AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northamptonshire Partnership Homes Limited has concluded a lift consultancy contract with TUV SUD LIMITED for design, Principal Designer and project-management support for a planned lift upgrade and replacement programme.
Published outcomeAward 1, covering lot 1, is active. Contract data records a signed contract starting on 13 October 2026.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £200,000 excluding VAT (£240,000 including VAT), with a three-year initial term and up to two years of extensions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TUV SUD LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 200000 GBP · active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-SC215164; supplier verification matches Companies House number SC215164 to TUV SUD LIMITED. The £200,000 value is the single contract value for award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender notice published
99% confidence18 June 2026
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Release history lists tender notice 057440-2026 dated 2026-06-18.
Award notice published
99% confidence10 September 2026
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Release history lists contract award notice 085996-2026 dated 2026-09-10.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 has dateSigned 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-13.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract document 098764-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-20.
Current published status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 and contract 1 are both marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£200,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 200000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£240,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 240000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle published contract value for award 1 / lot 1
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The notice contains one award, one related lot and one contract.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Initial contract end
99% confidence6 October 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-10-06.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence6 October 2031
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2031-10-06.
Initial term
98% confidenceApproximately 3 years
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Published period runs from 13 October 2026 to 6 October 2029.
Maximum term
98% confidenceApproximately 5 years
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Published maximum extent runs to 6 October 2031.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLift consultancy for planned lift upgrades and replacements
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Tender description states the requirement is for a consultant supporting a planned programme of lift upgrades and replacements.
Consultant duties
99% confidenceFull design duties, Principal Designer role and project management
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Tender description explicitly lists full design, Principal Designer and project-management duties.
Procurement support
99% confidenceSupport development of the programme and tendering for a works contractor covering lift refurbishment/replacement plus servicing and maintenance
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Tender description states the consultant will assist NPH in procuring an appropriate contractor.
Service classification
99% confidenceProject management consultancy services (CPV 72224000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 72224000.
Delivery area
93% confidenceLeicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (UKF2)
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Award item delivery address region is UKF2.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is Open procedure.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender lists lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results not published in the supplied notice data.
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No bid-count, bidder list or evaluation-score fields are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Extension provision
99% confidenceUp to two years, either as one two-year extension or multiple periods totalling two years
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Contract renewal description states NPH may use extension options in a single two-year period or multiple periods totalling up to two years.
Performance metrics
99% confidenceProgramme delivery, cost monitoring and document completeness
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Contract 1 agreedMetrics lists these three measures.
Cost-monitoring measure
98% confidenceMaintain the agreed costing structure once the works contractor is appointed
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The Cost Monitoring metric contains this description.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial role
99% confidenceThe supplier's remit spans technical design, statutory Principal Designer responsibilities and client-side project management.
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Tender description expressly includes these duties.
Downstream market relevance
98% confidenceThe consultancy is intended to support a future procurement for lift works and servicing/maintenance; the downstream contractor opportunity is not awarded in this notice.
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Tender description says the consultant will assist in tendering for an appropriate contractor; the sole award here is Lift Consultancy.
Performance focus
98% confidencePublished measures focus on programme adherence, post-appointment cost control and timely compliant documentation handover.
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Contract agreedMetrics provides these measures and descriptions.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
98% confidenceHigh quality: the supplied contract details include active award and contract records, a signed date, term, value, supplier identifier and performance metrics.
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Contract 1 and award 1 provide the relevant structured fields.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available.
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Supplier verification status is verified through Companies House number SC215164.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bidder identities, award evaluation and scoring.
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No such fields are included in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: a title, description and standalone value for lot 1.
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores and reasons for selection.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot 1 title, description, standalone lot value and pricing breakdown.
- The notice describes a prospective downstream procurement for lift works and servicing/maintenance, but gives no timetable, value or outcome for that separate procurement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
TUV SUD LIMITEDNorthamptonshire Partnership Homeslift consultancylift upgradesPrincipal Designerproject management consultancyNPH 2025 29
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Lift Consultancy contract?
TUV SUD LIMITED won award 1 for the single published lot.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £200,000 excluding VAT and £240,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 13 October 2026 and ends initially on 6 October 2029, with published extension options up to 6 October 2031.
What does the consultancy cover?
It covers design duties, the Principal Designer role, project management and support for procurement of lift works and related servicing and maintenance.
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.