AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leeds City Council has published contract details for a direct, below-threshold procurement of the Tri.x Adult Procedures Manual from Signis Limited. The published contract is active, was signed on 5 October 2026, and runs from 29 October 2026 to 28 September 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Signis Limited, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold direct award for IT services-related provision, with a published gross contract value of £12,474.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Signis Limited
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £12,474 gross GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names Signis Limited as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 12,474.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidencePublished contract details notice; procurement marked complete
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The process is labelled "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and the tender status 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 5 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-05.
Contract term
99% confidence29 October 2026 to 28 September 2027
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Contract 1 period states startDate 2026-10-29 and endDate 2027-09-28.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£12,474 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 12474, currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-05.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-08T09:16:13+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence29 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-29.
Contract end
99% confidence28 September 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-09-28.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTri.x Adult Procedures Manual
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The process title is "Tri.x Adult Procedures Manual" and description states "Direct Award for Tri.x Adult Procedures Manual".
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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The awarded item for lot 1 includes CPV 72000000 with this description.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and its item both relate to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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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"; contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence29 October 2026 to 28 September 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Contract value basis
99% confidenceGross value
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The published value field is amountGross.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceA single supplier is recorded against a single lot.
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Award 1 names only Signis Limited and relates only to lot 1.
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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The procurement method details explicitly state "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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The lot record contains no title, description or value amount.
Award-date limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: an award date is not provided.
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Award 1 has no award_date value.
Competition-detail limitation
97% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation results and pricing breakdowns are not provided.
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No such fields are present in the supplied award or contract data.
Extension and renewal limitation
97% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: extension or renewal terms are not stated.
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No extension or renewal terms are present in the supplied contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: an award date is not provided.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation results and pricing breakdowns are not provided.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension or renewal terms are not stated.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leeds City CouncilSignis LimitedTri.x Adult Procedures Manualdirect awardbelow threshold procurementIT services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
Signis Limited received the active award for lot 1.
What is the published contract value?
The published gross contract value is £12,474.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 29 October 2026 to 28 September 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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