AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council published an award notice for a direct award covering a review of SAP licences. The published award identifies INVICTUS PARTNERS LTD as supplier and gives an award value of £153,000.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to INVICTUS PARTNERS LTD. The notice is an award announcement; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a £153,000 direct award in SAP licensing management, classified as database software package services, with delivery in Yorkshire and the Humber.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
INVICTUS PARTNERS LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f705ed79-9a6c-4847-aaf8-08e41f5d8b97-1 · 153000 GBP · active
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The award names source supplier 'Invictus Partners'; supplier verification resolves this to INVICTUS PARTNERS LTD (company number 17512389). The award value is £153,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The sole award record has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£153,000
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The sole award record and tender value both state 153000 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award; no lot-level allocation published
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One award and one supplier are supplied, while no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence29 June 2026
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Award date is 2026-06-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T10:42:37+01:00.
Award contract period
95% confidence29 June 2026 to 28 June 2029
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The award record gives contractPeriod start 2026-06-29 and end 2029-06-28.
Conflicting tender contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 14 October 2026
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The tender-level contractPeriod differs materially from the award-level contractPeriod.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReview of SAP licences
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The opportunity description states 'Review of SAP Licenses'.
Title
99% confidenceSAP Licensing Management
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The process and tender title are 'SAP Licensing Management'.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 48611000 — Database software package
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The supplied primary CPV classification is 48611000.
Delivery area
96% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address identifies Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Procurement method and method details are recorded as 'direct' and 'Direct award'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award-level term
95% confidence29 June 2026 to 28 June 2029
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The award contractPeriod states these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceDirect award for SAP licensing review services
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The notice describes a SAP licence review and records a direct award procedure.
Published value
99% confidence£153,000
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The sole award is valued at 153000 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting contract dates
99% confidenceAward-level and tender-level contract periods conflict
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The award gives 29 June 2026 to 28 June 2029, whereas the tender gives 13 October 2026 to 14 October 2026. Neither period is selected as the definitive contract term.
Execution evidence
99% confidenceContract signature not evidenced
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The data is an award notice with an active award status but contains no explicit signature confirmation.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Lot titles, pricing breakdown, competition, evaluation and extension details are absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied tender-level and award-level contract periods conflict: 13–14 October 2026 versus 29 June 2026–28 June 2029.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation results, award rationale, lot detail, detailed pricing and extension terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilINVICTUS PARTNERS LTDSAP Licensing ManagementSAP licencesdirect awardContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the SAP Licensing Management award?
The verified legal supplier is INVICTUS PARTNERS LTD. The source notice names the supplier as Invictus Partners.
What is the published award value?
The sole award is valued at £153,000.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct award. It does not provide bidder numbers or evaluation information.
When does the contract end?
The award record states 28 June 2029, but the tender-level record contains conflicting dates; the published data does not resolve the discrepancy.
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.