AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham City Council awarded a £70,000 consultancy services opportunity to PPL for a supported housing needs assessment and development of a supported housing strategy.
Published outcomeThe published award record is active and names PPL as the sole supplier. It records an award date of 26 June 2026 and a contract period from 13 July 2026 to 28 February 2027.
Market significanceA small, below-threshold open-procedure consultancy award focused on supported-housing regulatory and strategic planning work in the East Midlands.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PPL
92% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e839cbcb-3502-47f1-94ae-3fdd4af41d2a-1 · £70,000 GBP · Active award
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The sole award names source supplier “PPL” and has a value of GBP 70,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is described as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award status is recorded as “active”.
Award date
98% confidence26 June 2026
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Award record date: 2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T16:03:44+01:00.
Contract period recorded
98% confidence13 July 2026 to 28 February 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields specify these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£70,000
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Award value is GBP 70,000.
Tender value
99% confidence£70,000
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Tender value is GBP 70,000.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle published award; no lot allocation published
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One award is listed; no lots or award lot IDs are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence26 June 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-06-26T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence26 June 2026
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Award date: 2026-06-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract start
98% confidence13 July 2026
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contractPeriod startDate: 2026-07-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract end
98% confidence28 February 2027
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contractPeriod endDate: 2027-02-28T23:59:59Z.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T16:03:44+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceConsultancy services to deliver a supported housing needs assessment and subsequently develop a supported housing strategy.
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Tender description specifies these two outputs.
Policy context
96% confidenceSupported Housing Regulatory Oversight Act needs assessment and strategy work, informed by the specification and government statutory guidance.
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Opportunity title and description state this context.
Category
99% confidenceBusiness and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
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Primary tender classification is CPV 79400000.
Delivery region
96% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address identifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure (below threshold)
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procurementMethodDetails is “Open procedure (below threshold)”.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability field records sme: true.
VCSE suitability
96% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability field records vcse: false.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Recorded term
98% confidence13 July 2026 to 28 February 2027
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Published contractPeriod start and end dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
94% confidenceFixed published value of £70,000 for a defined assessment-and-strategy consultancy engagement.
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The tender and sole award each state GBP 70,000; the scope identifies the assessment and strategy outputs.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe opportunity was competed through an open below-threshold procedure.
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Published procurement method details state “Open procedure (below threshold)”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidencePPL is an unverified source name
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Supplier identity workflow completed with status checked_unmatched; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the recorded award date and contract start date
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Award date is 26 June 2026, contract start is 13 July 2026, and notice publication is 14 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-to-award allocation are published
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The named supplier, PPL, has a checked_unmatched identity status: the Companies House workflow completed without finding a safe company match. The name must therefore be treated as unverified.
- Information on bid numbers, tender responses, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and savings was not supplied in the published notice.
- No lot titles, lot allocation, extensions, renewal options, detailed deliverables, pricing breakdown or payment terms were supplied.
- The record does not explicitly state whether a contract was signed; it provides an active award and recorded contract-period dates.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottingham City Councilsupported housing strategysupported housing needs assessmentconsultancy servicesPPLContracts FinderEast Midlands
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Nottingham City Council's supported housing consultancy award?
The published award names PPL. The supplier name is unverified because the completed identity check did not find a safe company match.
What is the value of the supported housing strategy consultancy award?
The published tender and sole award value is £70,000.
When does the recorded contract period end?
The published record gives an end date of 28 February 2027.
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