AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
mhs homes group awarded a direct, below-threshold consultancy contract for Balfour Court to FAITHORN FARRELL TIMMS LLP. The published contract record states that it was signed on 27 August 2026 and runs to 30 April 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for FAITHORN FARRELL TIMMS LLP.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive services engagement with a published net contract value of £56,646.91 and gross value of £67,976.29.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FAITHORN FARRELL TIMMS LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £56,646.91 net; £67,976.29 gross contract value GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 identifies FAITHORN FARRELL TIMMS LLP as supplier and contract 1 is linked to award 1. The supplier was verified against Companies House number OC300053.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The source document is titled “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” and was published on 9 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceSigned
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 27 August 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£56,646.91
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Contract 1 value.amount is 56646.91 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£67,976.29
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 67976.29 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1; no separate lot-level value is published.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1, while lot 1 has no value field.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence27 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-27.
Contract start
99% confidence27 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-27.
Contract end
99% confidence30 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-04-30.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceBalfour Court consultancy
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The tender title is “Balfour Court Consultancy” and description is “Provisions of Balfour Court Consultancy”.
Service categories
99% confidenceStructural engineering consultancy services; building consultancy services
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Award item classifications list CPV 71312000 and 71315200.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 and award 1 relates to lot 1.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ41
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKJ41.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bidder count, evaluation results or award rationale published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence27 August 2026 to 30 April 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-08-27 to 2027-04-30.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract form or pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data beyond the total net and gross values.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold appointment without competition
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The published procurement method detail explicitly states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Service profile
99% confidenceEngineering and building consultancy
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The published CPV classifications cover structural engineering consultancy and building consultancy.
Published value basis
98% confidenceBoth net and gross totals are available, but no pricing or work-package breakdown is published.
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier name and Companies House number OC300053 were matched by company number; no name mismatch is flagged.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 contains status only; its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scoring, tender submissions or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
Timing context
99% confidenceThe contract was signed and started before the contract details notice was published.
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The signature/start date is 27 August 2026; publication date is 9 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The published notice does not state an award decision date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Balfour Court Consultancymhs homes groupFAITHORN FARRELL TIMMS LLPbuilding consultancystructural engineering consultancypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Balfour Court Consultancy contract?
FAITHORN FARRELL TIMMS LLP, verified against Companies House number OC300053.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £56,646.91 excluding VAT and £67,976.29 including VAT.
When does the contract end?
The published end date is 30 April 2027.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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