AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wrexham County Borough Council has published a contract award notice naming PREMIER ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED for a childcare sufficiency assessment for Wrexham. The work covers analysis of childcare demand, supply and gaps, plus assessment, summary and five-year action-plan documents.
Published outcomeAward 1 was awarded to PREMIER ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED with a stated value of £9,000 excluding VAT (£10,800 gross). The notice records a future signature date of 2 November 2026; it does not confirm that the contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration public-sector research and consultancy engagement under a below-threshold open competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PREMIER ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 9000 excluding VAT; 10800 gross GBP · Awarded supplier; contract signature not confirmed in supplied data.
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Award 1 names PREMIER ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED as supplier and states amount £9,000 and amountGross £10,800.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice and procurement status
98% confidenceContract award notice published; procurement and lot marked complete; award marked active.
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Process display status is “awarded”; tender status and lot 1 status are “complete”; award 1 status is “active”; UK6 award notice published 20 October 2026.
Award decision date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-20.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot confirmed; a future signature date was scheduled for 2 November 2026.
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Award milestone type “futureSignatureDate” has due date 2026-11-02T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned delivery period
97% confidence5 November 2026 to 16 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-05 and endDate 2026-12-16T23:59:59+00:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£9,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 9000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£10,800
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 10800 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence15 September 2026
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Release history records tender notice 087099-2026 released on 2026-09-15.
Submission deadline
96% confidence12 October 2026
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice document 098892-2026 was published on 2026-10-20.
Planned contract start
97% confidence5 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-05.
Required handover
98% confidenceBy 5pm on 16 December 2026
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Published scope states all work must be completed and handed over by 5pm on 16 December 2026.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceChildcare Sufficiency Assessment for Wrexham
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Tender title is “Proc-26-138 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment”.
Core deliverables
99% confidenceA full assessment document, summary document and five-year action plan.
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Published scope specifies these three outputs.
Analytical coverage
98% confidenceAnalysis and narrative on childcare demand, supply and gaps using sources including population data, Care Inspectorate Wales information, survey results and consultation feedback.
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Published scope describes the required collation and analysis.
Buyer-retained activities
98% confidenceWrexham County Borough Council will undertake survey and consultation work and translate documentation after the contractor completes its work.
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Published scope assigns survey, consultation and translation responsibilities to the council.
Delivery location
94% confidenceWrexham (UKL23)
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Award item delivery address is region UKL23; buyer is located in Wrexham.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceBelow-threshold open competition
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Process procurementMethod is “open” and procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - open competition”.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices; research and development services and related consultancy services
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Award main category is services; item CPV 73000000 is stated.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Working arrangements
97% confidenceWeekly progress meetings are required between the contractor and council representatives.
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Published scope states that the contract holder and council representatives will meet weekly.
Accessibility
98% confidenceAll produced documents must comply with accessibility guidance.
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Published scope requires documents to be fully accessible.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne completed lot (lot 1); no lot title or separate lot value is published.
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Tender contains lot 1 with status complete; no title, description or value is supplied for the lot.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
93% confidenceThe £9,000 excluding-VAT award supports a time-limited assessment and action-planning assignment rather than an ongoing managed service.
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Award value is £9,000 excluding VAT and the published scope requires defined documents by 16 December 2026.
Supplier delivery dependency
97% confidenceThe supplier’s assessment will rely in part on council-provided survey and consultation activity, while the council also retains translation responsibility.
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Published scope explicitly assigns survey, consultation and translation activities to the council.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
99% confidenceThe award is active, but signature is not evidenced; the notice instead records a scheduled future signature date.
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Award status is active and the milestone is futureSignatureDate due 2 November 2026.
Supplier verification
98% confidenceThe supplier name has not been separately Companies House-verified in the supplied data.
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Verification status is not_applicable; verified company name and number are null.
Published commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender count, scoring, pricing breakdown, lot-specific value, extension terms and evaluation rationale.
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No such fields or documents are provided in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Contract signature or execution is not confirmed; only a scheduled future signature date is published.
- No separate Companies House verification result is supplied for the named supplier.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot-specific value and extension or renewal terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description beyond the overall procurement scope.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wrexham County Borough CouncilPREMIER ADVISORY GROUP LIMITEDChildcare Sufficiency Assessmentchildcare consultancypublic contract awardWrexham procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Wrexham Childcare Sufficiency Assessment contract?
PREMIER ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED was named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published award value?
The notice states £9,000 excluding VAT and £10,800 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not confirm signature. It records a future signature date scheduled for 2 November 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.