AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Department for Business & Trade has awarded and signed a short consultancy contract to LUCIDEON LIMITED to support development of the Ceramics Industry Support Scheme (CISS).
Published outcomeA direct, below-threshold procurement without competition resulted in one active award and contract for LUCIDEON LIMITED.
Market significanceThe engagement concerns scheme design and application and assessment processes for a proposed UK ceramics-sector grant intervention, rather than delivery of grant funding itself.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LUCIDEON LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · GBP 99,750 excluding VAT; GBP 119,700 including VAT GBP · Active award and active contract
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Verified supplier record identifies LUCIDEON LIMITED (company number 01960455). Award 1 names Lucideon Limited as supplier. The single contract linked to award 1 states GBP 99,750 amount and GBP 119,700 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “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% confidenceSigned on 6 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-06.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidenceGBP 99,750
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Contract 1 value.amount is 99750 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidenceGBP 119,700
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 119700 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed and started
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned and period.startDate of 2026-10-06.
Contract end date
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-30T23:59:59+00:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-12T16:35:43+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSpecialist support for final CISS scheme design and development of an application and assessment process.
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Notice description states BIST requires specialist support to inform final scheme design and develop a proportionate, evidence-based and accessible application and assessment process.
Policy context
98% confidenceCeramics-sector grant intervention intended to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, improve productivity and strengthen long-term competitiveness.
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Notice description sets out the intended objectives of CISS.
Service classification
99% confidenceTechnical analysis or consultancy services (CPV 71621000).
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Award item additional classification is CPV 71621000.
Delivery location
99% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procurement approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated by the published procurement approach.
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The notice explicitly describes the procurement as below threshold without competition.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence6 October 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false; tender details also state below threshold.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
96% confidenceShort-duration specialist consultancy assignment supporting grant-scheme design rather than grant distribution.
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The contract runs from 6 October to 30 November 2026, and the requirement is for scheme-design and application/assessment-process support.
Award structure
99% confidenceOne supplier is linked to the sole award and sole lot.
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; the tender contains one lot.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier identity was matched by company number to LUCIDEON LIMITED, company number 01960455.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is recorded only with ID and status complete; no title, description or value is supplied.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No scoring, award rationale, bidder count, pricing breakdown or evaluation information is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is published for award 1.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, separate value or pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and details of any alternative suppliers considered.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The notice does not provide detailed deliverables, milestones or performance measures.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
LUCIDEON LIMITEDCeramics Industry Support SchemeCISSDepartment for Business & Tradeceramics consultancygrant scheme designUK public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CISS development support contract?
LUCIDEON LIMITED (company number 01960455) was the sole supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is GBP 99,750 excluding VAT and GBP 119,700 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The contract starts on 6 October 2026 and ends on 30 November 2026.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.