AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology awarded KING'S COLLEGE LONDON a direct, below-threshold contract for two linked rapid evidence reviews on social and behavioural responses to prolonged power outages and water-supply failures.
Published outcomeThe award and contract are recorded as active. The source explicitly records the contract as signed on 14 October 2026, with delivery running from 19 October 2026 to 1 April 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist social-research engagement valued at £24,999 gross (£20,832.50 excluding VAT), awarded without competition under a below-threshold direct procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £24,999 gross; £20,832.50 excluding VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names Kings College London as supplier. Supplier verification matches company number RC000297 to verified legal name KING'S COLLEGE LONDON. The only contract linked to award 1 has a gross value of 24,999 GBP and net amount of 20,832.50 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 097381-2026 is described as a “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 signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-14.
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2027-04-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£24,999
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 24999 GBP.
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£20,832.50
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Contract 1 value.amount is 20832.5 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceSingle contract linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 references awardID 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 2026-10-14.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-15T11:38:56+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-04-01.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceTwo linked rapid evidence reviews
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The procurement description states: “The supply of two linked rapid evidence reviews”.
Research focus
99% confidenceSocial and behavioural responses to prolonged power outages and failures of the water supply
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Stated in the procurement description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceSocial research services (CPV 79315000)
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Award item 1 carries CPV 79315000, described as Social research services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data identify lot 1 only.
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”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied.
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The procedure is explicitly described as without competition; no bidder count or evaluation data appears in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
97% confidenceApproximately 5 months and 14 days
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The stated period runs from 19 October 2026 to 1 April 2027.
Start date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-10-19.
End date
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-04-01.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or variation terms are supplied in the published data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Engagement profile
94% confidenceA time-limited, rapid evidence-review assignment rather than a long-term service arrangement.
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The scope is two rapid evidence reviews and the stated contract period is 19 October 2026 to 1 April 2027.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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Tender procedure detail states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Value basis
99% confidenceThe published gross contract value is below £25,000.
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Contract 1 amountGross is 24,999 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier name used
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The source name differs from the verified name. Company number RC000297 was matched by company number to KING'S COLLEGE LONDON.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description, or separate value.
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Lot 1 is present but its title, description and value fields are null.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No pricing breakdown, deliverables, award decision rationale, evaluation, bid count, or extension terms are included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bids received, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, detailed deliverables, pricing breakdown, extensions and options.
- The source supplier name (“Kings College London”) differs in styling and apostrophe use from the verified legal name (“KING'S COLLEGE LONDON”); the verified legal name has been used.
- No explicit renewal, extension, or re-procurement plan is published; the renewal horizon is an end-date-based estimate only.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
KING'S COLLEGE LONDONDepartment for Science, Innovation & TechnologyDSITpower outage researchwater supply failuresocial research servicesrapid evidence reviewFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON, verified against company number RC000297.
What is the contract for?
Two linked rapid evidence reviews on social and behavioural responses to prolonged power outages and water-supply failures.
What is the contract value?
£24,999 including VAT (£20,832.50 excluding VAT).
Was the contract competed?
No. The notice records a below-threshold direct procedure without competition.
When does the contract end?
The published end date is 1 April 2027.
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