AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hull City Council awarded a short market-valuation-report assignment to Align Property Partners. The work covers proposed dwellings at East Bank Urban Village, the former Debenhams store and Shirethorn House in Hull.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for Align Property Partners under ERPS Framework Lot 4b, using a direct award by rotation. The contract record states it was signed on 5 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, below-threshold professional-services engagement worth £3,150 excluding VAT (£3,780 including VAT), with a one-month delivery period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Align Property Partners
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots LOT-0000 · £3,150 excluding VAT; £3,780 including VAT (contract total) GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names Align Property Partners as supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records £3,150 amount and £3,780 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096311-2026 is described as a "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 5 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-05.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£3,150
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Contract 1 value.amount is 3150 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£3,780
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 3780 GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false; tender procurement-method detail says "Below threshold - without competition".
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-05.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence11 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-11.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Document 096311-2026 records datePublished as 2026-10-12T17:37:27+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceMarket valuation report
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The tender and contract title describe a Market Valuation Report.
Development sites and dwelling counts
99% confidence78 dwellings at East Bank Urban Village; 129 dwellings at the former Debenhams store; and 25 dwellings at Shirethorn House, Hull
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Tender description specifies these three assignments and dwelling counts.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 79419000 — Evaluation consultancy services
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Award item for LOT-0000 includes CPV 79419000 with this description.
Delivery area
98% confidenceHull (UKE11), United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UKE11, and the opportunity description identifies Hull.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceDirect award via rotation
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Tender description states the opportunity was advertised from Hull City Council ERPS Framework Lot 4b using "Direct Award via rotation".
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect; below threshold without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Framework route
98% confidenceHull City Council ERPS Framework, Lot 4b — Valuation & Benchmarking Works
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Tender description identifies the ERPS Framework Lot 4b route.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied in the published notice.
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The supplied record identifies a direct, below-threshold procedure but contains no bidder count, tender responses or evaluation results.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 11 November 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-12 to 2026-11-11.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provisions are supplied in the tender or contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Assignment profile
96% confidenceA time-limited valuation and benchmarking consultancy engagement supporting three Hull housing-development sites.
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The scope is a market valuation report for three specified residential schemes, procured through ERPS Lot 4b — Valuation & Benchmarking Works.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceSmall fixed recorded contract value of £3,150 excluding VAT.
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Contract 1 records £3,150 excluding VAT for a period ending 11 November 2026.
Route-to-market observation
98% confidenceThe buyer used an existing framework lot and direct-award rotation rather than an open competitive process.
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Tender description states ERPS Lot 4b Direct Award via rotation; procurement details identify a below-threshold direct procedure.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier legal-identity verification
98% confidenceNot applicable in the supplied verification workflow; the supplier name is reported from the published award data and is not presented as Companies House-verified.
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Supplier identity status is "not_applicable" and verified_company_name is not supplied. The tender description separately cites Align Property Partners Limited and company number 10385861.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLOT-0000 has no published title, description or separate value.
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier verification workflow is marked not applicable and does not provide a verified legal company name; Align Property Partners is therefore reported as the published supplier name, while the description separately cites Align Property Partners Limited and company number 10385861.
- No separate lot title, lot description or lot-level value is supplied for LOT-0000.
- Information on competing suppliers, bid numbers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale and detailed pricing was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension or renewal terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hull City CouncilAlign Property Partnersmarket valuation reportERPS Framework Lot 4bvaluation and benchmarking worksHull housing developmentdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Hull City Council's market valuation report contract?
Align Property Partners was named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract record states £3,150 excluding VAT and £3,780 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded term runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 November 2026.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice describes a direct award via rotation under Hull City Council's ERPS Framework Lot 4b for Valuation & Benchmarking Works.
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