AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Sunderland City Council has concluded and published details of a contract with WAVEHILL LIMITED for external evaluation of the Washington Pride in Place Programme. The contract is recorded as signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 March 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for WAVEHILL LIMITED, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition public-sector research-services contract with a stated net value of £108,925 and gross value of £130,110.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WAVEHILL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £108,925 net; £130,110 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names WAVEHILL LIMITED as supplier for lot 1. The verified company number is 07117314. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states £108,925 excluding VAT and £130,110 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process and contract document identify the publication as a “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-14.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2030
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2030-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£108,925
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Contract 1 value.amount is 108925 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£130,110
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 130110 GBP.
Value attribution
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1
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Contract 1 is linked through awardID 1, which has one named supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Contract commenced
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-14.
Contract ends
99% confidence31 March 2030
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2030-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-14T09:53:46+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceExternal evaluation of the Washington Pride in Place Programme
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The published title is “External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme” and the description states “Provision - External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme”.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence73110000 — Research services
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The awarded item lists CPV 73110000, described as Research services.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKC23
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKC23.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender records procurementMethod as limited.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation information is supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 March 2030
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-14 to 2030-03-31.
Duration
97% confidenceApproximately 3 years, 5 months and 17 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates supplied for contract 1.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal provision is supplied in the published data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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The published procurement method detail is “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Supplier positioning
96% confidenceThe award places WAVEHILL LIMITED on a multi-year external evaluation engagement for Sunderland City Council.
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The awarded scope is external evaluation, and the active contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 March 2030.
Published value basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are disclosed
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Contract 1 provides £108,925 as amount and £130,110 as amountGross.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier is matched by company number 07117314 to verified company name WAVEHILL LIMITED; no name mismatch is flagged.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is present and complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender dates, deadline, bid count, scoring, evaluation narrative or unsuccessful supplier information is supplied.
Contract change information
95% confidenceNo later modification is identified in the supplied data
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The supplied release history contains one contract details notice dated 14 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bidders, bid volumes, evaluation scores, award rationale and unsuccessful suppliers was not supplied in the published notice.
- No tender start date or submission deadline was supplied.
- No extension, renewal or option terms were supplied.
- No pricing breakdown beyond the net and gross contract totals was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Sunderland City CouncilWAVEHILL LIMITEDWashington Pride in Place Programmeexternal evaluationresearch servicespublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Washington Pride in Place Programme evaluation contract?
WAVEHILL LIMITED, verified under company number 07117314, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The contract states £108,925 excluding VAT and £130,110 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It is recorded as signed on 13 October 2026, starts on 14 October 2026 and ends on 31 March 2030.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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