AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Durham County Council has concluded a direct, below-threshold contract with CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED for corporate subscription services covering CIPFA-focused networks, forums and publications.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 March 2028.
Market significanceThis is a £55,673.16 gross subscription-services contract awarded without competition, indicating a defined requirement for CIPFA-related professional information and membership-style services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £55,673.16 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED (GB-COH-02376684) as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 02376684 to CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED. Contract 1, linked to Award 1, has a gross value of GBP 55,673.16.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096129-2026 is described as a “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 specifies dateSigned: 2026-10-12.
Contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 March 2028
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Contract 1 period specifies startDate 2026-10-13 and endDate 2028-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£55,673.16 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 55673.16, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value; linked to Award 1
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The value is published on Contract 1, which references awardID 1; no separate lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Notice 096129-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-12T14:26:34+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-13.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCIPFA corporate subscription services
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The tender title is “Provision of CIPFA Corporate Subscription Services”.
Included services
98% confidenceNetworks, forums and publications relating to accountancy, audit, pensions, governance, treasury management, social care and property
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Tender description lists these subscription coverage areas.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
CPV classification
99% confidence79980000 — Subscription services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 79980000, described as “Subscription services”.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKC1
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Award item 1 gives delivery address region UKC1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list or evaluation information supplied in the published notice.
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The supplied record contains no bid-count, tender-response or evaluation fields.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract duration
98% confidenceApproximately 17 months and 18 days
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Published contract period runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 March 2028.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal clause is supplied in the record.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Buying pattern
98% confidenceDirect, single-supplier subscription purchase
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The procedure is direct and below threshold without competition; Award 1 lists one supplier and covers subscription services.
Demand focus
97% confidenceSpecialist CIPFA-related professional content and networks across public-sector finance, governance and service areas
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The scope lists networks, forums and publications covering accountancy, audit, pensions, governance, treasury management, social care and property.
Supplier opportunity signal
99% confidenceNo competitive route, selection rationale, pricing breakdown or evaluation outcome is published.
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The supplied notice provides a direct procedure but no rationale, bid, scoring or price-breakdown data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED is verified against Companies House company number 02376684; no name mismatch is flagged.
Value basis
99% confidenceGross contract value published
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Contract 1 provides amountGross of £55,673.16; no net value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is present with status complete; its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, competing suppliers, award criteria, scores or evaluation narrative is included in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, selection rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, renewal-option or reprocurement commitment is published.
- The published gross value is contract-level and should not be interpreted as a separately published lot value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Durham County CouncilCIPFA BUSINESS LIMITEDCIPFA corporate subscription servicessubscription servicespublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Durham County Council's CIPFA corporate subscription contract?
CIPFA BUSINESS LIMITED, verified by Companies House number 02376684.
What is the value of the CIPFA subscription contract?
The published gross contract value is £55,673.16.
When does the contract run?
It runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 March 2028 and was signed on 12 October 2026.
Was the contract competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
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