AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Business & Trade has announced a pending award to IDENTITY GLOBAL LIMITED for end-to-end delivery of strategic business events, trade shows, exhibitions and ministerial or specialist events. The published award has a £15,000,000 excluding-VAT value (£18,000,000 including VAT), but it is not evidence of a signed or active contract: the award status is pending and signature was scheduled for 18 September 2026.
Published outcomeOne supplier, IDENTITY GLOBAL LIMITED, is named for lot 1 under an award made through a framework. The award outcome was stated not to change in the correcting notice.
Market significanceThis is a substantial central-government events-services award, with a two-year stated term and an optional extension of up to 12 months. The published total value is shared at award level because there is one named supplier and one related lot, but no separate lot value was published.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IDENTITY GLOBAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £15,000,000 excluding VAT (£18,000,000 including VAT) GBP · Pending award
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Supplier-verification data identifies verified company name IDENTITY GLOBAL LIMITED (company number 13277976). Award 1 names Identity Global Ltd as supplier, relates to lot 1, is pending, and reports £15,000,000 amount / £18,000,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 097465-2026 is described as a "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and was published on 15 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending".
Award date
95% confidence4 September 2026
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Award 1 records date 2026-09-04.
Signature position
99% confidenceFuture signature was scheduled for 18 September 2026; signature is not confirmed in the supplied data.
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The milestone is type "futureSignatureDate", due 2026-09-18, with status "scheduled".
Contract start position
96% confidenceStart date stated as 7 October 2026; commencement is not independently confirmed.
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Award contractPeriod lists startDate 2026-10-07; the amendment says the start date was amended from 1 December 2026 to 7 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£15,000,000 excluding VAT; £18,000,000 including VAT
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Award 1 reports amount £15,000,000 and amountGross £18,000,000. The amendment explicitly corrects the total contract value to these figures.
Initial-term value
96% confidence£12,000,000 including VAT
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The amendment states that the initial two-year term comprises £12,000,000 including VAT.
Extension-option value
96% confidence£6,000,000 including VAT
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The amendment states that the 12-month extension option comprises £6,000,000 including VAT.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice first published
98% confidence7 September 2026
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Process published_at and release 084334-2026 are dated 2026-09-07.
Correcting award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Document 097465-2026 and release history record publication on 2026-10-15.
Stated initial term
98% confidence7 October 2026 to 6 October 2028
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Award contractPeriod lists 2026-10-07 to 2028-10-06.
Maximum stated extent
98% confidenceUp to 6 October 2029, if the option is used
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contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2029-10-06 and the renewal description says "Optional - up to 12 months."
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSpecialist events agency services for planning, management and delivery of strategic business events, trade shows, exhibitions, and ministerial or specialist events.
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Process description.
Delivery model
99% confidenceEnd-to-end event management and operational delivery services.
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Process description.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 79952000 — Event services
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne completed lot (lot 1); no published lot title or separate lot description.
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Tender lists lot 1 with status complete; supplied lot record has null title and description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; award under framework
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".
Competition indicator
95% confidenceCompetitive
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Tender competitive is true.
Framework linkage
98% confidenceLinked to framework OCDS process ocds-h6vhtk-0502d0, framework lot 6.
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relatedProcesses identifies the framework relationship and related lot 6.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores, criteria or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial duration
98% confidenceTwo years
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The stated period runs from 7 October 2026 to 6 October 2028; the amendment calls this the initial two-year term.
Extension
99% confidenceOptional extension of up to 12 months
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Award hasRenewal is true and renewal description says "Optional - up to 12 months."
Maximum duration
97% confidenceUp to three years if the option is used
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The maximum extent date is 6 October 2029, following the stated two-year initial period.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value correction
98% confidenceThe later notice corrected the total award value and start date but states that the correction did not change the award outcome.
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Amendment to award 1 says the correction addressed an administrative error in the previously published value and award date and "does not change the award outcome."
Value allocation
99% confidenceNo individual lot value or pricing breakdown was published.
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The supplied lot record has no value; only the award-level value and amendment term components are provided.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No award rationale, scoring, savings, or comparative evaluation information is present in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending status and unconfirmed execution
99% confidenceThe published record is a pending award, with only a scheduled future signature date. It should not be represented as a signed, concluded or active contract.
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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Corrected publication
98% confidenceThe supplied notice history includes a later correction to value and start date; analysis uses the corrected figures stated in the amendment.
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Release history includes an awardUpdate/contractUpdate on 15 October 2026; amendment describes corrections.
Limited competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, unsuccessful suppliers and award rationale.
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These fields are absent from the supplied process and award data.
Limited lot and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description, standalone lot value and pricing breakdown.
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Lot 1 title, description and value are null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record remains a pending award; the supplied data does not confirm signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
- The notice was corrected after initial publication for value and start date. The prior figures are not reproduced in the supplied data.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, unsuccessful suppliers, award rationale, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description in the supplied structured data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Department for Business & TradeIDENTITY GLOBAL LIMITEDstrategic business eventstrade showsevent servicesframework award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
IDENTITY GLOBAL LIMITED was named as the supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
Is the contract confirmed as signed?
No. The award status is pending, and the supplied data records only a scheduled future signature date.
What is the published value?
£15,000,000 excluding VAT, or £18,000,000 including VAT.
How long is the stated term?
The initial period is stated as 7 October 2026 to 6 October 2028, with an optional extension of up to 12 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.