AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Stockton on Tees Borough Council awarded a direct award for detailed design services for the Worsall Road Culvert to BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD under the NEPRO3 Specialist Professional Services Framework. The notice states that delivery is to be by JBA Consulting, but JBA Consulting is not named as the awarded supplier in the published award data.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active, was signed on 8 October 2026, and runs from 9 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold engineering design services engagement valued at £91,448 gross. It is a targeted framework direct award rather than an openly competed opportunity.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £91,448 gross (contract-level value) GBP · verified; active award
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Award 1 names BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD as supplier. The supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 08045123. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of 91,448 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender record for lot 1 has status "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 8 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-08.
Contract commencement
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£91,448 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross of 91,448 GBP and amount of 91,448 GBP.
Lot-level value allocation
98% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount in the supplied data; the published value is held at contract level.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-08.
Contract start
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-10-09.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-15T10:42:35+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 January 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-01-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDetailed design for the Worsall Road Culvert
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The tender title states "Worsall Road Culvert - Detailed Design".
Service category
99% confidenceEngineering design services
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Award item 1 is classified under CPV 71320000, "Engineering design services".
Delivery location
96% confidenceUKC11
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKC11.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot
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The tender and award both reference lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award from the NEPRO3 Specialist Professional Services Framework
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The title and description state that this is a direct award from the NEPRO3 Specialist Professional Services Framework.
Procurement method detail
98% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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The tender field procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - unknown"; contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award rationale are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 31 January 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-10-09 to 2027-01-31.
Extension or options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the contract data.
Contract form/status
99% confidenceActive contract record
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Contract 1 is recorded as active and includes a signature date.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceFramework direct award with a single published supplier
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The notice describes a NEPRO3 framework direct award and award 1 names one supplier.
Value attribution
98% confidenceThe £91,448 gross value is attributable to contract 1 and should not be interpreted as a value for JBA Consulting
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The contract is linked to award 1, whose published supplier is BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD; JBA Consulting appears only in the description as delivery context.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and individual value are not published
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder numbers, tender responses, scoring, pricing breakdown or award rationale are supplied.
Delivery-party relationship
98% confidenceJBA Consulting is referenced as delivery support, but its contractual role is not defined in the supplied data
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The description names JBA Consulting as the delivery organisation, while the award and contract identify only BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD as supplier.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award decision date is published.
- Information on bids, evaluation, pricing, savings and selection rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- JBA Consulting is named in the description as the delivery organisation, but its legal or contractual role is not specified in the supplied award and contract records.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Worsall Road CulvertBloom Procurement Services LtdStockton on Tees Borough CouncilNEPRO3engineering design servicesdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Worsall Road Culvert detailed design contract?
BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD is the published and verified awarded supplier.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £91,448 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 9 October 2026 to 31 January 2027.
Was this an open competition?
No open competition details are published. The notice describes a direct award from the NEPRO3 Specialist Professional Services Framework.
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