AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Homes England published an award notice for an evaluation of its Direct Commissioning Programme. The notice records an active award to Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd (trading as Steer), valued at £87,580.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, with a stated award value of £87,580 GBP.
Market significanceThis is a relatively small, time-limited evaluation-services engagement in England under Homes England’s Strategic Research, Evaluation and Economics Framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd (trading as Steer)
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f40c6d8a-be14-413e-866d-3e22fee6d16e-1 · 87580 GBP · active
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The active award names 'Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd (trading as Steer)' as supplier and gives an award value of £87,580.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-f40c6d8a-be14-413e-866d-3e22fee6d16e-1 has status 'active'.
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed
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The source is an award notice and supplies an active award and contract-period dates, but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£87,580 GBP
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Award value amount is 87580 in GBP.
Tender value
99% confidence£87,580 GBP
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Tender value amount is 87580 in GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe full stated value is associated with the single recorded award.
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One award is supplied, with one listed supplier and a value of £87,580.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence5 October 2026, 23:59 (UTC+01:00)
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Tender period end date is 2026-10-05T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Award contract period start
98% confidence21 October 2026
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The award-level contract period start date is 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Award contract period end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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The award-level contract period end date is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-20T13:17:21+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEvaluation of Homes England's Direct Commissioning Programme
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Process title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Primary classification is CPV 79000000.
Delivery geography
99% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
Framework context
97% confidenceThe title places the work within Homes England's Strategic Research, Evaluation and Economics Framework.
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Process title includes 'Strategic Research, Evaluation and Economics Framework'.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement-method detail
99% confidenceNot applicable
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Not applicable'.
SME suitability
99% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
99% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award-level contract period runs from 2026-10-21 to 2027-03-31.
Term length
95% confidenceApproximately 162 days
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Calculated from the explicit award-level start and end dates; this is a duration calculation, not a statement of working days.
Extensions and renewals
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
97% confidenceA defined evaluation assignment with a stated value of £87,580 and a contract period ending in March 2027.
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Requirement title, award value, and award-level contract period.
Market transparency
98% confidenceThe notice identifies the winner and value but does not publish bid volumes, scores, pricing detail, or award rationale.
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Information not supplied in the published notice beyond award, supplier, value, dates, and classifications.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name verification limitation
99% confidenceThe supplier name is unverified
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The Companies House matching workflow completed with status checked_unmatched; no safe verified company name or number was supplied.
Contract-start date discrepancy
99% confidenceTwo different start dates are published
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The tender-level contract period starts 20 October 2026, while the award-level contract period starts 21 October 2026. This analysis reports both rather than selecting one.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation methodology and scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier identity is unresolved: the completed Companies House workflow returned checked_unmatched, so no verified legal company name or number is available.
- The tender-level contract start date (20 October 2026) differs from the award-level start date (21 October 2026); neither is preferred as the definitive start date.
- The notice does not explicitly evidence a signed contract, despite publishing an active award and contract-period dates.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Homes EnglandDirect Commissioning ProgrammeSteer Davies & Gleave LtdSteerevaluation contractStrategic Research Evaluation and Economics FrameworkContracts Finderpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Homes England Direct Commissioning Programme evaluation award?
The award notice names Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd (trading as Steer). Its name remains unverified in the supplied Companies House matching data.
What is the stated value of the award?
The active award is valued at £87,580 GBP.
When does the stated award-level contract period end?
31 March 2027. Extension or renewal provisions were not supplied.
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.