AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales published a contract details notice for Network Services Contractor. The notice records SGTA UK LTD as the supplier for lot 1 under a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
Published outcomeA contract record is active for award 1, with an explicit signed date of 30 March 2026 and a service period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £104,400 net (£125,280 gross) one-year network-services consultancy contract awarded directly below threshold.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SGTA UK LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £104,400 net / £125,280 gross shared contract value GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names SGTA UK LTD as supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 07398936. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £104,400 amount and £125,280 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095672-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
98% confidenceSigned 30 March 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-03-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£104,400
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Contract 1 value.amount is 104400 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£125,280
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 125280 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle contract value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
98% confidence30 March 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-03-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-09-30.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Notice 095672-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement title
99% confidenceNetwork Contractor
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Tender title is Network Contractor.
Published description
99% confidenceNetwork Services Contractor
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Tender description is Network Services Contractor.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 72220000 — Systems and technical consultancy services
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Award item 1 contains this additional CPV classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied
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Tender and award data identify lot 1 only; no title or description is provided for it.
Delivery regions
98% confidenceUKL15, UKL17, UKL18 and UKL22
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Award item 1 lists delivery addresses in these four regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Method 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 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 year
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The stated period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied contract data.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceNet and gross total contract values published; no rate card or pricing breakdown supplied
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold award without competition
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Published procurement method details state Below threshold - without competition.
Addressable service area
90% confidenceNetwork-services technical consultancy across four Welsh regions
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The CPV is systems and technical consultancy services and delivery regions are UKL15, UKL17, UKL18 and UKL22.
Published commercial scale
99% confidence£104,400 excluding VAT over the stated one-year term
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Contract value.amount is £104,400 and the period is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract signed date precedes the published contract start date, and the notice was published after the start date
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dateSigned is 30 March 2026; startDate is 1 October 2026; datePublished is 9 October 2026.
Award-date information
99% confidenceNo separate award date supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date and no award date is present in the detailed award record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 is identified without title, description or value fields.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid data, evaluation detail, award rationale, extension terms and detailed pricing
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award decision date is published.
- No bidder count, bid values, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or replacement terms are published.
- No detailed pricing schedule, deliverables or performance measures are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SGTA UK LTDPolice and Crime Commissioner for South WalesNetwork Contractornetwork services contractorsystems and technical consultancy servicesdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Network Contractor contract?
SGTA UK LTD, verified under Companies House number 07398936, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £104,400 excluding VAT and £125,280 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period is 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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