AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Central Bedfordshire Council published a contract award notice for Lot 2 of its closed-landfill environmental services procurement. The notice identifies ALPHEUS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED as supplier for consultancy supporting surrender of the Environment Agency permit for Sundon Closed Landfill. Lot 1 was not awarded because no compliant tenders were received.
Published outcomeAward decision published for Lot 2; the record includes a future signature milestone, so the supplied data does not establish that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist environmental consultancy award covering permit-surrender work alongside the wider closed-landfill services requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALPHEUS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2 · £22,018.93 net (£26,422.72 gross) GBP · Awarded; signature not evidenced
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Award 1 identifies supplier Alpheus Environmental Limited and Lot 2. Supplier verification provides the verified legal name ALPHEUS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED; award value is £22,018.93 excluding VAT and £26,422.72 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" in the supplied notice data.
Award notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 13 October 2026
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Award notice 096638-2026 is dated 13 October 2026.
Award decision
98% confidenceLot 2 award dated 13 October 2026
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Award 1 has date 2026-10-13.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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Award 1 includes a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 22 October 2026; no signed-contract field is supplied.
Planned delivery period
98% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Lot 2 awarded value (net)
96% confidence£22,018.93
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Award 1 value.amount is 22018.93 GBP; the process marks value basis as gross and award also supplies amountGross separately.
Lot 2 awarded value (gross)
99% confidence£26,422.72
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 26422.72 GBP.
Lot 1 value
98% confidenceUnknown; not awarded
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Lot 1 is described as not awarded after no compliant tenders, and no lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 072924-2026 on 31 July 2026.
Submission deadline
99% confidence25 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-25T12:00:00+01:00.
Assessment summaries sent
96% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 assessmentSummariesDateSent is 2026-10-13.
Award decision date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence22 October 2026
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Award 1 milestone futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence1 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-01.
Planned contract end
98% confidence31 October 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-10-31T23:59:59+00:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Overall requirement
98% confidenceEnvironmental monitoring, maintenance and permit-surrender services for Central Bedfordshire Council closed landfill sites
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Process description states this requirement.
Awarded lot
99% confidenceLot 2: professional consultancy for surrender of the Environment Agency permit for Sundon Closed Landfill
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Process description defines Lot 2; Award 1 is related to Lot 2.
CPV coverage
98% confidenceEnvironmental services; environmental issues consultancy services; environmental protection
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Award 1 item classifications list CPV 90700000, 90713000 and 90720000.
Lot 1 outcome
99% confidenceCeased / not awarded following no compliant tenders
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Process description explicitly states that Lot 1 was not awarded following receipt of no compliant tenders.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Competition result for Lot 1
99% confidenceNo compliant tenders received
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Process description gives this reason for Lot 1 not being awarded.
Competition metrics for Lot 2
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Evaluation methodology and scores
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
98% confidence12 months
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The supplied contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot established by supplied data
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A future signature milestone is scheduled, while no signed-contract confirmation is supplied.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data beyond award values.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Specialist demand signal
98% confidenceThe awarded work is focused on environmental-permit surrender consultancy for a named closed landfill site.
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Lot 2 is described as consultancy for surrender of the Environment Agency permit for Sundon Closed Landfill.
Addressable award value
96% confidence£22,018.93 net for Lot 2
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Award 1 amount is £22,018.93; it is allocated to Lot 2 and one named supplier.
Unawarded adjacent requirement
99% confidenceLot 1 did not produce an award because no compliant tenders were received.
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The process description explicitly records this outcome.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract status clarity
99% confidenceAward announcement, not evidence of a signed contract
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The record has a scheduled future signature date and no explicit signed-contract confirmation.
Lot 1 award record ambiguity
99% confidenceAn active award record exists for Lot 1, but the description says Lot 1 was ceased and not awarded; this analysis does not treat it as a supplier award or contract.
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Award -1 is marked active and related to Lot 1, while the process description says Lot 1 was not awarded following no compliant tenders.
Published information gap
99% confidenceLot titles, individual lot values, Lot 2 bid counts, evaluation results, pricing detail and extension terms were not supplied.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not confirm that the Lot 2 contract was signed; it only records a scheduled signature date.
- Lot 1 has conflicting source indicators: an active award record is present, but the procurement description says it was ceased and not awarded after no compliant tenders. No supplier, value or contract is attributed to Lot 1 in this analysis.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes Lot 2 competition metrics, evaluation scores, detailed pricing, extensions or options, and the reason ALPHEUS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED was selected.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Central Bedfordshire CouncilALPHEUS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITEDSundon Closed Landfillenvironmental monitoringpermit surrenderlandfill consultancypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Central Bedfordshire closed landfill consultancy work?
ALPHEUS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED is named for Lot 2, covering consultancy for surrender of the Environment Agency permit for Sundon Closed Landfill.
What was the value of the Lot 2 award?
The notice reports £22,018.93 net and £26,422.72 gross.
Was Lot 1 awarded?
No. The notice states that Lot 1 was not awarded because no compliant tenders were received.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It shows a future signature date scheduled for 22 October 2026.
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.