AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Burgess Hill Town Council has published a contract award notice naming CLIFFE ENTERPRISE LIMITED for printing About Town magazine. The award covers lot 1 and is valued at £3,290 excluding VAT (£3,948 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward decision recorded as active; the notice schedules signature for 1 January 2027, so the supplied data does not establish that the contract has been signed or started.
Market significanceA below-threshold open competition for nine magazine editions of 16,000 copies each, with a published net award value of £3,290.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CLIFFE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 3290 GBP · Awarded; contract signature scheduled
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Verified supplier identity is CLIFFE ENTERPRISE LIMITED (Companies House number 09355920). Award 1 names this supplier, relates to lot 1, and has a £3,290 net value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
96% confidenceComplete / awarded
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Process status is "complete" and display status is "awarded"; award 1 status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-25.
Award notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice 098533-2026 is dated 2026-10-19.
Signature status
98% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; signature not evidenced
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Award milestone is type "futureSignatureDate", due 2027-01-01, with status "scheduled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£3,290
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Award 1 value.amount is 3290 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£3,948
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 3948 GBP.
Process maximum value
86% confidence£40,000
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Process value_max is 40000 GBP; no basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence17 June 2026
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Release history records tender notice 057135-2026 on 2026-06-17.
Submission deadline
98% confidence2 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-02T12:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
98% confidence25 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-25.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence1 January 2027
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Future-signature milestone dueDate is 2027-01-01T23:59:59Z.
Contract period stated in award
98% confidence1 January 2027 to 30 November 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2027-01-01 and endDate is 2029-11-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePrinting of About Town Magazine
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Process title is "Printing of About Town Magazine for Burgess Hill Town Council".
Volume
96% confidenceNine editions, 16,000 copies per edition
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Process description states "Print 9 editions of a magazine, 16000 for each edition".
Lots
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data each identify lot 1 only.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 98000000 — Other community, social and personal services
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Award item additional classification lists CPV 98000000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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Process procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen
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Process procurementMethod is "open".
Legal framework
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54.
Regime
97% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime lists "lightTouch".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 January 2027 to 30 November 2029
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Award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot evidenced in supplied data
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The only signature-related record is a scheduled future-signature milestone.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
95% confidenceThe £3,290 net award amount is recorded for the sole award and sole lot.
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Award 1 covers only related lot 1 and names one supplier.
Price detail
98% confidenceNo unit pricing or cost breakdown published
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The supplied award data contains aggregate net and gross amounts only.
Competition insight
99% confidenceBidder count and evaluation results are unknown
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No tender participation, scoring or evaluation information is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice chronology
98% confidenceTender, award decision and award notice dates are supplied; signature is scheduled rather than evidenced as completed.
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Tender notice: 17 June 2026; award date: 25 September 2026; award notice: 19 October 2026; future signature date: 1 January 2027.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot record contains null title, description and value.
Published information gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes award rationale, bidder count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, renewal options and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The scheduled signature milestone means the record should not be presented as a signed or commenced contract.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No bid count, bidder names beyond the awardee, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- The process-level £40,000 maximum value has no stated basis and should not be treated as the award value.
- No renewal or extension terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Burgess Hill Town CouncilCLIFFE ENTERPRISE LIMITEDAbout Town Magazineprinting contractcontract awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the About Town magazine printing award?
CLIFFE ENTERPRISE LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 09355920, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £3,290 excluding VAT and £3,948 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not evidence signature. It records a future signature date scheduled for 1 January 2027.
What is being procured?
Printing nine editions of About Town magazine, with 16,000 copies stated for each edition.
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