AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Midlands Combined Authority published a notice for stage 3 of its Independent Review of West Midlands Capital Infrastructure. The notice identifies CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD as the verified supplier under a direct award via the Agri-EPI Centre framework. The contract record states £153,061.22 and is explicitly dated as signed on 15 October 2026, but the sole lot is separately marked cancelled; the published data does not resolve that inconsistency.
Published outcomeOne active award names CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD for lot 1. The award record states that £150,000 of the contract is to be subcontracted to Prysm Global Limited.
Market significanceA short-term business-development consultancy requirement for West Midlands capital-infrastructure review work, awarded without a prior call for competition through a stated framework route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD
99% confidenceAward 097832-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated in the published award data GBP · Verified supplier named on an active award
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The award names supplier GB-COH-08664789; supplier verification matches company number 08664789 to CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Notice published_at: 2026-10-16T11:23:51+01:00.
Award record status
97% confidenceActive
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Award 097832-2026-1 has status active.
Contract record
97% confidenceActive; explicitly recorded as signed on 15 October 2026
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Contract 097832-2026-1 has status active and dateSigned: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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The sole related lot, lot 1, has status cancelled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
98% confidence153061.22
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Contract 097832-2026-1 value is GBP 153,061.22.
Currency
99% confidenceGBP
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Contract value currency is GBP.
Stated subcontracting value
96% confidence150000
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The active award's subcontracting object states GBP 150,000 and says the contract is to be subcontracted to Prysm Global Limited.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Stated contract term
90% confidence1 August 2026 to 30 November 2026
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Lot 1 description states: 'The contract term is from 1st August 2026- 30th November 2026'.
Contract signature date
97% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Notice publication date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Notice published_at is 2026-10-16T11:23:51+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceStage 3 of the Independent Review of West Midlands Capital Infrastructure, intended to accelerate infrastructure investment delivery and support economic resurgence.
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Tender title and description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79411100 — Business development consultancy services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 79411100.
Delivery region
92% confidenceUKG3
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Item 1 delivery address region is UKG3.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Stated route and rationale
96% confidenceDirect award via the Agri-EPI Centre framework to Constellia; the buyer states prior publication was not required under PCR 2015.
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Tender procurementMethodRationale.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count and evaluation results not supplied.
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No bid, score, or evaluation-result data is included in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract value
98% confidence£153,061.22
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Contract value is GBP 153,061.22.
Options
99% confidenceNo options
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
Subcontracting
96% confidenceThe award states that the contract is to be subcontracted to Prysm Global Limited, with a stated subcontracting value of £150,000.
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Award subcontracting description and value.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
95% confidenceThe published contract value is held at contract level and should not be treated as a separately allocated lot value.
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The contract has one published value, while lot 1 has no value amount.
Subcontracting exposure
93% confidenceThe stated subcontracting value (£150,000) is close to the published contract value (£153,061.22), but the notice does not provide a pricing breakdown or confirm the final subcontract arrangement.
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Award subcontracting value is £150,000; contract value is £153,061.22.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material status inconsistency
99% confidenceThe sole lot is marked cancelled, while its related award and contract records are marked active and the contract has an explicit signature date.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award and contract statuses are active; contract dateSigned is 15 October 2026.
Contract-term inconsistency
98% confidenceThe stated term starts on 1 August 2026, before the recorded signature date of 15 October 2026.
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Lot description gives 1 August–30 November 2026; contract dateSigned is 15 October 2026.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number; the verified legal name is CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD.
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Supplier verification status is verified using company number 08664789.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, tender deadline, bid count, evaluation scores, individual lot value, or pricing breakdown is provided.
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Relevant fields are null or absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole lot is marked cancelled while the linked award and contract are active; the supplied data does not explain which status governs.
- The stated term begins before the recorded contract signature date; no explanation is supplied.
- No award date, bid count, evaluation information, individual lot value, or pricing breakdown is published.
- The notice names Prysm Global Limited as a subcontractor, but no supplier-identity verification data for that organisation is supplied.
- No renewal, extension, or detailed subcontract terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Midlands Combined AuthorityRosewell review stage 3CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTDcapital infrastructurebusiness development consultancyAgri-EPI Centre framework
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD, verified against company number 08664789, is named on the active award.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states £153,061.22 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 15 October 2026. However, the sole related lot is marked cancelled, so the published records are inconsistent.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice describes a limited procedure without prior publication, stating it was a direct award via the Agri-EPI Centre framework.
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