AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College has concluded a direct, below-threshold agreement with SUPPORT THROUGH COURT for Law School student placements.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for verified supplier SUPPORT THROUGH COURT. The contract was signed and started on 1 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a £125,000 net (£150,000 gross) higher-education services contract running to 31 August 2029, awarded without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SUPPORT THROUGH COURT
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £125,000 net; £150,000 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier is identified on award 1; company number 04360133 was verified by company-number match. Contract 1 linked to award 1 states GBP 125,000 amount and GBP 150,000 amountGross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract details notice published at 2026-10-15T08:27:13+01:00.
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% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract commencement
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value (net)
99% confidence£125,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 125000 GBP.
Contract value (gross)
99% confidence£150,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 150000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Signed and start date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned and period startDate are both 2026-10-01.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 August 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Published contract details notice
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-15T08:27:13+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceLaw School student placements with Support Through Court
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Process title and description state that the agreement is for placements for Law School students.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — higher education services
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Award 1 is categorised as services and item classification CPV 80300000 is 'Higher education services'.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKJ and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'; the description says the supplier was awarded via a direct award.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 August 2029
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Term length
96% confidenceApproximately 35 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 1 October 2026 to 31 August 2029.
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
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot direct award
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One active award, one supplier and one related lot are recorded; the stated method is direct award without competition.
Value attribution
98% confidenceThe published contract value is attributable to the sole supplier and sole award
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Contract 1 is linked only to award 1, which names only SUPPORT THROUGH COURT and lot 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published value basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross values are available
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Contract 1 supplies amount (£125,000) and amountGross (£150,000) in GBP.
Missing award decision date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Award 1 has no award_date.
Missing lot title and description
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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Lot 1 has no title or description.
Missing competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation results or award rationale beyond direct award are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bid numbers, evaluation results and detailed direct-award rationale are not supplied.
- No extension or renewal options are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Royal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeSUPPORT THROUGH COURTLaw School student placementshigher education servicesdirect awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Royal Holloway student placements contract?
SUPPORT THROUGH COURT, verified under company number 04360133, is the sole supplier named on the active award.
What is the contract value?
The contract states a net value of £125,000 and a gross value of £150,000, both in GBP.
When does the agreement run?
The contract was signed and started on 1 October 2026 and is scheduled to end on 31 August 2029.
Was the contract competed?
The notice records a direct award below threshold without competition.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.