AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Southampton City Council published an award notice for venue provision supporting its Leadership Essentials Programme. The £36,000 award names FIGFLEX OFFICES LTD and is scheduled to run from 19 October 2026 to 31 May 2027.
Published outcomeAward announced to FIGFLEX OFFICES LTD through a below-threshold single tender action.
Market significanceA small, direct-award public-sector venue-services opportunity with a stated total award value of £36,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FIGFLEX OFFICES LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c8db069e-91cd-406f-bab1-614e895eabd2-1 · 36000 GBP · verified supplier; award active
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The award names Figflex Offices Limited; supplier verification matches company number 10491422 to verified legal name FIGFLEX OFFICES LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice published; award status active
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The process is displayed as awarded and the award record has status 'active'; the notice is titled 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award decision date
95% confidence10 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-10.
Contract period
98% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 May 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or concluded-contract field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£36,000
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The award value is 36,000 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle published award; no lots reported
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One award is supplied and lot_ids_json is null; no lots are listed.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026, 16:00 BST
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-08T16:00:16+01:00.
Tender deadline
98% confidence10 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-09-10T17:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-19.
Planned contract end
98% confidence31 May 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2027-05-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceExternal room bookings for the Leadership Essentials Programme
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Process title and description state that the requirement is a training venue for Southampton City Council employees.
Category
97% confidenceServices — CPV 79500000, Office-support services
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Published tender classification is CPV 79500000.
Delivery location
93% confidenceSO14 7LY
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Tender item delivery address specifies postal code SO14 7LY.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Process and tender procurementMethod are 'direct'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceSingle tender action (below threshold)
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Published procurementMethodDetails states this directly.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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The published data contains no bid, tenderer, evaluation or scoring information.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Duration
96% confidenceApproximately 7 months and 12 days
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Calculated from the published period of 19 October 2026 to 31 May 2027.
SME suitability
94% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
VCSE suitability
94% confidenceMarked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability records vcse: true.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No extension or renewal provisions are included in the published record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold single tender action for this venue requirement.
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Published procurementMethodDetails: 'Single tender action (below threshold)'.
Published commercial detail
98% confidenceThe record states a total award value but provides no pricing breakdown, award rationale or evaluation results.
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The supplied notice includes the £36,000 award value but no pricing schedule, scores or rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award notice and scheduled contract period, but not an explicitly signed contract.
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Award status is active; no signature or contract conclusion evidence is supplied.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bids received, competing suppliers, evaluation, award rationale, lot allocation, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice is an award publication; it does not explicitly evidence a signed or concluded contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, other tenderers, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot-level allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
- The award covers a single published value and no lots are reported.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Southampton City CouncilFIGFLEX OFFICES LTDLeadership Essentials Programmetraining venueroom bookingsdirect awardContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Southampton City Council Leadership Essentials venue award?
FIGFLEX OFFICES LTD, verified against company number 10491422.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £36,000.
When is the published contract period?
19 October 2026 to 31 May 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice states a direct procurement through a below-threshold single tender action.
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.