AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College directly awarded specialist strategic service design consultancy support for the CoSTAR National Lab to INTERVAL ADVISORY LLP. The published contract record states that it was signed on 2 August 2026 and is active from 3 August to 14 November 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for INTERVAL ADVISORY LLP under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, non-competitive consultancy engagement valued at £25,000 excluding VAT (£30,000 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
INTERVAL ADVISORY LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £25,000 excluding VAT; £30,000 including VAT GBP · Active award and contract
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Verified supplier identity is INTERVAL ADVISORY LLP (company number OC460479). Award 1 names this supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, states £25,000 net and £30,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 096364-2026 is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is "complete"; lot 1 is also 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 2 August 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-08-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£25,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 25000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£30,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 30000 GBP.
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-02.
Contract start
99% confidence3 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-03.
Contract end
99% confidence14 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-14.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Notice 096364-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSpecialist strategic service design consultancy services to support CoSTAR National Lab
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The tender title and description state this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence79400000 — Business and management consultancy and related services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 79400000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ
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Award item 1 specifies delivery in region UKJ.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect award
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct" and the description says the supplier was awarded via a direct award.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Bidder count
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence3 August 2026 to 14 November 2026
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
93% confidenceShort-term specialist consultancy engagement
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The scope is specialist strategic service design consultancy and the published term runs from 3 August to 14 November 2026.
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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The stated procurement method detail is "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
98% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 is explicitly linked to award 1; both records are active.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number OC460479 and verification status is "verified".
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is listed only with status "complete"; title, description and value are not supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation, scoring or award-rationale detail beyond the direct-award route is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, individual value or pricing breakdown.
- The published notice does not state bidder numbers, evaluation criteria, scores, comparative pricing or a detailed rationale for selecting the supplier.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
INTERVAL ADVISORY LLPRoyal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeCoSTAR National Labservice design consultancydirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CoSTAR National Lab consultancy contract?
INTERVAL ADVISORY LLP, verified under company number OC460479.
What is the contract value?
£25,000 excluding VAT and £30,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 3 August 2026 to 14 November 2026.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice states a below-threshold direct award 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.