AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Cell Therapy Catapult Limited has concluded a six-month IT support services contract with Walker Cole International Ltd following a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Walker Cole International Ltd.
Market significanceThe contract is a £78,000 net (£93,600 gross) IT support engagement. It was awarded without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WALKER COLE INTERNATIONAL LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £78,000 net; £93,600 gross GBP · Verified; award and contract active
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Award 1 names WALKER COLE INTERNATIONAL LTD as supplier. The supplier is verified against Companies House number 12575339. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records values of GBP 78,000 and GBP 93,600 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
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 13 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Contract period
99% confidence16 October 2026 to 16 April 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-16 and endDate 2027-04-16.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£78,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 78000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£93,600
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 93600 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value relates to the single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 is linked to lot 1 and has one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-14T14:19:59+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-16.
Contract end
99% confidence16 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-04-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIT support services
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The procurement title is “IT Support Services” and the description states “6 months of IT support services”.
Service classifications
99% confidenceInformation technology services (CPV 72222300); computer support and consultancy services (CPV 72600000)
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Award item 1 lists these two CPV classifications.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Legal basis
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023/54)
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
Bidding information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Duration
99% confidenceSix months
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The notice description states “6 months of IT support services”; the stated period runs from 16 October 2026 to 16 April 2027.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Supplier-market observation
98% confidenceThe award was made to an identified SME supplier for IT support and consultancy-classified services.
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The supplier is recorded as an SME; award classifications include CPV 72222300 and 72600000.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed using matching Companies House number 12575339 and confirmed WALKER COLE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Award-date availability
99% confidenceNo separate award date published
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Award 1 has no award_date; signature and publication dates are separately available.
Lot detail availability
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is identified and complete, but its title, description and value fields are not supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceBid count, scoring and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award date is supplied; the contract signature date and notice publication date should not be treated as an award-decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, individual value or pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice on bid numbers, bidders, evaluation, award rationale, scoring, savings, incumbent status or selection rationale.
- Information not supplied in the published notice on extension, renewal or variation terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cell Therapy CatapultWalker Cole International LtdIT support servicesIT consultancydirect awardFind a TenderProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the IT Support Services contract?
WALKER COLE INTERNATIONAL LTD, verified against Companies House number 12575339.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £78,000 excluding VAT and £93,600 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The contract runs from 16 October 2026 to 16 April 2027.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes the route as a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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