AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine awarded ET190, a capacity-strengthening consultancy supporting the GAMBIT project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to Nadia Fazal. The published contract record states that it was signed on 11 September 2026 and runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 May 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for supplier Nadia Fazal under lot 1, with a published net contract value of £98,000.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold open-competition consultancy engagement for research, evaluation and management-consultancy-related services, combining remote delivery with possible travel to the DRC.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Nadia Fazal
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 98000 GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Nadia Fazal as its supplier and relates to lot 1. The linked contract is active and states a net value of £98,000. The amount is attributable here because the published record contains one award, one supplier and one linked contract.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender and lot 1 are marked "complete" in the published contract details.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned as 2026-09-11.
Contract start
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-14.
Contract end
99% confidence31 May 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-05-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£98,000
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Contract 1 value amount is 98000 GBP; the published value also gives amountGross as 117600.
Published contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£117,600
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 117600 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence23 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 069649-2026 dated 2026-07-23.
Award notice published
98% confidence4 September 2026
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Release history records contract award notice 083696-2026 dated 2026-09-04.
Award date
98% confidence3 September 2026
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Award 1 has award_date 2026-09-03.
Contract signed
99% confidence11 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-11.
Contract commencement
99% confidence14 September 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-09-14.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract document 098404-2026 and release history give publication date 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceCapacity-strengthening consultancy for national disease-control-programme context in LMICs, supporting the GAMBIT project in the DRC.
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The tender description seeks a consultant experienced in capacity-strengthening initiatives within national disease control programmes in LMICs and states that GAMBIT is implemented in DRC.
Expected capabilities
98% confidenceData-collection-method development; qualitative data collection and analysis; relationship building; fluent French.
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These capabilities are explicitly stated in the tender description.
Delivery model
97% confidencePrimarily remote, with potential travel to the DRC for in-person meetings with PNLTHA.
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The description states that most work will be done remotely and that there will be some opportunities to travel to DRC for meetings with PNLTHA.
Service classifications
99% confidenceEvaluation consultancy services; research consultancy services; general management consultancy services.
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Award item 1 lists CPV codes 79419000, 73210000 and 79411000.
Published delivery locations
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom (UKD72) and France.
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Award item 1 lists delivery addresses in UKD72 and France.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen competition
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The tender records procurementMethod as "open" and procurementMethodDetails as "Below threshold - open competition".
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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The procurement method details state "Below threshold - open competition" and contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence14 September 2026 to 31 May 2028
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Duration
96% confidenceApproximately 20 months and 17 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 14 September 2026 to 31 May 2028.
Extension or renewal option
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown beyond published total net and gross values
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The published contract record provides total values but no rate card, milestones or payment profile.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Addressable capability
96% confidenceRelevant providers would need capacity-strengthening, qualitative-research and French-language capability for work connected to disease-control programmes in LMIC settings.
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These are explicit elements of the published requirement.
Engagement profile
96% confidenceThe published requirement indicates a remote-led consultancy assignment with possible in-country engagement in the DRC.
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The description says most work will be remote and notes possible travel to DRC.
Value interpretation
94% confidenceThe published £98,000 net value is for the single recorded contract and should not be interpreted as a detailed pricing benchmark.
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Only aggregate net and gross contract values are published; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity context
99% confidenceThe supplier is published as Nadia Fazal. Supplier verification is marked not applicable; no verified company name or company number is supplied.
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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable" and verifiedCompanyName and verifiedCompanyNumber are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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The lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale or scoring breakdown is provided.
Delivery geography ambiguity
98% confidenceThe requirement refers to the DRC and possible travel there, while the award item records delivery addresses in the United Kingdom and France.
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Tender description references DRC; award item deliveryAddresses list UKD72 and France. The record does not explain the relationship between these locations.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No verified company name or company number is supplied for the published supplier; verification is marked not applicable.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The source does not explain why the award delivery addresses list the United Kingdom and France while the requirement describes work connected to the DRC.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ET190Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineNadia Fazalcapacity strengthening consultancyGAMBIT projectDRCresearch consultancyevaluation consultancy
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the ET190 Consultancy - Capacity Strenthening contract?
The published award names Nadia Fazal as supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the value of the ET190 contract?
The published contract value is £98,000 excluding VAT and £117,600 including VAT.
When does the ET190 contract run?
The published contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 May 2028. The record states it was signed on 11 September 2026.
What services are covered?
The requirement covers capacity strengthening, data-collection-method development, qualitative data collection and analysis, and relationship building for a GAMBIT project context in the DRC.
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