AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited has awarded and signed a contract with THE POLICY PRACTICE LIMITED for politically informed governance and policy support for the British High Commission Islamabad. The published contract value is £199,989 gross.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are reported for supplier THE POLICY PRACTICE LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold consultancy-services engagement combining up to six international in-country visits with remote and local assistance.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE POLICY PRACTICE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 199989 GBP · Active award; active signed contract
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The verified supplier record links company number 05116607 to THE POLICY PRACTICE LIMITED. Award 1 names the supplier, and contract 1 is linked to award 1 with gross value GBP 199,989.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 13 October 2026
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Contract document 096559-2026 is described as a Contract details notice and has datePublished 2026-10-13T13:49:15+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 15 December 2025
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Contract 1 has status active and dateSigned 2025-12-15T00:00:00Z.
Contract period
99% confidence15 December 2025 to 31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2025-12-15 and endDate is 2027-01-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£199,989 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 199989, currency GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract contains one total value, while lot 1 has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 December 2025
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2025-12-15T00:00:00Z.
Contract start
99% confidence15 December 2025
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2025-12-15T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-01-31T23:59:59Z.
Notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract details notice records datePublished 2026-10-13T13:49:15+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceEmbed politically informed approaches across policy and portfolio activities at the British High Commission Islamabad.
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Tender description states this objective.
Delivery model
98% confidenceUp to six in-country visits by international consultants, supplemented by remote international and in-country local assistance.
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Tender description specifies repeat in-country visits and support between visits.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classifications
98% confidenceBusiness and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000); services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations (CPV 98110000).
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Award item 1 lists these CPV classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
98% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is recorded as 'Below threshold - unknown'.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence15 December 2025 to 31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these dates.
Contract value
99% confidence£199,989 gross
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Contract 1 value is GBP 199,989 gross.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery structure
96% confidenceThe scope indicates a blended consultancy model using international visits alongside remote and local support.
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Tender description specifies international in-country visits, remote international support and in-country local assistance.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £199,989 figure is the published gross value for the single reported contract and should not be treated as a price breakdown.
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Contract 1 provides only an amountGross and currency; no pricing schedule is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contractual status evidence
99% confidenceThe record explicitly reports an active contract and a signed date; it is therefore appropriate to describe the contract as signed and active.
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Contract 1 status is active and dateSigned is 2025-12-15.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the reported contract start and signature dates.
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Notice publication is 13 October 2026, while signature and start are both 15 December 2025.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 contains status only; its title, description and value fields are null.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company-number match. The source party name is THE POLICY PRACTICE, while the verified legal name used here is THE POLICY PRACTICE LIMITED.
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Supplier verification status is verified, match method is company_number, and verified_company_name is THE POLICY PRACTICE LIMITED.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, evaluation method, scoring and award rationale.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description, individual lot value and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, option or renewal terms.
- The publication date follows the reported contract signature and start dates; the source does not explain this timing.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
THE POLICY PRACTICE LIMITEDWestminster Foundation for DemocracyBritish High Commission Islamabadpolitically informed governanceconsultancy contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
THE POLICY PRACTICE LIMITED, verified against company number 05116607.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £199,989.
When does the contract run?
The reported contract period is 15 December 2025 to 31 January 2027.
What is being delivered?
Support to embed politically informed approaches across policy and portfolio activities, using visits and remote and local assistance.
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