AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Limited published a notice reporting an active award and contract record to STANTEC UK LIMITED for authorising engineer duties for ventilation, including project-specific support. The published contract record states a GBP 400,000 value and a signature date of 1 March 2026. However, the only lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status conflict.
Published outcomeAward and contract records name STANTEC UK LIMITED as supplier for award 095974-2026-1. The contract record is active; the source explicitly provides a signed date.
Market significanceThis is a GBP 400,000 direct award for specialist ventilation engineering advisory services, justified by the buyer as an urgent operational requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STANTEC UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 095974-2026-1 · Lots 1 · GBP 400,000 GBP · Award and linked contract record active
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Verified supplier identity: company number 01188070, exact-name match. Award 095974-2026-1 names STANTEC UK LIMITED; linked contract value is GBP 400,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-12T11:03:50+01:00; notice type: award, contract.
Award record status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 095974-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 095974-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidence1 March 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 has status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidenceGBP 400,000
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Linked contract 095974-2026-1 value: amount 400000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceNot published by lot
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The GBP 400,000 value is stated on the linked contract record; no individual lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 March 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-12T11:03:50+01:00.
Service start and end
99% confidenceUnknown
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Contract start_at and contract end_at are null; no performance period is published.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAuthorising engineer duties for ventilation, including support with project-specific works.
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Tender description and lot 1 description.
Category
99% confidenceAdvisory and consultative engineering services (CPV 71318000).
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Tender classification and additional classification: CPV 71318000.
Delivery area
98% confidenceUKE44
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Tender item delivery address region: UKE44.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
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Procurement method and method details in tender data.
Direct-award rationale
99% confidenceThe buyer states that unforeseen circumstances created an urgent operational need and that a competition could not be completed within the required timescale to maintain safe, continuous service delivery.
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Published procurementMethodRationale.
Legal rationale classification
98% confidenceProcurement stated to fall outside the scope of application of the directive.
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procurementMethodRationaleClassifications: D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid, tenderer, evaluation or scoring information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive record
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Contract 095974-2026-1 status: active.
Signature date
99% confidence1 March 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z.
Options
99% confidenceNo options stated for lot 1.
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Lot 1 hasOptions: false.
Term
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date, end date or duration is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe stated urgent direct-award rationale indicates that the buyer did not publish a prior call for competition for this requirement.
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Published procedure details and rationale.
Commercial value
98% confidenceThe published GBP 400,000 contract value provides the overall reported scale of the linked contract, but no pricing structure or lot-level allocation is available.
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Contract value record; no pricing breakdown or lot value supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and award/contract statuses
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, while the related award and contract records are both marked active. The source does not explain this conflict.
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Lot 1 status: cancelled; award and contract status: active.
Published contract record
99% confidenceThe source explicitly provides a contract signature date and active contract status, but it does not publish performance start or end dates.
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Contract dateSigned and status; null contract_start_at and contract_end_at.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified: STANTEC UK LIMITED, company number 01188070, exact-name match.
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supplierVerification status verified; verified company name and number.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, lot value, service dates or renewal terms are provided.
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Relevant source fields are null or absent.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The associated lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract records are active; the source gives no explanation, so no single status has been preferred.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension provision or renewal terms are published.
- No award date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown or lot-level value is published.
- The GBP 400,000 value is reported for the linked contract and is not separately allocated at lot level.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
STANTEC UK LIMITEDCalderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Limitedauthorising engineer ventilationventilation engineering servicesGBP 400,000 contractdirect awardCPV 71318000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
STANTEC UK LIMITED, verified against company number 01188070.
What is the published contract value?
The linked contract record states GBP 400,000. No lot-level allocation is published.
Was the contract signed?
The published contract record gives a signature date of 1 March 2026.
Why was a competition not held?
The buyer cites unforeseen circumstances and an urgent operational need requiring continuity of safe service delivery.
Is the procurement status fully clear?
No. The award and contract records are active, but the associated lot is marked cancelled and the notice does not explain the difference.
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