AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Outwood Grange Academies Trust has published a contract award notice naming MIMEO LIMITED as the intended supplier for school planners and booklet printing. The award remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled.
Published outcomeAward 1 names verified legal entity MIMEO LIMITED for lot 1. The published gross award value is £474,000, but the award status is pending rather than concluded or active.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold open-procedure goods procurement covering printed school-planning and booklet products for academies across several English regions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MIMEO LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 474000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 lists MIMEO LIMITED (GB-COH-04122898) as supplier and reports a gross value of £474,000. Supplier verification identifies MIMEO LIMITED as the verified company name, matched by company number 04122898.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceTender complete; award pending
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The tender and lot are marked "complete", while award 1 is marked "pending".
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The award notice document was published at 2026-10-16T19:11:04+01:00.
Scheduled signature milestone
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Planned contract period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028
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Award contractPeriod states startDate 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z and endDate 2028-11-01T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£474,000 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 474000 GBP; process value basis is gross.
Lot-level value allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount in the supplied data. The £474,000 is published at award level.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence2 July 2026
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Release history records a planning notice published at 2026-07-02T10:42:21+01:00.
Tender notice
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Release history records tender notices on 2026-08-26.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence21 September 2026, 10:00 BST
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The process submission_deadline is 2026-09-21T10:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Standstill end
99% confidence27 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-27T23:59:59+00:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of school planners and a variety of school booklet printing
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The process description states that the Trust seeks supply of school planners and a variety of school booklet printing across its academies.
Main category
99% confidenceGoods
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The process and award both identify the main procurement category as goods.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot
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Tender data contains lot 1 only, and award 1 relates to lot 1.
Product classification
99% confidenceCPV 22000000 — Printed matter and related products
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Award item 1 includes this CPV classification.
Delivery coverage
96% confidenceNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, and East Midlands
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Award delivery addresses specify UKC, UKD, UKE and UKF regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceYes
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Award 1 has aboveThreshold set to true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice data contains no bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or ranking.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
98% confidence24 months planned
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The stated contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to 24 additional months at the Trust's sole discretion
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The renewal description states an option to extend by a further 24 months at the sole discretion of the Trust.
Maximum potential end date
99% confidence1 November 2030
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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2026-11-01T23:59:59Z.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and the signature date is a scheduled future milestone; supplied data does not confirm a signed contract.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceA single pending award covers the single published lot
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The notice contains one lot and award 1 is related to lot 1 only.
Commercial timing
99% confidenceThe award was published during the standstill and before the scheduled signature date
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Award publication is 16 October 2026; standstill ends 27 October 2026; signature is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published £474,000 is a gross award-level amount
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Award 1 reports amountGross of £474,000 and no separate lot value or pricing schedule is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award status
99% confidenceThe notice does not evidence a signed, concluded or active contract
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Award 1 is pending and includes a future signature milestone.
Unpublished evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tender prices, quality scores, award rationale or evaluation ranking is included in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and separate lot value are not published in the supplied data
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Lot 1 is identified only by ID and status; its title, description and value are null.
Planned dates
99% confidenceContract dates are published as planned terms, not evidence of performance
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The award remains pending despite stated contract-period dates.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award is pending; it must not be treated as evidence that a contract has been signed, concluded or commenced.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation methodology results, scores, prices and award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individually allocated value.
- The £474,000 figure is a gross award-level value; no detailed pricing or cost breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
MIMEO LIMITEDOutwood Grange Academies Trustschool plannersbooklet printingFind a Tenderpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award for The Provision of Planners?
MIMEO LIMITED, verified by company number 04122898, is named as supplier for award 1.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. The award is pending and lists 30 October 2026 as a scheduled future signature date.
What is the published value?
The notice gives a gross award-level value of £474,000. No separate lot value or pricing breakdown is published.
How long is the planned contract term?
The planned base period is 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028, with a discretionary extension option of up to 24 months.
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.