AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cardiff University has awarded and signed a £137,000 gross contract with EMU INTERIOR DESIGN for the “Acceleration Programme” under the Campus Futures procurement. The contract runs from 29 September 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for EMU INTERIOR DESIGN. The notice describes a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
Market significanceThis is a £137,000 professional/business-services contract for delivery in Cardiff. The published record identifies the supplier as an SME.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
EMU INTERIOR DESIGN
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 137000 GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names EMU INTERIOR DESIGN as its supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and has a gross value of GBP 137,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process and contract document are labelled “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 25 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-25.
Contract start
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-29.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£137,000 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 137000 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1; no separate lot-level value is published.
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Contract 1 is linked to awardID 1, while lot 1 has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-25.
Contract period
99% confidence29 September 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract details notice has datePublished 2026-10-07T14:04:55+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Contract title
99% confidenceAcceleration Programme
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Contract 1 title is “Acceleration Programme”.
Procurement title
99% confidenceCampus Futures
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The process title is “Campus Futures”.
Main category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Award item 1 includes this CPV classification.
Delivery location
97% confidenceCardiff area (UKL22), United Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address is region UKL22.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence29 September 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo — marked below threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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The published procurement method details state “Below threshold - without competition”.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £137,000 figure is an explicit gross contract value, not a published lot value or pricing schedule.
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Contract 1 records amountGross 137000; lot 1 has no published value and no pricing breakdown is provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award date.
Lot scope
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 has no title or description.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is present.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No pricing breakdown or lot-level value is included.
Company-number match
95% confidenceA matched company number is provided through normalised-name matching, rather than as a source company number.
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Supplier data shows matched_company_number 08199490, match_method normalised_name, and source_company_number null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is published.
- No lot title, lot description or lot-level value is published.
- No bid count, evaluation detail, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The supplier company number is a normalised-name match rather than a source-supplied company number.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cardiff UniversityEMU INTERIOR DESIGNCampus FuturesAcceleration Programmepublic procurementcontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Cardiff University Campus Futures contract?
EMU INTERIOR DESIGN is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £137,000.
When does the contract run?
The contract period is 29 September 2026 to 30 September 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice records a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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