AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Work & Pensions has published award records for lease and landlord management services. The records identify CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD (U.K.) LTD. for an active award record valued at £25,000,000 and EDDISONS COMMERCIAL LIMITED for a separate £9,000,000 pending award for strategic change services. The pending award is subject to a standstill period and has a scheduled future signature date; it should not be treated as a concluded contract.
Published outcomeTwo award records are reported against lot 1, with differing statuses: award 1 is active and award 2 is pending.
Market significanceThe published records indicate up to £34,000,000 in award-level values across specialist property advisory and transactional services, although the process-level maximum value is stated separately as £33,440,000 and the relationship between these figures is not explained.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD (U.K.) LTD.
91% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 25000000 GBP · active
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Award record 1 identifies a £25,000,000 active award. Supplier verification matched company number 03607777 to CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD (U.K.) LTD.
EDDISONS COMMERCIAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · 9000000 GBP · pending
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Award 2 identifies EDDISONS COMMERCIAL LIMITED and states an amount of £9,000,000; supplier verification matched company number 03280893.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Process status
94% confidenceAwarded / complete
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Process display status is "awarded" and tender status is "complete".
Award 1 status
88% confidenceActive
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Award record 1 has status "active" and award date 2 October 2026.
Award 2 status
99% confidencePending
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Award 2 in the notice has status "pending".
Award 2 standstill
99% confidenceEnds 26 October 2026
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Award 2 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59Z.
Award 2 future signature date
99% confidence25 November 2026 (scheduled)
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Award 2 milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-11-25T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award 1 value
94% confidence£25,000,000
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Award record 1 value_amount is 25000000 GBP.
Award 2 value
99% confidence£9,000,000 net; £10,800,000 gross
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Award 2 states amount £9,000,000 and amountGross £10,800,000.
Process-level maximum value
90% confidence£33,440,000
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Process value_max is 33440000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Pipeline notice published
96% confidence31 July 2025
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Release history records a Pipeline notice published on 2025-07-31.
Award 1 date
94% confidence2 October 2026
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Award record 1 award_date is 2026-10-02.
Award 2 date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award 2 date is 2026-10-14.
Award 2 intended contract period
99% confidence1 May 2027 to 30 April 2031
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Award 2 contractPeriod gives startDate 2027-05-01 and endDate 2031-04-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service scope
98% confidenceSpecialist advisory and transactional lease and landlord management services, including acquisitions, dilapidations, valuations, town planning and strategic advice.
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Process description.
Lot structure
96% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.
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Tender lots contains lot 1 only; the lot record has null title and description.
Classification
98% confidenceLegal advisory services (CPV 79111000) for award 2 item.
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Award 2 item additional classification is CPV 79111000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure; award under framework
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Process procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".
Framework reference
95% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-04f9e2, related framework lot 3
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Related process is identified as a framework with relatedLots ["3"].
Competition information
92% confidenceCompetitive flag is true; bidder count and evaluation results are not supplied.
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Tender competitive is true. No bid count, scoring or evaluation detail is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award 2 base term
98% confidence4 years
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The stated period runs from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2031.
Award 2 extension option
99% confidenceUp to two 12-month periods
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Award 2 hasRenewal is true and renewal description is "2 x 12 month periods"; maxExtentDate is 30 April 2033.
Award 2 contractual conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as concluded or signed
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The award status is pending and a future signature date is scheduled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier allocation
94% confidenceThe £25,000,000 and £9,000,000 values are reported on separate award records and are not treated as a shared value.
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Each award record has one identified supplier and its own award-level value.
Award 2 commercial position
99% confidenceThe £9,000,000 value is an award-stage amount, not evidence of an executed contract.
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Award 2 is pending, with standstill and a future signature milestone.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status distinction
99% confidenceThe source contains an active award record and a separate pending award. The pending award has not been described as signed, active or concluded.
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Award 1 status is active; award 2 status is pending with a scheduled future signature date.
Value reconciliation
96% confidenceAward-level values total £34,000,000 using the net value for award 2, while the process maximum is £33,440,000. The source does not explain the difference.
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Award 1 is £25,000,000; award 2 amount is £9,000,000; process value_max is £33,440,000.
Supplier source-name difference
99% confidenceThe source supplier name for award 1 was "Cushman & Wakefield Debenham Tie Leung Limited", while the verified legal identity is CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD (U.K.) LTD.
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Supplier verification records nameMismatch true for company number 03607777.
Information not supplied in the published notice
94% confidenceNo bid counts, scoring, award rationale, lot title, lot description, individual pricing breakdown, or award 1 contract dates are supplied.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The relationship between the two award records, both linked to lot 1, is not explained in the supplied data.
- The published process maximum (£33,440,000) does not reconcile to the £34,000,000 total of the two net award-level values; no explanation is supplied.
- Award 1 has an active status but no contract start date, end date, signature evidence, scope allocation detail or detailed award notice content is supplied.
- Award 2 remains pending and may not result in a concluded contract.
- No bidder counts, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, tender deadline, lot title, lot description or pricing breakdown are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DWP procurementlease and landlord managementstrategic change servicesCUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD (U.K.) LTD.EDDISONS COMMERCIAL LIMITEDFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who are the suppliers named in the award records?
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD (U.K.) LTD. is named on active award record 1, and EDDISONS COMMERCIAL LIMITED is named on pending award record 2.
Is the Eddisons award a signed contract?
No conclusion or signature is evidenced. The record is pending, with standstill ending 26 October 2026 and a scheduled signature date of 25 November 2026.
What services are covered?
The notice describes specialist advisory and transactional services including acquisitions, dilapidations, valuations, town planning and strategic advice.
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.