AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Environment Agency published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to WYRE CATCHMENT C.I.C. for works classified as under-river tunnel construction. The award is pending, with a future signature date scheduled; the supplied data does not confirm that a contract has been signed.
Published outcomeOne pending award, valued at £1,119,000 gross, is linked to lot 1 and WYRE CATCHMENT C.I.C.
Market significanceThis is a direct-award works procurement under the Procurement Act 2023, with urgency classified as the stated rationale classification. Competition and evaluation information were not supplied.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WYRE CATCHMENT C.I.C.
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 1119000 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names source supplier “Wyre CIC”; supplier verification matches company number 13475106 to WYRE CATCHMENT C.I.C. Award value is £1,119,000 gross and award status is pending.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceTransparency notice on Find a Tender (UK5 award notice)
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Document 095588-2026 is described as “Transparency notice on Find a Tender” and has notice type UK5.
Publication date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice document datePublished: 2026-10-09T11:43:03+01:00.
Procurement status
99% confidenceTender record complete; award pending
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Tender status is “complete”, while award 1 status is “pending”.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot confirmed signed
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Award milestone is a scheduled futureSignatureDate of 2026-10-15T23:59:59+01:00; no signed-contract field or completed signature milestone is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£1,119,000 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 1119000 GBP.
Lot-level value
97% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 1 has no value_amount. The award covers only lot 1, but the notice does not publish a separate lot value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice document datePublished: 2026-10-09T11:43:03+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award milestone futureSignatureDate dueDate: 2026-10-15T23:59:59+01:00, status scheduled.
Stated contract start
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod.startDate: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 October 2030
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Award contractPeriod.endDate: 2030-10-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Procurement title
99% confidenceWyre CIC- Form C- STA
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Process and tender title: “Wyre CIC- Form C- STA”.
Main category
99% confidenceWorks
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “works”.
CPV classification
99% confidence45221245 — Under-river tunnel construction work
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 45221245 with that description.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description
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Tender has lot 1 only. Its title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct” and procurementMethodDetails is “Direct award”.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023 c.54)
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Tender legalBasis id is 2023/54 with a UK legislation URI.
Stated rationale
97% confidenceForm C
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Tender procurementMethodRationale is “form c”.
Rationale classification
99% confidenceUrgency
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Tender procurementMethodRationaleClassifications contains “urgency”.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tender responses, evaluation scores, or award-comparison information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
98% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 October 2030
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 4 years and 12 days
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Calculated from the supplied contract-period start and end timestamps.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award maturity
99% confidenceCommercial commitment remains unconfirmed
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The award is pending and signature is only scheduled; the notice does not evidence an executed contract.
Route-to-market signal
94% confidenceLimited open-market opportunity is evidenced for this award
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The procurement is recorded as a direct award. The notice does not provide competition or bid information.
Scope transparency
98% confidenceTechnical scope is only indicated through the CPV classification
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The lot has no published title or description; the award item provides CPV 45221245 only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
99% confidencePending award, not evidenced as signed or active
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Award 1 status is pending and its futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Supplier-name discrepancy handled
99% confidenceVerified legal name used; source name differs
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Source name “Wyre CIC” differs from verified company name WYRE CATCHMENT C.I.C.; verification was matched by company number 13475106.
Supplier address-country anomaly
98% confidencePublished supplier address data is internally unusual
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Supplier locality/postcode are Cornwall and PL17 8PH, while country is recorded as Brazil and region as BR. This analysis does not infer the correct address.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No lot description, award date, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, or extension terms are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied notice does not confirm signature, contract conclusion, or contract commencement.
- The notice supplies no award decision date, bid count, evaluation results, tender prices, scoring, or reasons for selecting the supplier beyond the direct-award rationale fields.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or standalone value.
- No extension, option, renewal, or variation terms are supplied.
- The source supplier name “Wyre CIC” differs from the verified legal name WYRE CATCHMENT C.I.C.; the analysis uses the verified legal identity.
- The published supplier address combines Cornwall and postcode PL17 8PH with country Brazil and region BR; the source does not resolve this inconsistency.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Environment AgencyWYRE CATCHMENT C.I.C.Wyre CICdirect awardunder-river tunnel constructionProcurement Act 2023transparency notice
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named for the award?
The verified legal supplier is WYRE CATCHMENT C.I.C. (company number 13475106). The source notice uses the name “Wyre CIC”.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced in the supplied data. The award is pending and signature was scheduled for 15 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
The published gross value for award 1 is £1,119,000.
What work is indicated?
The award is classified as works, with CPV 45221245: under-river tunnel construction work.
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.