AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Together Housing Association Limited has awarded and signed an electricity supply agreement with URBANCHAIN LTD. The active contract is valued at £1.5 million excluding VAT (£1.8 million including VAT) and runs from 9 October 2026 to 28 July 2027.
Published outcomeA single active award (award 1) and associated active contract have been recorded for URBANCHAIN LTD under a below-threshold framework award.
Market significanceThis is a £1.5 million net electricity-supply contract for a housing association, awarded through a framework route. The notice identifies URBANCHAIN LTD as an SME supplier.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
URBANCHAIN LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,500,000 excluding VAT; £1,800,000 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names URBANCHAIN LTD (GB-COH-10771684) as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 10771684 and verified the legal name. The contract value applies to contract 1 associated with award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete" in the published contract details notice.
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 signature
99% confidenceSigned on 9 October 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned of 2026-10-09 and a document with documentType "contractSigned".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,500,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1500000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£1,800,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1800000 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value allocated to award 1 / lot 1
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Contract 1 references awardID 1, and award 1 relates to lot 1. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026, 11:07 BST
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The contract details notice has datePublished/published_at of 2026-10-09T11:07:52+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence28 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-07-28T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceElectricity supply to Together Housing Association Limited
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The notice title is "ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AGREEMENT" and its description states "Provision of electricity supply to THA".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as "services".
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 65000000 — Public utilities
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Award item 1 includes CPV 65000000, described as Public utilities.
Delivery coverage
99% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions
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Award item 1 lists delivery addresses in these UK regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Award route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under a framework
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - award under framework"; contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold false.
Framework reference
99% confidenceocds-h6vhtk-05a6c6
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The related process with relationship "framework" identifies ocds-h6vhtk-05a6c6.
Competitive process
95% confidenceMarked competitive
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The tender field competitive is true.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale or pricing comparison is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 28 July 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Duration
94% confidenceApproximately 9 months and 19 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice beyond the aggregate contract value.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
94% confidence£1.5 million excluding VAT over approximately 9 months and 19 days
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Contract 1 has a net value of £1.5 million and published dates from 9 October 2026 to 28 July 2027.
Route to market
99% confidenceFramework-based below-threshold award
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The published procurement method details state "Below threshold - award under framework".
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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The supplied notice contains no award rationale, evaluation narrative or supplier scoring.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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URBANCHAIN LTD was verified by company-number match to GB-COH-10771684.
Value clarity
98% confidenceClear at contract level; no separate lot value published
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Contract 1 provides net and gross values, while lot 1 has no published value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title or description
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Lot 1 is present but its title and description are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBid, evaluation and award-decision detail not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice on bid numbers, other bidders, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings.
- No extension, renewal or pricing-detail terms are published; the renewal timing is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Together Housing Association LimitedURBANCHAIN LTDelectricity supply agreementelectricity procurementframework awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Together Housing's electricity supply agreement?
URBANCHAIN LTD, verified against company number 10771684, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the electricity supply contract?
The contract value is £1.5 million excluding VAT and £1.8 million including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 28 July 2027.
Was the agreement signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signature date of 9 October 2026 and links to a document classified as a signed contract.
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.