AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Serious Fraud Office published an awarded contract notice for a variation to an existing G-Cloud RM1557.14 cloud-support call-off. The award names ARISTI LIMITED and is described as arising from a material change in need caused by delayed timelines.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to ARISTI LIMITED. The notice reports an award value of £147,419.50, but the tender-level value is £68,039.50; the published data does not explain the difference.
Market significanceThis is a direct, below-threshold single-tender variation to an existing cloud-support arrangement rather than an openly competed new requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARISTI LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f4c23246-df66-49f5-8f3d-5612e55daf56-2 · £147,419.50 GBP · Active award
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Verified company name is ARISTI LIMITED (company number 06504641); the sole award names Aristi Limited as supplier and reports £147,419.50.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete
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Notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; process stage is award and source status is complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-f4c23246-df66-49f5-8f3d-5612e55daf56-2 has status “active”.
Contract conclusion
95% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed
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The supplied record contains an award notice and active award status, but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
Variation context
98% confidenceVariation to an extant call-off contract
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Description states: “Total variation to extant call-off contract via G-cloud RM1557.14 for Cloud Support.”
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£147,419.50
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The award record states value amount 147419.5 GBP.
Tender-level value
99% confidence£68,039.50
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The tender object states value amount 68039.5 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence29 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated
99% confidence6 October 2026 to 30 June 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields specify these dates.
Notice publication date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-16T12:57:12+01:00.
Tender deadline
98% confidence29 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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TenderPeriod endDate is 2026-09-29T17:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
90% confidenceCloud support variation associated with security accreditation
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Title is “SFO-IST-CMS-SecAccred-2025-Var”; description refers to Cloud Support.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Published primary CPV classification.
Delivery location
95% confidenceSW1Y 5BS
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Tender item delivery address gives postal code SW1Y 5BS.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceSingle tender action (below threshold)
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procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results or scoring published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Framework context
97% confidenceG-Cloud RM1557.14
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The description identifies an extant call-off via G-cloud RM1557.14.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial rationale stated
98% confidenceMaterial change in need caused by delayed timelines
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The published description gives this reason for the variation.
Award structure
96% confidenceSingle-supplier award with no published lot allocation
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One award names one supplier; lot IDs and lot records are not supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting published values
99% confidenceTender-level value (£68,039.50) differs from award value (£147,419.50)
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Tender value is 68039.5 GBP while award value is 147419.5 GBP; no reconciliation is published.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing breakdown, individual variation calculation, evaluation detail, bid count, lot title, extension terms or signed-contract evidence is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published tender-level value (£68,039.50) conflicts with the award value (£147,419.50); no explanation is supplied.
- The record does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- No bid count, bidder list, award scoring, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension option or renewal provision is published.
- No individual lot records or lot titles are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Serious Fraud OfficeARISTI LIMITEDG-Cloud RM1557.14cloud supportcontract variationContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
ARISTI LIMITED, verified against company number 06504641.
What is the award value?
The award record reports £147,419.50. The tender-level record separately shows £68,039.50, and the notice does not explain the difference.
Is this a new competed contract?
The record describes a direct, below-threshold single-tender variation to an existing G-Cloud call-off.
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