AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
National Highways Limited awarded a direct, below-threshold services contract to Carter Jonas for Avonmouth Dilapidations. The notice states this completes work originally instructed under a commercial services contract.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for Carter Jonas. The contract data explicitly records signing on 16 September 2026.
Market significanceA £112,500 net (£135,000 gross) short-term direct award for legal advisory services, running from 28 September to 31 December 2026.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Carter Jonas
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £112,500 net; £135,000 gross GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Carter Jonas as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records GBP 112,500 amount and GBP 135,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095085-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; process source status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence16 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-16.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£112,500
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Contract 1 value.amount is 112500 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£135,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 135000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence16 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-16.
Contract start
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-28.
Contract end
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-31.
Notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Document 095085-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAvonmouth Dilapidations
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Process title is "Avonmouth Dilapidations".
Published description
99% confidenceInstruction to Carter Jonas to complete work originally instructed under the commercial services contract.
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Tender description states this wording.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence79111000 — Legal advisory services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 79111000 with description "Legal advisory services".
Lots
98% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.
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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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competitive process is recorded in the published data.
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The procedure is stated as below threshold without competition; no bid or participant count is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence28 September 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Stated duration
96% confidenceApproximately 3 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 28 September to 31 December 2026.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
97% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route to complete work described as originally instructed under a commercial services contract.
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Tender description references previously instructed work; procurementMethodDetails states below threshold without competition.
Supplier opportunity signal
94% confidenceThe published record indicates a short-duration legal advisory services requirement rather than an open competitive opportunity.
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CPV is legal advisory services; the contract runs to 31 December 2026 and was directly awarded without competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceNo Companies House verification was supplied; supplier identity status is not applicable.
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supplierVerification status is "not_applicable" and verified company name/number are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published award data.
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Evaluation and pricing detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- No lot title, lot description or separately allocated lot value is published.
- No bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.
- Supplier identity has not been verified against Companies House; the published supplier name is Carter Jonas.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
National Highways LimitedCarter JonasAvonmouth Dilapidationslegal advisory servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Avonmouth Dilapidations contract?
Carter Jonas is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract records £112,500 excluding VAT and £135,000 including VAT.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data records a signing date of 16 September 2026.
When does the contract end?
The published contract end date is 31 December 2026.
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