AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority awarded a public-consultation support services contract for its Local Transport Plan to WSP UK Limited. The published contract record states that it was signed on 1 April 2026 and runs to 1 April 2027, with an extension mechanism that may take it to 1 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award, covering lot 1, is recorded for WSP UK Limited.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold transport-consultancy engagement covering consultation preparation, engagement-session support and analysis of consultation results.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WSP UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £59,500 excluding VAT; £71,400 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names WSP UK LIMITED as its sole supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £59,500 amount and £71,400 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceComplete contract details notice; displayed as awarded
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Process stage is "contract", display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the notice is a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 1 April 2026
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Contract 1 specifies dateSigned as 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract start
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£59,500
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Contract 1 value.amount is 59500 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£71,400
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 71400 GBP.
Award-level value allocation
94% confidenceNot separately published
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Award 1 contains no value; the contract value is linked to the single award.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z.
Contract start
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-04-01T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-04-01T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum extent date
99% confidence1 July 2027
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2027-07-01T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract notice document datePublished is 2026-10-07T10:32:36+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePublic consultation support for the Local Transport Plan
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The tender title and description identify support for public consultation of the Local Transport Plan.
Activities
99% confidencePre-consultation support, engagement-session support during consultation, and analysis of results
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These activities are explicitly listed in the tender description.
Service classification
98% confidenceTransport systems consultancy services (CPV 71311200)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 71311200.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKF3, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKF3, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - unknown".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation results, scores, or selection rationale are provided.
Lots
98% confidenceOne recorded lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award records identify lot 1 only.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidence1 April 2026 to 1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate specify these dates.
Extension provision
98% confidenceExtension may be used if required by the work
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal description says "Contract length can be extended if required by work".
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence1 July 2027
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2027-07-01T23:59:59+01:00.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot contract
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One supplier is named on award 1, which relates only to lot 1; one linked contract is recorded.
VAT presentation
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are published
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Contract 1 provides amount (£59,500) and amountGross (£71,400).
Demand flexibility
97% confidenceTerm flexibility is linked to work requirements
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The renewal description states that contract length can be extended if required by work.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material fields available
98% confidenceSupplier, lot linkage, signed date, term, extension provision, values, service classification and delivery region are published
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These fields are present in the award and contract records.
Missing tender information
98% confidenceTender publication date, submission deadline, procurement method, bidder information and evaluation outcomes are not published in the supplied record
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Relevant fields are null or absent; procurement method detail is recorded as unknown.
Lot detail
97% confidenceLot 1 has no separate title, description or value
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The lot record provides only id 1 and status complete.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the sole award, but no separate lot-level value is stated
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award and lot records contain no value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Greater Lincolnshire Combined County AuthorityWSP UK LimitedLocal Transport Planpublic consultation supporttransport consultancyFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
WSP UK Limited is the sole supplier named on award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £59,500 excluding VAT and £71,400 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The stated end date is 1 April 2027, with a maximum extent date of 1 July 2027 if extended.
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