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2029.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
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