AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Boston Borough Council has awarded BE LTD a contract for a professional-services workspace study and investment strategy.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to Contract 1. The contract record states it was signed on 14 October 2026, starts on 15 October 2026 and ends on 23 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold professional-services engagement valued at £34,700 excluding VAT (£41,640 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BE LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £34,700 excluding VAT; £41,640 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Award 1 identifies supplier BE Ltd (GB-COH-5169344) for lot 1. Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as BE LTD, company number 05169344. The contract value applies to Contract 1 linked to Award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 15 October 2026
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Document 097269-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender and has publication timestamp 2026-10-15T09:16:33+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed
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Contract 1 has status 'active' and dateSigned 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
95% confidenceLot 1 complete
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Tender lot 1 has status 'complete'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£34,700
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Contract 1 value.amount is 34700 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£41,640
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 41640 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to Award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1; Award 1 relates to lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence23 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-23T23:59:59Z.
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The published contract details notice timestamp is 2026-10-15T09:16:33+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProfessional services workspace study and investment strategy
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The process description states: 'Supply of Professional Services Workspace Study and Investment Strategy'.
Contract title
99% confidenceWorkspace Study
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The process and Contract 1 are titled 'Workspace Study'.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 73200000 with this description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure information
98% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field states 'Below threshold - unknown'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 23 December 2026
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-15 to 2026-12-23.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal field is provided.
Signed contract evidence
99% confidenceContract date signed: 14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is explicitly provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
96% confidenceShort-duration consultancy assignment for a workspace study and investment strategy
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The stated professional-services scope runs from 15 October to 23 December 2026.
Published commercial value
99% confidence£34,700 excluding VAT (£41,640 including VAT)
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Contract 1 provides both net and gross GBP amounts.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No evaluation outcome, bidder comparison or rationale is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed using company number 05169344 and returned verified legal name BE LTD.
Award and contract linkage
98% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 explicitly references Award 1; Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is present with status complete, but title, description and value fields are null.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No submission deadline, tender method, bid count, scores or evaluation narrative is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a tender publication date, submission deadline, procurement method, bidder count, evaluation scores or award rationale.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, individual value or pricing breakdown.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- The notice does not provide a detailed deliverables specification beyond the workspace study and investment strategy description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BE LTDBoston Borough CouncilWorkspace Studyworkspace studyinvestment strategyprofessional servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Boston Borough Council's Workspace Study contract?
BE LTD, verified against company number 05169344, is the supplier named for Award 1.
What is the value of the Workspace Study contract?
The contract value is £34,700 excluding VAT and £41,640 including VAT.
When does the Workspace Study contract run?
The contract starts on 15 October 2026 and ends on 23 December 2026.
What is the contract for?
It covers professional services for a workspace study and investment strategy.
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