AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero awarded a direct award for MyCCA digital-service enhancements supporting the Climate Change Agreement (CCA3) phase to Network Research Belgium - Unisystems. A later contract change notice reports a contract value of £2,240,000 excluding VAT (£2,688,000 including VAT) and a modification starting 10 March 2026.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with an award date of 25 July 2025 and an award value of £1,500,000. The supplied contract record also contains a later modification.
Market significanceThis is a direct-award opportunity concerning enhancements to a live government digital register needed to support CCA2 and CCA3 participants. The published modification rationale cites technical compatibility, operational or maintenance difficulties, and avoidance of substantial duplication of costs.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Network Research Belgium - Unisystems
90% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,500,000 GBP · Active award
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Award 1 names supplier key GB-PPON-PWMN-9794-VYTW through the supplied supplier record and records £1,500,000. Supplier identity status is not_applicable.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is recorded as "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence25 July 2025
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Award 1 award_date: 2025-07-25.
Later modification
96% confidenceReported in a contract change notice; amendment dated 9 March 2026, with modification period starting 10 March 2026.
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Contract 1 amendments and period.startDate.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or conclusion date is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£1,500,000
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Award 1 value_amount: 1500000 GBP.
Later contract-record value, excluding VAT
98% confidence£2,240,000
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Contract 1 value.amount: 2240000 GBP.
Later contract-record value, including VAT
98% confidence£2,688,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross: 2688000 GBP.
Value relationship
99% confidenceThe source does not explain how the £1,500,000 award value relates to the later £2,240,000 excluding-VAT contract-record value.
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Both values are supplied in different award and contract fields, without a published reconciliation.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Original service context
86% confidenceFirst MyCCA release went live in December 2024; two subsequent releases concluded in May 2025.
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Opportunity description.
Award date
98% confidence25 July 2025
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Award 1 award_date.
First supplied publication
95% confidence26 August 2025
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Award first_seen_at and release history date.
Amendment date
98% confidence9 March 2026
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Contract 1 amendment date.
Modification start date
98% confidence10 March 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Latest supplied notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract change notice 097606-2026 datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
94% confidenceAdditional functionality for the MyCCA digital service to support CCA2 and CCA3 scheme participants using the same register.
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Opportunity description.
Policy context
88% confidenceCCA scheme extension covers three additional target periods to 31 December 2030, with access to reduced rates until March 2033.
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Opportunity description.
Lot information
99% confidenceAward is associated with lot ID 1; no lot title or separate lot description is supplied.
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Award 1 lot_ids_json: ["1"]; supplied lots array is empty.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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Process procurement_method_details: "Direct award".
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tender responses, evaluation results or scoring information is supplied.
Modification basis
96% confidenceThe notice cites Schedule 8(1) for additional goods, services or works where a different supplier would create incompatibility, disproportionate technical or operational difficulty, significant inconvenience, and substantial duplication of costs; the modification must not increase estimated value by more than 50%.
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Contract 1 amendment rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Modification start
98% confidence10 March 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
Extensions and renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
VAT basis
98% confidenceLater contract-record value is stated both excluding VAT (£2,240,000) and including VAT (£2,688,000).
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Contract 1 value.amount and amountGross.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial continuity signal
96% confidenceThe modification rationale indicates the authority considered changing supplier could produce incompatible deliverables, operational or maintenance difficulty, significant inconvenience, and substantial duplication of costs.
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Contract 1 amendment rationale.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe award and later contract-record values should not be treated as directly comparable without further published explanation of the modification and VAT treatment.
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Award value is £1,500,000, while contract value fields show £2,240,000 excluding VAT and £2,688,000 including VAT.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Value reconciliation unavailable
99% confidenceThe source reports an award value of £1,500,000 and later contract values of £2,240,000 excluding VAT and £2,688,000 including VAT, but does not reconcile them.
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Award 1 and contract 1 value fields.
Supplier legal-entity verification
99% confidenceNo verified legal company name or company number is supplied; verification status is not applicable.
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Supplier and supplierVerification records.
Lot detail
99% confidenceOnly lot ID 1 is supplied; no lot title, description or individual lot-value breakdown is published.
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Award lot_ids_json and empty lots array.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo contract signature date, end date, bidder count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are provided.
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Supplied process, award and contract fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not reconcile the £1,500,000 award value with the later £2,240,000 excluding-VAT and £2,688,000 including-VAT contract-record values.
- No verified legal company name or company number is supplied for Network Research Belgium - Unisystems; the supplied verification status is not applicable.
- No contract signature date, contract end date, extensions, renewal provisions, bidder count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown or individual lot values are supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MyCCACCA3Climate Change AgreementDESNZNetwork Research Belgium - Unisystemsdirect awardcontract change notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the MyCCA CCA3 enhancements award?
The supplied award record identifies Network Research Belgium - Unisystems for award 1.
What was the award value?
The award record states £1,500,000. A later contract change notice reports £2,240,000 excluding VAT and £2,688,000 including VAT; the source does not reconcile these figures.
Was the procurement competed?
The process is recorded as a direct award. No bidder count or evaluation information is supplied.
When did the later modification start?
The supplied contract record gives a period start date of 10 March 2026.
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