AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Believe Housing Limited awarded a shared valuation-services contract to GREIG CAVEY COMMERCIAL LIMITED and ROBINSONS DURHAM LIMITED. The contract covers valuations supporting strategic property sales, buybacks and disposal marketing.
Published outcomeOne active award covers lot 1 and names two suppliers. The contract record states it was signed on 31 August 2026, starts on 1 September 2026 and has a total net value of £96,000 (£115,200 gross).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition property valuation services requirement in the North East of England, with call-offs to be allocated through direct award or further competition under the closed framework arrangement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
GREIG CAVEY COMMERCIAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value; no supplier-specific allocation published GBP · Verified supplier; named on active award
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Supplier is identified by GB-COH company number 03303532 and is named in award 1. Supplier verification records a company-number match to GREIG CAVEY COMMERCIAL LIMITED.
ROBINSONS DURHAM LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value; no supplier-specific allocation published GBP · Verified supplier; named on active award
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Supplier is identified by GB-COH company number 07958254 and is named in award 1. Supplier verification records a company-number match to ROBINSONS DURHAM LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award decision
90% confidence26 June 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-06-26.
Contract signature
99% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly gives dateSigned as 2026-08-31.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 and award 1 are both marked active.
Contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01.
Latest published notice
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The Contract details notice 097062-2026 is dated 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, net
99% confidence£96,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 96000 GBP.
Contract value, gross
99% confidence£115,200
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 115200 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceShared across two awarded suppliers; individual supplier or lot values not published
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Contract 1 provides one total value while award 1 names two suppliers for lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
90% confidence26 June 2026
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Award record 1 gives award_date as 2026-06-26.
Award notice first seen
95% confidence8 July 2026
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Award record 1 gives first_seen_at as 2026-07-08; release history also records a Contract award notice on that date.
Signed
99% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly gives dateSigned as 2026-08-31.
Start date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-01.
Initial end date
99% confidence30 August 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-08-30.
Maximum extent date
99% confidence30 August 2030
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2030-08-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceValuation services for strategic sales and buybacks of domestic properties, plus subsequent open-market disposal marketing
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Tender description states that valuations support strategic sales and buybacks and possible marketing for disposal.
Asset types
98% confidenceResidential and non-residential property
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Tender description states assets may comprise residential and non-residential property.
Disposal routes
98% confidencePrivate treaty sale, auction, or another agreed route to market
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Tender description lists these potential routes.
Service classifications
98% confidenceReal estate agency services; building surveying; surveying
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Award item lists CPV 70300000, 71315300 and 71355000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKC14, North East England
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Award item delivery address is region UKC14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited competition, below threshold
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Framework arrangement
99% confidenceClosed framework; instructions allocated ad hoc by direct award or further competition
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Tender techniques state a closed framework agreement with and without reopening competition, and describe direct award or further competition.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 30 August 2028
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to two extensions of up to 12 months each
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Contract renewal description states the contract may be extended for up to 12 months on two occasions.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence30 August 2030
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Contract 1 gives maxExtentDate as 2030-08-30.
Contract form
99% confidenceActive contract record, explicitly signed
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Contract 1 is active and contains an explicit dateSigned field.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceTwo suppliers are appointed under one shared award for a single lot
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Award 1 names both suppliers and relates to lot 1; no separate awards or allocations are published.
Call-off flexibility
99% confidenceWork may be allocated through direct award or further competition
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Framework description states instructions may be allocated ad hoc using either route.
Pricing transparency
99% confidenceOnly an aggregate contract value is published
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The contract contains total net and gross values but no rate card, lot value, supplier split or instruction-level pricing.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceBoth supplier identities are verified by matching supplied GB-COH company numbers to legal company names.
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Supplier verification status is verified for both suppliers, using company-number matching.
Shared-value attribution
99% confidenceThe published £96,000 net and £115,200 gross values apply to the contract as a whole and cannot be assigned to either supplier.
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One contract value is supplied for an award naming two suppliers.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot record 1 contains null title, description and value fields.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceBid count, scoring, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown and instruction allocations are not published.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The aggregate contract value is shared across two suppliers and cannot safely be attributed to either supplier or to an individual lot.
- Lot 1 title, description and value are not published.
- Information on bidder numbers, evaluation, award rationale, rates, supplier allocation and instruction volumes is not supplied in the published notice.
- The buyer may extend the agreement, but exercise of either extension is not confirmed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Believe Housingvaluation servicesstrategic asset disposalGREIG CAVEY COMMERCIAL LIMITEDROBINSONS DURHAM LIMITEDproperty valuation contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Believe Housing valuation services contract?
GREIG CAVEY COMMERCIAL LIMITED and ROBINSONS DURHAM LIMITED are both named on the shared award.
What is the contract value?
The published total is £96,000 net and £115,200 gross. No amount is allocated to either supplier.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 1 September 2026 to 30 August 2028, with up to two 12-month extensions and a stated maximum end date of 30 August 2030.
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.