AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Home Office has published a direct-award notice naming WHP TELECOMS LIMITED for passive build works at the EAS1001 Greyhound Farm site. The award remains pending, so the published data does not establish that a contract has been signed or started.
Published outcomePending direct award to WHP TELECOMS LIMITED for award/lot 1, valued at £457,064.92 excluding VAT (£548,477.90 gross).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, single-supplier direct award for telecommunications-related site build activity, with a stated base period through March 2027 and one possible extension.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WHP TELECOMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 457,064.92 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-03601208; supplier verification matched company number 03601208 to WHP TELECOMS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095587-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Published date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T11:42:58+01:00.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status 'pending'.
Award decision date
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Standstill end
98% confidence20 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
Future signature milestone
98% confidence30 October 2026
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-30T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence2 November 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-02T00:00:00+00:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£457,064.92
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Award 1 value.amount is 457064.92 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£548,477.90
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 548477.9 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceAward-level value for the sole named supplier and lot 1
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Award 1 lists one supplier and related lot 1; no separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-08.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice 095587-2026 was published on 2026-10-09.
Standstill end
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Published standstill end date is 2026-10-20.
Future signature date
98% confidence30 October 2026
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A scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-10-30.
Planned start date
98% confidence2 November 2026
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Published contract period startDate is 2026-11-02.
Planned base end date
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Published contract period endDate is 2027-03-31.
Maximum extent date
98% confidence1 November 2027
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Published contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2027-11-01.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePassive build activities to complete the EAS1001 Greyhound Farm site, following acquisition and design activities already completed by WHP.
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Tender description states that the requirement is to complete EAS site EAS1001 Greyhound following Acquisition and Design activities already completed by WHP.
Work content
99% confidenceDelivery and construction of the approved passive site solution in accordance with the agreed design and Schedule of Rates.
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Tender description states this work content.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Published CPV classifications
98% confidence50300000: repair, maintenance and associated services related to computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment; 71510000: site-investigation services.
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Award item 1 lists these two additional CPV classifications.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no lot title or separate lot description published.
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The tender and award reference lot 1, while the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bidder count, evaluation results, or award rationale is published in the supplied notice data.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027 (planned dates)
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2027-03-31.
Extension
98% confidenceOne extension is permitted only to enable completion of all build works, including handover packs.
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Award 1 renewal.description states this condition.
Maximum potential end date
98% confidence1 November 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2027-11-01.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot established by the published data.
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The award is pending and the notice contains a future signature milestone.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery continuity
97% confidenceThe notice says WHP had already completed acquisition and design activities before the passive build requirement.
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Tender description states that Acquisition and Design activities had already been completed by WHP.
Commercial status
99% confidenceSuppliers should treat the opportunity as a pending award rather than an active concluded contract.
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Award 1 is pending, with a scheduled future signature date and planned future start date.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award status clarity
99% confidenceThe published award is pending, not evidence of a signed or commenced contract.
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Award 1 status is pending; the signature date is a future scheduled milestone.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified against company number 03601208 as WHP TELECOMS LIMITED.
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Supplier verification status is verified using company_number matching.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description, or individual lot value.
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value.
Commercial detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes pricing breakdown, bidder numbers, evaluation detail, award rationale, and signed-contract evidence.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The pending award status and scheduled future signature date mean the notice does not confirm a signed, concluded, or active contract.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or separate value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, and any contract signature evidence.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Home OfficeEAS1001 Greyhound Farm BuildWHP TELECOMS LIMITEDdirect awardpassive buildtelecommunicationsFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named for the EAS1001 Greyhound Farm Build award?
WHP TELECOMS LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for pending award 1.
What is the published award value?
The award value is £457,064.92 excluding VAT and £548,477.90 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied data does not establish this. The award is pending and lists a future signature milestone of 30 October 2026.
What are the planned contract dates?
The published base period is planned to run from 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a stated maximum extent date of 1 November 2027.
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.