AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Gedling Borough Council has signed a contract with NBV ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED for a small business advice service serving the Greater Carlton area. The stated initial term runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with an optional one-year extension.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for NBV ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold local business-support services contract with a stated net value of £114,567 and gross value of £137,480.40.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NBV ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £114,567 net; £137,480.40 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-01678839. Supplier verification matched company number 01678839 to NBV ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED. The contract linked to award 1 states the values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status "complete" and the published notice is a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00" and a document classified as "contractSigned".
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is "2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£114,567
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Contract 1 value.amount is 114567 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£137,480.40
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 137480.4 GBP.
Value attribution
96% confidenceContract-level value for the single recorded award and supplier
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-01.
Initial term start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Initial term end
99% confidence30 September 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-09-30.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence30 September 2029
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2029-09-30.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026
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The Contract details notice was published at 2026-10-08T13:30:19+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceSmall Business Advice Service for Greater Carlton
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The contract title is "Small Business Advice Service for Greater Carlton".
Purpose
99% confidenceSupport businesses solely within the Greater Carlton boundary of Gedling Borough
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The procurement description states that the service is required by the Greater Carlton Neighbourhood Board to support businesses solely in that boundary.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence72221000 — Business analysis consultancy services
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Award item 1 gives CPV 72221000 with this description.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKF1
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKF1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field is "Below threshold - unknown".
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial duration
99% confidence2 years
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The period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Extension provision
99% confidenceUp to 1 year
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The renewal description says provision has been made to extend for 1 year if necessary or desirable.
Maximum duration
98% confidence3 years
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The initial two-year term and maximum extent date of 30 September 2029 support a possible additional year.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot contract is recorded
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One award, one supplier and one related lot are present in the published data.
Service footprint
99% confidenceGeographically targeted business-support provision for Greater Carlton
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The description limits support to businesses solely within the Greater Carlton boundary.
Extension flexibility
99% confidenceThe buyer has retained an optional one-year extension
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The contract renewal description permits an extension of one year if necessary or desirable.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The lot record contains only ID 1 and status complete; the contract holds an overall value.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published.
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied record.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tender submissions, scores or award rationale are provided.
Contract value basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values are supplied; the notice does not provide a further pricing breakdown.
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross but no unit rates or cost composition.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not state an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No bidder count, evaluation criteria, scoring, tender prices or award rationale is supplied.
- No detailed pricing schedule or cost breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Gedling Borough CouncilNBV ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDGreater Carltonsmall business advice servicebusiness consultancy contractpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Greater Carlton small business advice contract?
NBV ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED, verified against company number 01678839.
What is the contract value?
The stated contract value is £114,567 excluding VAT and £137,480.40 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The initial term runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with provision for a one-year extension to a maximum end date of 30 September 2029.
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