AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Homes England published contract details for a direct, below-threshold appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to provide a secondee for National Housing Bank Limited’s Distressed Investment Team case-manager role.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to active contract 1. The contract data explicitly records signature on 17 July 2026, running from 16 August 2026 to 9 August 2027.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier professional-services engagement valued at £132,000 excluding VAT (£158,400 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £132,000 excluding VAT; £158,400 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP (GB-COH-OC303525). Supplier verification matched company number OC303525 and verified the legal name. Contract 1, linked to award 1, gives the contract value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 096371-2026 is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; the process source status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 17 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-17.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£132,000
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Contract 1 value amount is 132000 GBP; amountGross is separately provided as 158400.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£158,400
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 158400 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value allocated to the sole supplier and sole linked lot
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1 only.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence17 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-17.
Contract start
99% confidence16 August 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-16.
Contract end
99% confidence9 August 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-08-09.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract-details notice datePublished is 2026-10-13.
Published term
98% confidence358 days (approximately 12 months)
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Calculated from the stated contract period of 16 August 2026 to 9 August 2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of a secondee to National Housing Bank Limited for a Distressed Investment Team case-manager role
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Process title is "NHB - Secondee" and the description states: "Secondee at National Housing Bank Limited to work as a Distressed Investment Team case manager."
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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Award item 1 lists CPV 79000000.
Delivery coverage
99% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions
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Award item 1 lists delivery addresses in each of these UK regions.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or detailed lot description
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Award 1 and contract 1 relate to lot 1. The supplied lot record contains no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition or bid-count information supplied beyond the stated without-competition method
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The notice provides a direct, below-threshold method but no tenderer or bid-count data.
Legal basis
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023 c.54)
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Tender legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence16 August 2026 to 9 August 2027
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied in the published data.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false; procurement method detail also states below threshold.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£132,000 excluding VAT and £158,400 including VAT
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross in GBP.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement model
93% confidenceNamed secondee / case-management capability rather than a broadly specified multi-supplier framework
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The requirement explicitly concerns a secondee for a Distressed Investment Team case-manager role, and the notice records one supplier and one lot.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Published value perspective
99% confidenceThe stated gross value is 20% higher than the stated net value
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The contract reports £132,000 net and £158,400 gross; the difference is £26,400.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data
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Award 1 contains no award_date, while the contract signature date is separately available.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The supplied lot record for lot 1 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, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale are provided.
Publication timing
99% confidenceContract details were published after the recorded signature and start dates
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The notice was published on 13 October 2026; contract signature is 17 July 2026 and start is 16 August 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, bid count, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale and unsuccessful-supplier information.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description, separate value or pricing breakdown.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are supplied; the estimated end-of-term review point is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Homes EnglandPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPNHB SecondeeNational Housing Bank LimitedDistressed Investment Teamcase managerdirect procurementbelow threshold contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Homes England NHB Secondee contract?
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, verified under company number OC303525.
What is the contract value?
£132,000 excluding VAT and £158,400 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 16 August 2026 to 9 August 2027. It was recorded as signed on 17 July 2026.
How was the contract procured?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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