AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Innovate UK published an award notice for Project 10182870, covering project-supervision services other than construction. The notice records an active award of £4,930 to the source-named supplier DR. DON CARDY, with a stated contract period from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded under a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Market significanceThis is a low-value UK-wide services award. The published data does not include competition, evaluation, pricing or lot-allocation detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DR. DON CARDY
83% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-fd5b3022-8aa4-44d9-944e-4e355ca9017b-1 · 4930 GBP · Active award recorded
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The award names DR. DON CARDY as supplier and records an award value of GBP 4,930.
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 award recorded
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Award ocds-b5fd17-fd5b3022-8aa4-44d9-944e-4e355ca9017b-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-09T15:04:15+01:00.
Contract start
98% confidence1 November 2026 (stated)
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The award and tender contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£4,930
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The award value is amount 4930, currency GBP.
Published value basis
99% confidenceNot stated
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Process value_basis is null; no pricing basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence14 September 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-14T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T15:04:15+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 October 2028
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The award and tender contractPeriod endDate is 2028-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceITT For Project 10182870
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The process title and description are both 'ITT For Project 10182870'.
Primary service classification
99% confidenceCPV 79421100 — Project-supervision services other than for construction work
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Tender classification and primary classification record CPV 79421100 with this description.
Main category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are 'services'.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies countryName 'United Kingdom'.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod are 'selective'.
Method detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails state this method.
SME suitability
98% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceNot stated
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No bid counts, bidder identities, scoring, evaluation results or award rationale are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028
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Award and tender contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Stated duration
97% confidenceApproximately 24 months
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Calculated from the published contract period of 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value and route
98% confidence£4,930 award via a dynamic purchasing system call-off
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The published award value is GBP 4,930 and procurementMethodDetails states call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Service positioning
99% confidenceProject-supervision services outside construction
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The primary CPV description is 'Project-supervision services other than for construction work'.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified
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Identity checking completed with status 'checked_unmatched'; no verified company name or company number is supplied.
Award-to-contract distinction
97% confidenceThe source records an active award and a stated future contract period, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature
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The notice is tagged as an award, while the published contract start date is 1 November 2026; no signed-contract record is supplied.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots or individual lot allocation are published
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The lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing breakdown, value basis, evaluation detail, bid count, award rationale, or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award notice supplies no verified legal company identity for the named supplier. The completed Companies House workflow found no safe match, so DR. DON CARDY is treated as an unverified source name.
- The notice records an award, not explicit evidence of a signed contract; the future contract period should not be treated as proof that services have commenced.
- No bid count, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, value basis, extension terms, or renewal terms are published.
- No lot titles, lot identifiers or lot-level allocation are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Innovate UKProject 10182870project-supervision servicesdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder£4,930
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Innovate UK's Project 10182870 award?
The award notice names DR. DON CARDY. This source name is unverified because identity checking did not find a safe company match.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £4,930.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2028.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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.