AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East West Rail Company Limited awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract with THOMAS TELFORD LIMITED for an NEC4 copyright licence and two-year subscription. The contract permits organisational access, use, reproduction and administration of NEC4 documentation.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for THOMAS TELFORD LIMITED. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Market significanceThis is a specialised intellectual-property licensing and subscription purchase for proprietary NEC4 contract documentation, rather than a competed software procurement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THOMAS TELFORD LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £68,418 net; £79,433.20 gross (shared contract value) GBP · Active award and contract
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The supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 02556636. Award 1 names the supplier; contract 1, linked to award 1, records the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and the related lot is marked "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 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-30.
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£68,418
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Contract 1 value.amount is 68418 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£79,433.20
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 79433.2 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 references lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-30.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2028
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-09-30.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-12.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceNEC4 copyright licence and two-year subscription
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The opportunity title states "NEC4 Copyright Licence & Two Year Subscription".
Business purpose
99% confidenceLegal organisational access, use, reproduction and administration of NEC4 contract documentation
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The description states that the licence enables EWR Co. to legally access, use, reproduce and administer NEC4 documentation across the organisation.
Procurement category
95% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as "goods".
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 48311100 — Document management system
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The award item carries this additional CPV classification.
Delivery location
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The award item lists a delivery address region of UK.
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 states "Below threshold - without competition".
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (UKPGA 2023/54)
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceTwo years
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The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028; the title also refers to a two-year subscription.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceLicensing and subscription purchase for proprietary NEC4 documentation
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The description identifies NEC contracts as proprietary documents requiring an appropriate organisational licence, alongside a subscription.
Competition context
99% confidenceNo competition was used under a below-threshold direct procurement route
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The published procedure detail states "Below threshold - without competition".
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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THOMAS TELFORD LIMITED was matched by company number 02556636; supplier verification status is verified.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is present but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bid count, evaluation, scoring and award rationale is not supplied in the notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separately allocated value.
- Information on bid count, evaluation, scoring, pricing breakdown and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published; the estimated re-procurement point is based only on the stated contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East West Rail Company LimitedTHOMAS TELFORD LIMITEDNEC4 copyright licenceNEC4 subscriptiondirect procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the East West Rail NEC4 licence contract?
THOMAS TELFORD LIMITED, verified by Companies House number 02556636.
What is the value of the NEC4 licence contract?
The contract value is £68,418 excluding VAT and £79,433.20 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028 and was signed on 30 September 2026.
Was the contract competed?
No. The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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