AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sunderland City Council has concluded a contract with NEXUS PLANNING LIMITED for a town centre study to support preparation of the Sunderland Local Plan.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for NEXUS PLANNING LIMITED. The contract was signed on 2 October 2026 and runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition public-sector consultancy engagement valued at £36,861 excluding VAT (£44,233.20 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NEXUS PLANNING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £36,861 excluding VAT; £44,233.20 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names NEXUS PLANNING LIMITED as supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 08491440. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095887-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
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 signature
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-02.
Contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 11 July 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-12 and endDate 2027-07-11.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£36,861
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Contract 1 value.amount is 36861 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£44,233.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 44233.2 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-02.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Notice 095887-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence11 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-07-11.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTown Centre Study to inform preparation of the Sunderland Local Plan
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The process title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 79400000 with this description.
Delivery location
98% confidenceUKC23, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists delivery region UKC23.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and its item are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender records procurementMethod as limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
98% confidenceApproximately 9 months
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The stated period is from 12 October 2026 to 11 July 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single supplier holds the sole recorded award for the single recorded lot.
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One award is linked to lot 1, names one supplier, and has one linked contract.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published contract value is contract-level and can be associated with NEXUS PLANNING LIMITED because the contract is linked to its sole award and supplier.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 names only NEXUS PLANNING LIMITED.
Competition insight
99% confidenceThe process used below-threshold limited competition; the number of invited suppliers and bids received is unknown.
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Procedure detail is published, but no participation or bid-count data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published record coverage
98% confidenceThe published notice supplies contract status, signature date, term, gross and net values, supplier identity, procedure and high-level scope.
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These fields are present in the tender, award, contract and party data.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no separately published title, description or lot-level value.
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Lot 1 is listed only with id and complete status; its title, description and value fields are absent.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
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No such fields appear in the supplied source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No tender publication date, submission deadline, award decision date or award date is supplied.
- The published record does not state the number of suppliers invited or bids received, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal or re-procurement terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sunderland City CouncilNEXUS PLANNING LIMITEDTown Centre StudySunderland Local Planplanning consultancypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Sunderland City Council's Town Centre Study contract?
NEXUS PLANNING LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 08491440.
What is the value of the Town Centre Study contract?
The contract value is £36,861 excluding VAT and £44,233.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It was signed on 2 October 2026 and runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 July 2027.
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