AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Derby City Council published an award notice for CMAP audit-engagement services. The notice names LIGHTHOUSE UK CONSULTANCY LTD as supplier under a waiver/direct-award route.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £95,625, is recorded for LIGHTHOUSE UK CONSULTANCY LTD.
Market significanceThis is a small-to-mid value public-sector auditing-services award made without an open competition route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LIGHTHOUSE UK CONSULTANCY LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e49f3a0c-92fc-4440-9ae6-c8bb06e0e7d0-1 · 95625 GBP · active
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Named as the sole supplier on the active award. Supplier identity is verified against GB-COH company number 11441246.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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The record is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; the award status is “active”.
Award decision date
99% confidence29 November 2025
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Award date: 2025-11-29.
Contract period stated
99% confidence1 December 2025 to 31 May 2027
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The award contractPeriod gives startDate 2025-12-01 and endDate 2027-05-31.
Publication and update
99% confidencePublished 7 October 2026; updated 20 October 2026
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Release history records an award notice on 2026-10-07 and an award update on 2026-10-20.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£95,625
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The tender and sole award each state a value of 95,625 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is recorded, with one named supplier and an award value of 95,625 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline stated
99% confidence28 November 2025, 23:59 UTC
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Tender period endDate: 2025-11-28T23:59:00Z.
Award date
99% confidence29 November 2025
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Award date: 2025-11-29.
Stated start date
99% confidence1 December 2025
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Contract period startDate: 2025-12-01.
Stated end date
99% confidence31 May 2027
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Contract period endDate: 2027-05-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceAudit engagements for the audit partnership
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Notice description states that CMAP sought a company to perform audit engagements on behalf of the audit partnership.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79212000 — Auditing services
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Tender classification is CPV 79212000, described as Auditing services.
Delivery area
98% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lots published
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No lot records or award lot identifiers are supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceOther — Waiver — Direct Award
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procurementMethodDetails is “Other - Waiver - Direct Award”; the description also says the supplier was appointed via a Direct Award.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or selection rationale is provided.
SME suitability
98% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true and vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence18 months
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The stated period runs from 1 December 2025 to 31 May 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or option terms are included in the supplied award or tender data.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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The notice provides an aggregate award value only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
97% confidenceThe waiver/direct-award route indicates no open competitive procedure is evidenced by this notice.
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The procurement method is recorded as “Other - Waiver - Direct Award”.
Service opportunity profile
98% confidenceThe award concerns specialist audit-engagement services with a published aggregate value of £95,625.
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The description concerns audit engagements and the award value is 95,625 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract execution
99% confidenceThe source is an award notice with an active award record; it does not explicitly confirm signature or execution of a contract.
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The notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; no signed-contract field or document is supplied.
Publication timing anomaly
99% confidenceThe award decision and stated contract start predate publication of the award notice.
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Award date is 29 November 2025 and stated start is 1 December 2025, while the notice was published on 7 October 2026.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes evaluation, bidder numbers, award rationale, 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 source is an award notice and does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract.
- The award decision date and stated start date precede the award-notice publication date; the source does not explain this timing.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation results, direct-award justification, detailed scope, pricing breakdown, lot allocation or extension terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Derby City CouncilLIGHTHOUSE UK CONSULTANCY LTDCMAPaudit servicesauditing servicesdirect awardwaiverpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
LIGHTHOUSE UK CONSULTANCY LTD, verified in the supplied data against company number 11441246.
What is the published award value?
£95,625.
What procurement route was used?
The notice records “Other — Waiver — Direct Award.”
Is a signed contract confirmed?
No. The supplied source is an award notice and does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
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