AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Defence Equipment and Support awarded a below-threshold direct contract to CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED for engineering and technical support to 744 Naval Air Squadron for Trial NEPTUNE REACH B. The Find a Tender contract details notice records the contract as active and signed on 9 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED (Companies House number 06361441).
Market significanceThis is a short-duration, OEM-related defence technical-support engagement awarded without competition; the published contract value is £98,000 excluding VAT (£117,600 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £98,000 excluding VAT; £117,600 including VAT GBP · verified supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier verification matches Companies House number 06361441 to CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED. Award 1 names source supplier "Callen-Lenz" and Contract 1 records £98,000 net and £117,600 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice (UK7)
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The source labels the notice "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" and document notice type "UK7".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and the process source status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ID 1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract ID 1 has status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract ID 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-10-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£98,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 98000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£117,600
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 117600 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceApplies to the single published contract and award; no separate lot value is published.
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The notice contains one award, one contract and one lot, while the lot has no value field.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract start date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-09.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-12-31.
Notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The UK7 document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceEngineering and technical support to 744 Naval Air Squadron in preparation for and during Trial NEPTUNE REACH B.
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Published tender description.
Supplier role stated by buyer
96% confidenceOriginal Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
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The tender description says the Authority requires the OEM, Callen-Lenz, to provide the support. The verified legal supplier identity is CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 73410000 — Military research and technology
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Award item additional classification.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 and its item relate to lot 1; the lot record contains no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition basis
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.
Bidder count and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence9 October 2026 to 31 December 2026
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Contract 1 period start and end dates.
Published duration
94% confidenceApproximately 84 calendar days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 9 October 2026 through 31 December 2026.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceSingle-supplier, direct below-threshold award for a defined short-term defence support requirement.
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One award and contract name one supplier; the procedure is direct and below threshold without competition; the contract period ends 31 December 2026.
OEM dependency indicated
91% confidenceThe buyer describes the source supplier as the OEM, which indicates the requirement was framed around that supplier's technical role.
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Tender description identifies "Callen-Lenz" as the OEM. It does not publish a further justification, exclusivity assessment or evaluation rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name difference handled
99% confidenceThe source uses "Callen-Lenz", while verified company-number matching identifies CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED. The verified legal name is used in this analysis.
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Supplier verification completed by company number 06361441; supplier_name_mismatch is true.
Published financial basis
99% confidenceBoth net and gross contract values are published; this analysis distinguishes £98,000 excluding VAT from £117,600 including VAT.
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Contract value provides amount 98000 and amountGross 117600 GBP.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation rationale, lot title, lot description, lot-level value, and extension or renewal terms.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published source supplier name ("Callen-Lenz") differs from the verified legal company name, CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED; the difference is transparently reported and the verified legal identity is used.
- No bid count, bidder identities beyond the awardee, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, savings or pricing breakdown is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option, renewal or follow-on arrangement is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITEDDefence Equipment and Support744 Naval Air SquadronTrial NEPTUNE REACH Bengineering and technical supportdirect awarddefence procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DE&S Trial NEPTUNE REACH B support contract?
CALLEN-LENZ ASSOCIATES LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06361441. The source notice names the supplier as Callen-Lenz.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £98,000 excluding VAT and £117,600 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Was the requirement competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement 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.