AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Ordnance Survey Limited has awarded and signed a below-threshold direct contract with IRG Advisors LLP for temporary agency-worker recruitment services. The contract is for provision of a suitably qualified individual between October 2026 and April 2027.
Published outcomeIRG Advisors LLP is the sole named supplier for award 1 and contract 1.
Market significanceThis is a £135,000 net (£162,000 gross) short-term recruitment-services contract awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
IRG ADVISORS LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 135000 net; 162000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; award and associated contract active
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Award 1 names IRG ADVISORS LLP (GB-COH-OC354226); supplier verification matched company number OC354226. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states GBP 135,000 amount and GBP 162,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 12 October 2026
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Notice document 096180-2026 is dated 2026-10-12T15:28:19+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 9 October 2026
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Contract 1 status is active and dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 11 April 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12 and endDate is 2027-04-11.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, net
99% confidence£135,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 135000 GBP.
Contract value, gross
99% confidence£162,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 162000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is associated with the sole contract linked to award 1; no separate lot-level value is published.
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Contract 1 links to award 1; lot 1 has no value field.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract details notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-12T15:28:19+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence11 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-04-11.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSupply of a temporary agency worker to provide additional resource and support for a defined period.
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Tender description states that Ordnance Survey contracted for a temporary agency worker to provide additional resource and support.
Service category
99% confidenceRecruitment services (CPV 79600000)
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Award item lists CPV 79600000, Recruitment services.
Worker requirement
98% confidenceSupplier appointed to provide a suitably qualified and experienced individual in accordance with Ordnance Survey requirements.
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Tender description states this requirement.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1); no published lot title or description.
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Tender and award data reference only lot 1; lot title and description are null.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Competition
99% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown; information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tender responses, scoring, evaluation or award-rationale data is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceApproximately six months, from 12 October 2026 to 11 April 2027
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Published contract period runs from 2026-10-12 to 2027-04-11.
Signed status
99% confidenceSigned on 9 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly provides dateSigned 2026-10-09.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown; information not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal field is provided.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly total net and gross values are published; rate card and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
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Contract value provides amount and amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe requirement was procured directly below threshold without competition.
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Published procurement method is direct and method detail states below threshold without competition.
Demand profile
96% confidenceThe contract covers one temporary-worker requirement for a defined, approximately six-month period.
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Description refers to a temporary agency worker and contract dates span 12 October 2026 to 11 April 2027.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe notice provides a single contract total rather than a worker rate, fee structure or lot-level pricing.
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Contract value is published only as total net and gross amounts; no pricing schedule is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice completeness
98% confidenceCore supplier, procedure, signature date, contract term and total value are published.
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The supplied contract, award and party data contain these fields.
Unpublished competition detail
99% confidenceBid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores and detailed award rationale are not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields appear in the supplied data.
Unpublished scope and pricing detail
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, individual lot value, role specification, rate card and pricing breakdown are not supplied in the published notice.
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Lot 1 title, description and value are null; no role or rate detail is provided.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by Companies House number OC354226; no name mismatch or address-like supplier name is flagged.
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Supplier verification status is verified, match method is company_number, and mismatch flags are false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scoring and detailed award rationale were not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The published notice does not provide the worker role specification, rate card, fee structure or detailed pricing breakdown.
- No extension or renewal option is published; the contract-end watchpoint is an estimate based on the stated end date, not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ordnance Survey LimitedIRG Advisors LLPtemporary agency workerrecruitment servicespublic procurementdirect awardFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Ordnance Survey's temporary agency worker contract?
IRG Advisors LLP, verified against Companies House number OC354226.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £135,000 net and £162,000 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published period is 12 October 2026 to 11 April 2027; it was signed on 9 October 2026.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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