AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust published an award and contract notice for professional project-management, cost-consultancy and technical-support services for the Lawray Carmarthen Larger Scheme, RIBA stages 1–4. The notice names LAWRAY LIMITED as supplier and records a GBP 10,170 contract value signed on 15 October 2026.
Published outcomeThe published record shows an active award and active contract linked to LAWRAY LIMITED, made as a direct call-off from the SWEU035 Professional Services Framework.
Market significanceThis is a small-value professional-services call-off in the Welsh public health estates market. The record indicates framework-based direct award rather than a newly competed tender.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LAWRAY LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 097439-2026-WAS-DCO-64052-1 · Lots 1 · 10170 GBP · Active award and active contract
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The active award names LAWRAY LIMITED as supplier; its linked contract records GBP 10,170. Supplier identity is verified by exact-name matching to company number 02724178.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history records notice type “award, contract”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 097439-2026-WAS-DCO-64052-1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 097439-2026-WAS-DCO-64052-1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 15 October 2026
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The contract record gives dateSigned as 2026-10-15.
Lot record status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked “cancelled” in the tender data, despite the linked award and contract being marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 10,170
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The linked contract value is recorded as amount 10170, currency GBP.
Award value
99% confidenceNot separately published
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The award record has no value amount; the GBP 10,170 figure appears on the linked contract record.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The process published_at field is 2026-10-15T12:34:33+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract dateSigned field is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
Contract end
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date is supplied.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProfessional project management, cost consultancy and associated technical support for estates projects and capital investment works.
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The published description specifies project planning, design coordination, cost management, procurement support, tender evaluation and contract administration.
Project and stages
98% confidenceLawray – Carmarthen Larger Scheme, RIBA stages 1–4
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Process title: “WAS-DCO-64052 - Lawray - Carmarthen Larger Scheme - RIBA 1-4”.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 71242000 — Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
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Tender classification and item additional classification both state CPV 71242000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKL14
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The item delivery address specifies region UKL14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited procedure / award without prior publication of a call for competition
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The process procurement method is “limited” and details state “Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition”.
Call-off route
99% confidenceDirect award under the SWEU035 Professional Services Framework
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The published rationale says a compliant framework call-off and direct award without further competition were used under SWEU035.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo call-off bid count or evaluation results published
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No bid count, supplier scores or detailed evaluation results are supplied.
Award criterion
94% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 award criteria lists price only.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Framework
99% confidenceSWEU035 Professional Services Framework
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The procurement rationale expressly identifies SWEU035.
Options
99% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Duration
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start date, end date or duration is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceFramework direct award
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The buyer states that the framework permitted selection without reopening competition.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceGBP 10,170 is the published linked-contract value
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The amount is recorded on the contract, while no separate award value or pricing breakdown is published.
Service demand signal
96% confidenceRequirement covers early project development through RIBA stages 1–4 and associated cost and delivery support.
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This follows the title and published service description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lifecycle data
99% confidenceActive award and contract conflict with cancelled lot status
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The award and contract are active, but their only related lot, Lot 1, is marked cancelled. The notice does not explain this discrepancy.
Contract dates incomplete
99% confidenceStart and end dates are not supplied
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Both process-level contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null, and no equivalent dates appear in the contract record.
Commercial detail incomplete
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No call-off bid count, evaluation detail, award date, lot title, pricing breakdown, duration, extension terms or renewal terms is provided.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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LAWRAY LIMITED is verified through exact-name matching to company number 02724178; no name mismatch is reported.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved lifecycle inconsistency: the only related lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are marked active.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension provision or renewal provision is published.
- No call-off bid count, bidder list, evaluation scoring, pricing breakdown, separate award value or award date is published.
- The source does not explain how the published contract value relates to the cancelled status of Lot 1.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
LAWRAY LIMITEDWelsh Ambulance Services NHS TrustCarmarthen Larger SchemeSWEU035 Professional Services Frameworkproject managementcost consultancyRIBA 1-4GBP 10,170
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
LAWRAY LIMITED, verified against company number 02724178.
What is the published contract value?
GBP 10,170, recorded in the linked contract record.
How was the supplier selected?
The buyer states that this was a direct call-off without further competition under the SWEU035 Professional Services Framework.
Is the contract active?
The award and linked contract are marked active, although the related lot is separately marked cancelled in the source data.
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