AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Department for Business & Trade awarded a below-threshold, direct consultancy contract to JACOBS U.K. LIMITED for evidence and actionable insights supporting a deployable UK reconstruction approach. The contract record states it was signed on 29 September 2026 and is active.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for JACOBS U.K. LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a short-duration £50,000 net (£60,000 gross) business-analysis consultancy engagement awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JACOBS U.K. LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £50,000 net; £60,000 gross shared contract value GBP · verified; active award and contract
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Award 1 names Jacobs U.K. Limited as sole supplier. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 02594504 and provides verified company name JACOBS U.K. LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records £50,000 amount and £60,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process notice type and contract document description both state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as “complete”; lot 1 is also “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 date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-29.
Contract start date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-29.
Notice publication date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The contract document datePublished is 2026-10-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£50,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 50000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£60,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 60000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle-supplier contract value
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-29.
Contract start
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-09-29.
Scheduled contract end
99% confidence27 November 2026
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Contract period endDate is 2026-11-27.
Maximum potential end date
99% confidence27 December 2026
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Contract period maxExtentDate is 2026-12-27 and the renewal field describes an optional one-month time-only extension.
Contract notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract document 095124-2026 records datePublished as 2026-10-08.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceExternal consultancy to identify evidence, lessons and actionable insights to advance a readily deployable UK reconstruction approach.
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Tender description states this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 72221000 — Business analysis consultancy services
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Award item 1 lists this additional CPV classification.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relatedLots and its item both reference lot 1.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
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 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder count and evaluation information were not supplied.
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The stated procedure is without competition. No bid-count or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract reference
99% confidenceCR_5537 - UK Approach to Reconstruction
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Contract 1 title is “CR_5537 - UK Approach to Reconstruction”.
Initial term
99% confidence29 September 2026 to 27 November 2026
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Contract period startDate and endDate state these dates.
Extension provision
99% confidenceOptional one-month time-only extension
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The renewal description says “An optional time only extension period of one (1) month.”
Maximum term endpoint
99% confidence27 December 2026
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2026-12-27.
Renewal flag
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
98% confidenceShort, defined consultancy engagement valued at £50,000 excluding VAT.
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The stated scope is consultancy; the signed contract runs from 29 September to 27 November 2026 and records a £50,000 net value.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by Companies House number 02594504; the verified legal name is JACOBS U.K. LIMITED.
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice beyond the stated non-competitive direct procedure.
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No bidder count, selection rationale, scores or evaluation detail is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bidder numbers, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown and deliverables was not supplied in the published notice.
- The notice does not state whether the optional extension will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Approach to ReconstructionJACOBS U.K. LIMITEDDepartment for Business & Tradebusiness analysis consultancydirect awardreconstruction consultancy
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UK Approach to Reconstruction contract?
JACOBS U.K. LIMITED won the sole recorded award for lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
No. The notice records a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
When does the contract end?
The scheduled end date is 27 November 2026, with an optional one-month time-only extension to a maximum of 27 December 2026.
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