AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Hillingdon awarded a direct, below-threshold contract without competition to METIS CONSULTANTS LIMITED for surface-water modelling and option appraisal for the Colham Green catchment.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active. It was signed on 1 August 2026, runs from 1 August to 30 November 2026, and has a gross value of £48,720.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-term environmental engineering consultancy engagement supporting stages 2 and 3 of a flood-alleviation project.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
METIS CONSULTANTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 48720 GBP · active
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Verified supplier identity is METIS CONSULTANTS LIMITED (company number 07074879). Award 1 names the supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 48,720.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 097697-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as complete.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 1 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract gross value
99% confidence£48,720 GBP
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 48,720 and currency is GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-01.
Contract start
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-11-30.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-16T08:04:38+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSurface-water modelling and option appraisal for the Colham Green catchment, following a flood-alleviation feasibility assessment.
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Published description states this requirement explicitly.
Project stages
96% confidenceStages 2 and 3, as defined in an initial feasibility proposal submitted in 2025.
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Published description identifies stages 2 and 3.
Service classification
99% confidenceEnvironmental engineering consultancy services (CPV 71313000).
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Award item additional classification is CPV 71313000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKI74
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Award item delivery address is region UKI74.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and contract 1 are linked to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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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.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competitive process was reported.
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The published procedure detail says without competition; no bid or participant count is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 August 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately four months
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 1 August to 30 November 2026.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot direct award for consultancy services.
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One active award names one supplier, relates to lot 1, and the procedure is direct.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe £48,720 gross contract value can be associated with METIS CONSULTANTS LIMITED because contract 1 is linked solely to award 1, which names that supplier.
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Contract 1 awardID is 1; award 1 has one named supplier.
Buyer engagement signal
94% confidenceThe requirement progresses work identified in a 2025 feasibility proposal into modelling and option appraisal stages.
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The description states that stages 2 and 3 are defined in an initial feasibility proposal submitted in 2025.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are null.
Evaluation information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bids, scoring, evaluation and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
Renewal information
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or individual lot value.
- Information on bids, evaluation, scoring and the rationale for selecting the supplier is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
METIS CONSULTANTS LIMITEDLondon Borough of HillingdonColham Greensurface water modellingenvironmental engineering consultancyflood alleviationdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Colham Green Model Build & Appraisal contract?
METIS CONSULTANTS LIMITED, verified against company number 07074879.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £48,720.
When does the contract run?
The published period is 1 August 2026 to 30 November 2026.
How was the supplier appointed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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