AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Council of the City of Wakefield has awarded and signed a £50,000 gross contract with PROJECT SPACE LEEDS for managing Bastien David’s “Sensitive” exhibition at Wakefield Exchange. The work covers artist liaison, transport, fabrication and installation.
Published outcomeA direct, below-threshold procurement without competition resulted in an active contract with PROJECT SPACE LEEDS.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist cultural-event services engagement in West Yorkshire, with a single verified SME supplier and a defined delivery period running to September 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PROJECT SPACE LEEDS
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £50,000 gross shared contract value; allocation to the supplier is inferable only because it is the sole named supplier and sole award, but no supplier-specific award value is published. GBP · Verified; award active
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The supplier is named on active Award 1. Its GB-COH identifier is 07123227 and supplier verification confirms PROJECT SPACE LEEDS through a company-number match. Contract 1 linked to Award 1 has amountGross of GBP 50,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; the sole lot is also marked "complete".
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 signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 states dateSigned: 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract period endDate is 2027-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£50,000 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross: 50000 and currency: GBP.
Value basis
99% confidenceGross
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The published value field is amountGross.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 1 has no published value amount or currency.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The UK7 contract details notice records datePublished as 2026-10-14T11:23:17+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-30.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-09-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceManagement of Bastien David’s “Sensitive” exhibition at Wakefield Exchange in summer 2027.
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The tender title and description identify the exhibition and venue.
Services included
99% confidenceArtist liaison, transport, fabrication and installation.
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These activities are expressly listed in the tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence79952000 — Event services
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The award item has CPV 79952000, described as Event services.
Delivery region
99% confidenceYorkshire and the Humber (UKE4)
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The award item lists delivery address region UKE4.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold – without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive process was published for this below-threshold direct procurement.
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The stated procedure is below threshold without competition; bidder and bid-count data are not supplied.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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The tender contains a single lot with ID 1, and Award 1 is related to that lot.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence30 October 2026 to 30 September 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately 11 months
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Calculated from the explicit contractual period of 30 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route rather than a competition.
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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails states below threshold without competition.
Supplier opportunity profile
99% confidenceThe requirement bundles exhibition-management and event-delivery activities, including logistics, fabrication and installation.
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The published description lists artist liaison, transport, fabrication and installation; the CPV is Event services.
Published commercial transparency
99% confidenceA gross total contract value and fixed period are published, but no pricing breakdown, award evaluation or lot-level value is available.
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Contract value is £50,000 gross and the period is published; the notice contains no evaluation data, pricing breakdown or lot value.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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PROJECT SPACE LEEDS was verified by GB-COH company number 07123227; no name mismatch is reported.
Award-value allocation
99% confidenceNo separate award or lot value published
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Award 1 and Lot 1 have null value fields. The £50,000 gross value is published at contract level.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list beyond the awarded supplier, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is provided.
Renewal information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No supplier-specific award value or lot-level value is published; £50,000 is the contract-level gross value.
- Information on bid numbers, unsuccessful suppliers, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale and pricing breakdown is not supplied in the published notice.
- The published notice does not state extension, renewal or option terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description beyond the overall procurement description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
PROJECT SPACE LEEDSCouncil of the City of WakefieldWakefield ExchangeBastien David Sensitiveexhibition managementevent servicesWakefield procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Wakefield Exchange exhibition management contract?
PROJECT SPACE LEEDS, verified by Companies House number 07123227, is the sole supplier named on the active award.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £50,000 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published period is 30 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
How was the contract procured?
Wakefield Council recorded this as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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