AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Durham County Council has awarded and signed a short Teachers’ Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit contract for 2025/26 with FORVIS MAZARS LLP.
Published outcomeFORVIS MAZARS LLP is the sole named supplier for award and contract 1. The contract is active, runs from 20 October 2026 to 30 November 2026, and has a stated gross value of £13,010.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct award without competition for a specialised public-sector pension audit service.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FORVIS MAZARS LLP
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £13,010 gross; £10,841 net GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names FORVIS MAZARS LLP as supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number OC308299. Contract 1, linked to award 1, states values of GBP 13,010 gross and GBP 10,841 net.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
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 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-12.
Contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-20 and endDate 2026-11-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, gross
99% confidence£13,010
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 13010 GBP.
Contract value, net
99% confidence£10,841
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Contract 1 value.amount is 10841 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe stated contract value relates to the single contract linked to award 1.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-14T10:31:20+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-10-20.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 endDate is 2026-11-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTeachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit for 2025/26
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The process and contract title state "Teachers' Pensions End of Year Certificate (EOYC) audit 2025/26"; the description states provision of this audit.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 75320000 — Government employee pension schemes
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The award item lists CPV 75320000 with this description.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKC14
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The award item specifies a delivery address in region UKC14.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 only, and award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender records procurementMethod as "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive bidding information was supplied in the published notice.
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The source states a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition and provides no bid or evaluation data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
99% confidenceApproximately six weeks, from 20 October to 30 November 2026
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The stated contract period is 20 October 2026 through 30 November 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal provisions are supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot direct award for a defined pension audit requirement.
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One lot is listed; award 1 names one supplier; the procedure is direct and below threshold without competition.
Published pricing
99% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published; no pricing schedule or cost breakdown is supplied.
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Contract 1 provides amounts of £10,841 net and £13,010 gross, with no further pricing detail.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied award data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is listed only with status complete; its title, description and value fields are null.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender submissions, bidder counts, scores, evaluation rationale or award decision narrative are present.
Value basis
98% confidenceThe contract publishes both net and gross values, but no further explanation of the value basis or pricing composition.
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Contract 1 records amount and amountGross but no breakdown.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No bid count, bidder identities beyond the awardee, evaluation scores, decision rationale or savings information was supplied.
- No extension, renewal or option terms were supplied.
- No detailed pricing schedule or explanation of the net and gross value composition was supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Durham County CouncilFORVIS MAZARS LLPTeachers' PensionsEOYC auditpension auditpublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Teachers' Pensions EOYC audit contract?
FORVIS MAZARS LLP won award 1 and is the named supplier on the linked active contract.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £10,841 net and £13,010 gross.
When does the contract run?
The stated period is from 20 October 2026 to 30 November 2026.
How was the contract procured?
It was recorded as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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