AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College awarded a Council Effectiveness Review to GGI Development and Research LLP (trading as GGI) following a request for quotations. The published contract record is active and explicitly records a signed contract.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for GGI Development and Research LLP.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition consultancy procurement valued at £27,100 excluding VAT (£32,520 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GGI DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £27,100 excluding VAT; £32,520 including VAT GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names GGI DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH LLP as its supplier and is linked to Contract 1. Contract 1 records total values of GBP 27,100 and GBP 32,520 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-08T09:39:51+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-05T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£27,100
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Contract 1 value.amount is 27100 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£32,520
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 32520 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Signed and start date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned and period.startDate as 2026-10-05.
Contract end date
99% confidence4 March 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-03-04T23:59:59Z.
Published duration
95% confidenceApproximately five months
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The published period runs from 5 October 2026 to 4 March 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCouncil Effectiveness Review
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The tender title and description identify a Council Effectiveness Review.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Award item 1 carries CPV 79000000.
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKJ2, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 specifies a delivery address in region UKJ2.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Sourcing route
99% confidenceRequest for quotations
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The tender description states the award followed a request for quotations.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 4 March 2027
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Contract 1 period records those start and end dates.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£27,100 excluding VAT; £32,520 including VAT
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Contract 1 reports amount as 27100 and amountGross as 32520, both in GBP.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
88% confidenceShort-duration governance consultancy engagement
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The requirement is a Council Effectiveness Review, classified as services, with a published period of approximately five months.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the sole award and supplier
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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1, which names one supplier, GGI Development and Research LLP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied record.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer names, evaluation scores or award rationale beyond the request-for-quotations description is provided.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The lot record contains ID and completed status only.
Renewal and extension terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No options, extension terms or renewal terms are present in the supplied contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not provide an award decision date.
- Information on bidder numbers, other bidders, evaluation, scoring and selection rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Royal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeGGI Development and Research LLPGGICouncil Effectiveness Reviewprocurement awardgovernance consultancy
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Royal Holloway Council Effectiveness Review contract?
GGI Development and Research LLP, trading as GGI, is named as the supplier.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £27,100 excluding VAT and £32,520 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 4 March 2027.
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.