AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Peterborough City Council published a contract award notice for citizenship gifts. The award names Sovereign Insignia Limited for lot 1, with an award value of £26,500 excluding VAT (£31,800 including VAT). The notice records a future signature date of 8 October 2026, so it does not itself confirm that a contract had been signed at publication.
Published outcomeOne active award record was published following a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
Market significanceA low-value public-sector goods award for citizenship-ceremony gifts, covering a contract period stated as 8 October 2026 to 31 March 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOVEREIGN INSIGNIA LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 26500 excluding VAT; 31800 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier named on active award record
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-02672262. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 02672262 and verified company name SOVEREIGN INSIGNIA LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095050-2026 is described as a "Contract award notice on Find a Tender".
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Award decision date
95% confidence30 April 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-04-30.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot confirmed; signature was scheduled for 8 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for 2026-10-08T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated contract period
97% confidence8 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-08 and endDate 2028-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£26,500
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Award 1 value.amount is 26500 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£31,800
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 31800 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
95% confidence30 April 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-04-30.
Award notice publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice 095050-2026 was published at 2026-10-08T10:22:53+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
98% confidence8 October 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is due on 2026-10-08.
Stated contract start
97% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-08.
Stated contract end
97% confidence31 March 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2028-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of citizenship gifts for citizenship ceremonies incorporating an approved Council and Home Office design
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Process title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the tender contains one lot.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 39298000 — Statuettes, ornaments; photograph or picture frames, and mirrors
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Delivery coverage
94% confidenceEnglish regions from North East through South West, including London
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Award delivery addresses list UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo competing-bid count or evaluation information supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scoring, or evaluation details are provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
97% confidence8 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal terms are present in the supplied data.
Signature confirmation
98% confidenceNot confirmed in the supplied notice data
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The notice contains a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone rather than a completed signature record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceA single supplier is named for the sole published lot.
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The tender contains lot 1 only, and award 1 names SOVEREIGN INSIGNIA LIMITED for that lot.
Commercial model
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold purchase without competition
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The procurement method details explicitly state "Below threshold - without competition".
Value presentation
99% confidenceThe published award reports both net and gross values, indicating £5,300 VAT between them.
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Award 1 reports £26,500 amount and £31,800 amountGross; the arithmetic difference is £5,300.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion not evidenced
98% confidenceThe notice has an active award record and stated contract period, but signature is only recorded as scheduled; publication does not confirm execution.
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 8 October 2026.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description, or individual lot value.
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The lot record contains only id and status; no lot-level value is supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender count, bidder identities, scores, award rationale, or evaluation results are supplied.
Contract options and pricing detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension terms, renewal options, unit prices, or pricing breakdown are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not confirm that the contract was signed; it records only a scheduled signature date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or individual value.
- No bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing schedule, extension terms, or renewal options were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Peterborough City CouncilSovereign Insignia Limitedcitizenship giftscontract awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
SOVEREIGN INSIGNIA LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 02672262.
What was the award value?
£26,500 excluding VAT and £31,800 including VAT.
Has the contract been confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied notice records a signature date as scheduled, rather than confirming signature.
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.