AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Hampshire District Council awarded HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED a direct, below-threshold contract for interim programme management support relating to LGR exit and ARC programme support.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs to 31 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a short-term GBP 42,480 net services engagement awarded without competition under an exemption referenced by the council.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 42,480 net; 50,976 gross GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP 42,480 amount and GBP 50,976 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete" and lot 1 is complete.
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 1 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidenceGBP 42,480
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Contract 1 value.amount is 42480, currency GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidenceGBP 50,976
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 50976, currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-07T14:28:21+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceInterim programme lead contractor providing programme management support for LGR exit and ARC programme support.
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The published title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 72224000 — Project management consultancy services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 72224000 with this description.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ3
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKJ3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Exemption reference
96% confidenceThe notice states the procurement was under an exemption in line with the council's CSOs.
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The tender description includes this statement.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 42,480 excluding VAT; GBP 50,976 including VAT
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Contract 1 value records amount 42480 and amountGross 50976 in GBP.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
94% confidenceShort-term interim programme-management support with a three-month published contract period.
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The scope describes interim programme support and the contract period runs from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect, below-threshold award without competition.
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The published procurement method and method details state direct and below threshold without competition.
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 in the supplied award data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The supplied lot record contains only ID and status.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation results or scoring information is present in the supplied data.
Renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal provisions are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not provide an award date.
- The published data does not provide a lot title, lot description or individual lot value.
- Bid counts, evaluation outcomes and pricing breakdowns are not published.
- Extension or renewal terms are not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Hampshire District CouncilHAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDInterim Programme Lead Contractorprogramme management consultancydirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED was named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is GBP 42,480 excluding VAT and GBP 50,976 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period is 1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
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