AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
City of York Council awarded Ardent Management Limited a direct award for land agent and acquisition support for the York Outer Ring Road (A1237) dualling scheme.
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a £200,000 net value (£240,000 gross) and a stated period from 20 October 2026 to 17 August 2029. A future signature milestone is scheduled for 20 October 2026; the supplied data does not confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold services award supporting a major York highway investment, covering land purchase services in the York area.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ARDENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 200000 GBP · verified supplier on active award
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Award 1 names ARDENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 02698524 by company number and returned verified company name ARDENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award 1 has status "active"; the process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete".
Award decision date
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot confirmed; signature was scheduled for 20 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00. No executed-signature field is supplied.
Stated contract period
98% confidence20 October 2026 to 17 August 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-20 and endDate 2029-08-17.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£200,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 200000 GBP; the source also reports amountGross separately.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£240,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 240000 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceThe full award value is associated with Award 1 and its sole named supplier; no separate lot-level value is published.
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Award 1 has one supplier and related lot 1; lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Transparency notice published
97% confidence18 August 2026
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Release history lists transparency notice 078494-2026, released 2026-08-18T12:03:34+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08.
Contract award notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice 095063-2026 was published 2026-10-08T10:42:21+01:00.
Contract details notice published
97% confidence8 October 2026
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Release history lists contract details notice 095097-2026, released 2026-10-08T11:14:02+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-10-20.
Stated service period
98% confidence20 October 2026 to 17 August 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies those dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLand agent and acquisition support for the York Outer Ring Road (A1237) dualling scheme
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Process and award title: "York Outer Ring Road Dualling: Land agent / acquisition Support".
Programme context
94% confidenceSupport for a major transport and highway investment in York
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The description calls the YORR A1237 dualling scheme a major transport scheme and one of York's largest highway investments in a generation or more.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 70122200 — Land purchase services
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 70122200, described as Land purchase services.
Delivery area
98% confidenceUKE21, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UKE21, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Process procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data.
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No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation results or scoring information is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
98% confidence20 October 2026 to 17 August 2029
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-10-20 and endDate 2029-08-17.
Renewal or extension terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data.
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No extension, option or renewal fields are supplied.
Signature
98% confidenceA future signature date was scheduled for 20 October 2026; execution is not confirmed.
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Award milestone is type futureSignatureDate with status scheduled.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceA single-supplier, above-threshold direct award for specialist land acquisition support.
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There is one active award, one named verified supplier, direct award procedure, aboveThreshold true, and CPV land purchase services.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe notice reports both net and gross values; £200,000 is the net amount and £240,000 is the gross amount.
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Award value provides amount 200000 and amountGross 240000, both in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
98% confidenceThe record is an active award, but the supplied milestone shows signature as scheduled rather than confirmed.
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Award status is active; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 20 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data.
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No bid numbers, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores or award rationale are included.
Term options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data.
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No published renewal, extension or option terms are present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Signature or execution is not confirmed: the supplied record only shows a scheduled future signature date.
- Lot 1 title, description and individual value are not published.
- Information on competing bids, evaluation, scoring and award rationale is not supplied.
- No renewal, extension or option terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
City of York CouncilARDENT MANAGEMENT LIMITEDYork Outer Ring RoadA1237 duallingland purchase servicesdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the York Outer Ring Road land agent support award?
ARDENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED received Award 1. Its identity was verified against Companies House number 02698524.
What is the value of the award?
The published net award value is £200,000, with a gross value of £240,000.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It records a signature date scheduled for 20 October 2026.
When is the stated contract period?
The stated period runs from 20 October 2026 to 17 August 2029.
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.